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17 Great Upcoming Books About Women: BEA Edition

Exciting books about women coming soon that we spotted on the Book Expo America floor!

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Book Expo showcased some great titles. Your intrepid Book Rioters poked about in every bookish nook and cranny on the convention floor and found some upcoming women-centered books that look stellar.

YA                                                         

fire-stars-cover-coulthurstRelease Date: November 22, 2016, Balzer + Bray

heartless-cover-marissa-meyerRelease Date: November 8, 2016, Feiwel and Friends

stalking-jack-ripper-kerri-maniscalcoRelease Date: September 20, 2016, Jimmy Patterson

labyrinth-lost-cover-cordovaRelease Date: September 6, 2016, Sourcebooks

three-dark-crowns-cover-kendare-blakeRelease Date: September 20, 2016, HarperTeen

torch-against-night-cover-sabaa-tahirRelease Date: August 30, 2016, Razorbill

NON-FICTION                                    

dust-bowl-girls-cover-lydia-reederRelease Date: January 24, 2017, Algonquin Books

mary-astor-purple-diary-sorel-coverRelease Date: October 4, 2016, Liveright Press

exoneree-diaries-cover-alison-flowersRelease Date: June 7, 2016, Haymarket Books

frontier-grit-cover-monsonRelease Date: September 6, 2016, Shadow Mountain

shrill-cover-lindy-westRelease Date: May 17, 2016, Hachette

victoria-bio-cover-julia-bairdRelease Date: November 15, 2016, Random House

FICTION

lucky-boy-cover-shanthi-sekaranRelease Date: January 10, 2017, G.P. Putnam’s Sons

mothers-brit-bennett-coverRelease Date: October 11, 2016, Riverhead Books

homegoing-cover-yaa-gyasiRelease Date: June 7, 2016, Knopf

wonder-emma-donoghue-coverRelease Date: September 20, 2016, Little, Brown

other-einstein-cover-marie-benedictRelease Date: October 18, 2016, Sourcebooks Landmark