Roxane Gay’s deeply moving memoir about the trauma and judgment of women’s bodies is a must-read for everyone.

£8.99, Little, Brown

Leaving Saudi Arabia for the UK, Muslim feminist Zeba Talkhani explores what it means to forge your own path.

£14.99, Hodder & Stoughton

As publisher of The Washington Post, Graham was instrumental in exposing the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandal.

£14.99, Orion

Written in 1929, Woolf’s seminal work is a call to arms for women seeking financial and intellectual freedom.

£5.99, Penguins Classics

Our guest columnist Mary Beard’s book is a fascinating insight into the cultural treatment of women who speak out.

£6.99, Profile

Nobel winner Nadia Murad tells the harrowing story of how she lost her family and was sexually enslaved by Isis.

£9.99, Virago

The life of the great Lady Hale has just been released in picture book form to inspire the next generation.

£12.99, Legal Action Group

One of Chelsea’s childhood favourites, A Wrinkle In Time tackles big questions about personal freedoms.

£6.99, Puffin

Inspired by the story of Mary Edwards Walker, a 19th-century doctor who was repeatedly arrested for wearing trousers.

£12.99, HarperCollins

Born with cerebral palsy and wheelchair-bound, Nujeen Mustafa made an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany.

£8, HarperCollins

Octavia E Butler’s classic tale of an unjust America is being rereleased, and it’s still utterly captivating.

£9.99, Headline

Another story close to Chelsea’s heart. “I was in awe of Dorothy’s refusal to give up on herself or her friends,” she says.

£9.99, Puffin

From self-destruction to glory, Forward by US football legend Abby Wambach is one of the best sporting stories.

£13, HarperCollins

Written in 1857, this autobiography by the famed Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole is endlessly entertaining.

£9.99, Penguin

This playful ode to the very serious work of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sheer brilliance.

£12.99, HarperCollins

In 2003, the incredible Leymah Gbowee led the Liberia Mass Action For Peace and stopped a war. This is her story.

£11.99, Beast Books

The woman who took on the government – and won – twice, Gina Martin’s book is all about changing the status quo.

£12.99, Sphere

From storytellers to Earth defenders, The Book Of Gutsy Women will leave you fizzing with emotion and inspiration.

£25, S&S

Every speech made by Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate change activist who sparked a global movement.

£2.99, Penguin

For older Rebel Girls come new chapter books featuring the likes of Madam CJ Walker and Ada Lovelace.

out 12 Nov, £9.99, Rebel Girls

Activist Ellen Pao’s Reset is a story of navigating the boys’ club in business and creating space for women.

£13.50, Random House

Rigoberta Menchú stood up to slavery in Guatemala at immense personal cost – read her memoir as soon as you can.

£13.99, Verso

Meet 13 rule-breakers, from 20th-century activist Clara Lemlich to the first Latina justice Sonia Sotomayor.

£13.99, Philomel

Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth endure as examples of how to rail against society’s expectations and be true to yourself.

£6.99, Penguin

Revolutionary and divisive, Betty Friedan’s 1963 book set the second wave of feminism in motion.

£9.99, Penguin

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 15 smart suggestions for raising girls debunks every female stereotype.

£5, HarperCollins

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh has written a vital and eye-opening memoir about growing up amid Islamophobia.

£11.15, S&S

The latest addition to the excellent Little People, Big Dreams series is a delightful paean to Zaha Hadid.

£9.99, Frances Lincoln

Hillary calls Maya Angelou’s writing “an anthem of liberation and empowerment” that remains essential reading.

£6.99, Little, Brown