Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her novel "The God of Small Things", which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Amy Tan is an American author known for her novel "The Joy Luck Club", which explores the lives of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters.

Anita Desai is an Indian author known for her novel "Fasting, Feasting", which explores the lives of two sisters in post-independence India.

Alice Walker is an American author known for her novel "The Color Purple", which explores the lives of African American women in the rural South.

Kiran Desai is an Indian author known for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss", which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006.

Toni Morrison is an American author known for her novel "Beloved", which explores the legacy of slavery in the United States.

Anita Desai is an Indian author known for her novel "The House of Blue Mangoes", which explores the lives of three generations of women in a traditional Indian family.

Toni Morrison is an American author known for her novel "The Bluest Eye", which explores the experiences of a young African American girl who internalizes racist beauty standards.

Anita Desai is an Indian author known for her novel "The Village by the Sea", which explores the lives of a group of people in a small coastal village in India.

Zora Neale Hurston is an American author known for her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God", which explores the life of an African American woman in the early 20th century.

Anita Desai is an Indian author known for her novel "Clear Light of Day", which explores the lives of two sisters in post-independence India.

Maxine Hong Kingston is an American author known for her novel "The Woman Warrior", which explores the experiences of Chinese American women.

Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian author known for her novel "The Golden Threshold", which explores the lives of three generations of women in a traditional Indian family.

Jhumpa Lahiri is an American author known for her novel "The Namesake", which explores the lives of two generations of Indian immigrants in the United States.

Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian author known for her novel "The Collector", which explores the life of a young woman who is forced to marry a wealthy man.