Purchase a copy for yourself here! Dominicana is the third novel from Angie Cruz, a fictional retelling of Cruz’s mother’s journey from child bride to immigrant mother. The novel centers on the perspective of a fifteen year old girl, Ana Canción, who is living in the Dominican countryside with her family when we first meet… Continue reading Dominicana by Angie Cruz
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The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine
Purchase a copy for yourself here! The Grammarians is the eleventh novel from Cathleen Schine, and like the ten that preceded it, it is suffused with Schine’s trademark erudite wit. The novel traces the lives of identical twins, Daphne and Laurel, as they navigate womanhood both together and apart. From birth, the twins share an… Continue reading The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Purchase a copy for yourself here! In the Dream House is a memoir which seeks to end what its author calls the “archival silence” surrounding queer domestic abuse stories. Carmen Maria Machado weaves the tale of her own history with same-sex domestic abuse, specifically the abuse she suffered at the hands of ‘the woman from… Continue reading In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Purchase a copy for yourself here! Sabrina & Corina is the debut story collection from Kali Fajardo-Anstine, which gained notoriety as a National Book Award finalist this year. The collection centers itself in stories of indigenous Latinas living in the American West, mainly in the Denver area where Fajardo-Anstine grew up. The stories are structured… Continue reading Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Purchase a copy for yourself here! She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement is a master-class in Pulitzer Prize winning journalism for the #MeToo era, by the two New York Times investigative reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment story. Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, both prize-winning journalists in… Continue reading She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Purchase a copy for yourself here! Ann Patchett’s bestselling novel, The Dutch House, is a warmhearted modern fairytale that feels particularly luxurious in an era where urgent writing has become the standard. In her eighth novel, Patchett tells the decades long tale of Danny and Maeve Conroy, who spend their youth in the foreboding mansion… Continue reading The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
The Beautiful Ones by Prince
Purchase a copy for yourself here! The Beautiful Ones is the years-in-the-making posthumous memoir from Prince, one of the all-time most highly regarded American musical artists. Most Prince fans have a similar experience of discovering his music, they were captivated by the funky beats and naughty lyrics, and subsequently hid their fandom from their parents,… Continue reading The Beautiful Ones by Prince
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Purchase a copy for yourself here! Dolly Alderton is a British author, journalist, and podcast host, whose bestselling memoir Everything I Know About Love, will be released in the United States this coming February. The memoir spans from Alderton’s teen years all the way up to her 30th birthday, tracing her personal growth in the… Continue reading Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Home Making by Lee Matalone
Purchase a copy for yourself here! Home Making is the debut novel from Lee Matalone, whose fiction and essays have been featured in publications such as the Los Angeles Review of Books, Denver Quarterly, and Tin House. The novel is a bite-sized (under 200 pages) narrative about the intersections between homemaking, family, and identity. Told… Continue reading Home Making by Lee Matalone
Vanity Fair’s Women on Women Edited by Radhika Jones with David Friend
Purchase a copy for yourself here! Vanity Fair’s Women on Women is a collection of essays from the magazine’s modern archives, profiles of women written by women, spanning from 1983 to the current day. In her introduction, the magazine’s current editor-in-cheif, Radhika Jones, quotes a proclamation from the magazine’s inaugural editor, “We hereby announce ourselves… Continue reading Vanity Fair’s Women on Women Edited by Radhika Jones with David Friend