Sex and Lies, Leïla Slimani This slim volume by Slimani, which I read recently, could serve as a counter narrative,…
Beyond the Veil, Fatema Mernissi “Men do not have … glaring advantages over women.” This is the conclusion Mernissi draws…
Oneiron, Laura Lindstedt Oneiron won the Finlandia Prize, Finland’s main literary prize, and I picked it up on the recommendation…
A Map of Home, Randa Jarrar Jarrar’s novel is a coming-of-age story of a half Palestinian, half Egyptian girl, Nidali,…
Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier As a rule, I do not watch or read scary things; I hate the horror genre.…
Secret Son, Laila Lalami Lalami’s novel follows a boy living in the slums of Casablanca who discovers that the father…
When Women Were Dragons, Kelly Barnhill Barnhill begins her first novel for adults with a dedication to Christine Blasey Ford,…
The Wren, the Wren, Anne Enright Shortlisted for this year’s Women’s Prize, The Wren, the Wren follows the mother-daughter relationship…
My Past is a Foreign Country, Zeba Talkhani Talkhani is an Indian-born Muslim woman who was raised in Jeddah, Saudi…
Insomnia, Marina Benjamin Insomnia is a short collection of the thoughts one woman has when she should be sleeping, but…