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…
Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado Short stories and the fantasy (is this the right word for Machado?…
The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss is set on a mountain side on the border of…
Insomnia, Marina Benjamin Insomnia is a short collection of the thoughts one woman has when she should be sleeping, but…
Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, Maria Semple Where’d You Go, Bernadette? was a, light, enjoyable, and easy read about a woman…
The Golden Notebook, Doris Lessing This is a book that has been on my TBR for years, and I finally…
Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson Black Cake is a novel spanning three generations and three countries, following Eleanor Bennett and the…
How Much of These Hills is Gold, C Pam Zhang This book ended up surprising me. I am normally not…
“Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own,” Kate Bolick Bolick’s book is half-memoir half-advice: she uses her own life…