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October 19-29

A DANGEROUS FRIENDSHIP

by Robin Merle

With dark humor, this women’s fiction novel is about obsessive friendship, secrets, and a life-changing summer in the wild 1980s of New York City.

A JUDGE’S TALE

by Janet Kintner

For fans of The Good Wife and Suits, the true story of a passionately principled young female judge in the man’s world of the ’60s and ’70s who is forced to defend her judgeship against two male challengers in a grueling election—while pregnant with her second child.

A LITTLE PIECE OF CUBA

by Barbara Caver

For fans of Chanel Cleeton’s Next Year in Havana, a real-life story of how a young woman’s five-day trip to Cuba, her mother’s birthplace, completely changed her view of herself as a second-generation American.

ALWAYS HUNGRY

by Jane McGuinness

Raw and wickedly funny, this debut memoir details one woman’s recovery from her emotional eating disorder, while navigating divorce, discrimination, motherhood, and the madness that is Tinder dating.

ANNIE IN RETROSPECT

by Kristina Voegele

13 Going on 30 meets Younger in this sexy, time-bending novel about a forty-year-old woman who swaps places with her 25-year-old self in 2008 San Francisco and discovers that the future—and the past—aren’t quite what she’d imagined.

BECOMING SARAH

by Diane Botnick

For fans of Claire Messud and Téa Obreht, a debut novel that examines how the Holocaust shapes the life of one tough survivor and the toll it takes on her daughters and granddaughters.

BEFRIENDING BETSY

by Jen Braaksma and Betsy Pauly

For readers who loved Marley & Me, a poignant memoir about cats, dogs, and what it means to forge a friendship—in life and in death—with a person you can never meet.

BETHLEHEM ROAD

by Judy Lev

For fans of André Aciman, Omer Friedlander, and Ayelet Tsabari, these twelve stories convey the power, magic, and pain of place—one iconic street in Jerusalem where immigrants young and old struggle to find themselves between the years 1967 and 1999.

CINEMATIC DESTINIES

by Patricia Leavy

For fans of Tessa Bailey and Hannah Grace, Cinematic Destinies is a feel-good, contemporary romance about a trio of adult children searching for love and beauty in the shadow of their parents’ legendary Hollywood fairy-tale romance.

DEVIL’S HAND

by Lori B. Duff

For fans of the new Matlock reboot, a legal thriller featuring an idealistic young lawyer who believes her bruised and abused client . . . even after discovering that client is keeping secrets that are beyond belief.

FOR ALL THE CURIOUS GIRLS

For young women who are intrigued by the world around them and the science that explains it, a collection of stories by women scientists that shares what it’s like to pursue a passion for science—even when that path isn’t always straightforward.

FROM SEXLESS MARRIAGE TO SEX GODDESS

by Alisa Kriegel

For fans of Eat Pray Love and Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, a therapist’s tale of mid-life sexual awakening as she bravely explores relationships, sex, and pleasure—and learns that it’s never too late to desire and be desired.

GETTING LOST ON MY WAY

by Diane Hartman

For fans of McCarthy’s Bar, a debut memoir about a woman’s humorous and poignant solo adventures of self-discovery on Ireland’s backroads following a painful divorce.

HIGH HOPES

by Anne Abel

Fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild will root for Anne Abel as she intrepidly sets out alone for Australia at the age of sixty, seeking to capture some Bruce Springsteen energy and fight off her lifelong, debilitating depression.

INFINITE PARADISE

by Dianne Ebertt Beeaff

Experience a year immersed in the healing power, adventure, and tranquility of the natural world, on sixteen acres of wild land in Southern Ontario, Canada.

ISABELA’S WAY

by Barbara Stark-Nemon

For fans of Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea, this coming-of-age tale of one fourteen- year-old girl’s escape from early-seventeenth-century Portugal’s Inquisition, achieved with the help of a clandestine band of allies, will thrill and inspire.

LESSONS IN HOPE

by Juliet Cutler

Set in Tanzania, Lessons in Hope features inspiring stories and beautiful portraits of Maasai women who have overcome significant barriers to gain a life-changing education that has empowered them to guide their culture into the future.

MERCY TOWN

by Nancy Chadwick

For fans of Anne Patchett and Louise Erdrich, a contemporary women’s fiction novel set in northern Wisconsin about one grief-stricken family’s journey toward redemption and forgiveness in a rural town divided by the past.

MY PRETTY BABY

by Wendy B. Correa

For fans of Educated and The Glass Castle, a former music industry insider’s journey of healing—from childhood trauma through spiritual practices and self-discovery to a place of peace—with some incredible celebrity encounters along the way.

MY YEAR OF REALLY BAD DATES

by Rachel Lithgow

For anyone who’s ever gone on terrible date, a vulnerable memoir that explores dating in midlife after divorce, with bad dates—from terrible one-night stands to promising matches who ultimately disappoint—anchoring the theme of every chapter.

NINETEEN

by Leslie Johansen Nack

Fans of Fourteen: A Daughter’s Memoir will love this follow-up title, in which Nack details first her spiral into addiction following a childhood full of trauma and grief in 1980s Southern California—ending with her decision to embrace sobriety and happiness.

NO LONGER THAT GIRL

by Stephanie L. Maley

For fans of No Matter Our Wreckage, this memoir explores the emotional impact of sexual abuse and how this debut author not only faces it but recovers from the trauma.

NORTH OF TOMBOY

by Julie A. Swanson

For fans of Kacen Callender, Lin Thompson, and Kyle Lukoff, comes a middle grade novel set in 1973 about a child who feels more boy than girl and is frustrated that people act blind to that when—aside for her stupid hair and clothes—it should be obvious!

ON A SUNDOWN SEA

by Jill G. Hall

Set at the turn of the 20th century, a mystical, tantalizing novel about a visionary’s journey toward her destiny.

OPEN TURNS

by Hendrika de Vries

If you believe in the power of dreams and intentions, this inspirational coming-of- age memoir set in 1950s Australia where an immigrant girl swimmer turns challenges and disappointments into opportunities for success is for you.

ORPHANS OF THE LIVING

by Kathy Watson

A debut historical fiction for fans of Kristin Hannah and John Steinbeck, Orphans of the Living follows the Stovall family’s early 20th-century quest for home and redemption as they confront racism, poverty, and inequality across the American South and West.

PERSEVERE, SURVIVE & THRIVE

For aspiring scientists and science leaders alike, a powerful collection of stories from a diverse group of authors that details the ups and downs experienced by women in STEM—and offers insight into how to make the field more inclusive for all.

ROLAND’S LABYRINTH

by Anne Echols

For fans of Geraldine Brooks’s Year of Wonders, a story set in 1400s Provence about a young, passionate doctor who falls in love with a mentally ill young woman—and soon finds himself immersed in a web of danger, deceit, and mystery.

SCABMUGGERS

by Yvonne Martinez

For anyone interested in the intersection of feminism and politics comes this inspiring, base-on-a-true-story tale of fighting back against sexism in the labor movement, set against the backdrop of Harvard in the 1990s.

SHE JOURNEYS

by Sarah May

A debut memoir for fans of Love Warrior—a candid account of the emotional and psychological pain of infidelity and divorce; and the journey of a lifetime that one woman took to heal.

SMARTASS

by Emily Sayre Smith

Perfect for anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes of the ballet world, a rousing memoir of a brash young ballerina from a dysfunctional family who achieves her greatest dream only to realize—as she begins to find success—that she’s gay.

SUCH A PRETTY PICTURE

by Andrea Leeb

For readers of I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy and The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls, a candid and heart-wrenching memoir about child abuse, family secrets, and the healing that begins once the truth is revealed and the past is confronted.

THE CAMPAIGN

by Evette Davis

For fans of A Discovery of Witches, this taut, steamy final installment of The Council Trilogy follows Olivia as she attempts to keep an old nemesis from seizing control of the White House through dark magic—and to keep her loved ones alive.

THE CHAMPAGNE CRUSH

by Caroline O’Connell

For fans of The Paradise Problem, a jet-setting romance about a socialite in over her head in a high-stakes job promoting a new sparkling wine with a difficult boss who wants to see her fail—despite the electric sparks flying between them.

THE FEMALE ROGUE

by Jacquelyn L. Jackson

Female body hatred and fear have been reinforced by religion and culture for centuries, but can be transformed with female agency driven by unearthing and living healthy narratives of female strength and sacredness that will change laws and lives.

THE POND BEYOND THE FOREST

by Shigeko Ito

For fans of Stephanie Foo’s What My Bones Know, a memoir of a middle-aged Japanese immigrant mother’s struggle to raise her teenage son and save her marriage when she finds herself triggered by memories of her own childhood trauma as he enters adolescence.

THE QUARRY

by A. M. Linden

Set in early medieval Britain, The Quarry, Book Four of The Druid Chronicles, is meant for fans of historical fiction and tells the story of a Saxon sheriff who hunts for fugitive Druids unaware that he is being pursued as well.

THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY

by Maryellen Donovan

For readers who found comfort in Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking, a 9/11 widow’s memoir of rediscovering joy and finding love again after the violent loss of her husband.

THE WORLD AT HOME

by Ginny Kubitz Moyer

For fans of Christina Baker Kline and Fiona Davis, a coming-of-age story about a young woman discovering love, loss, and the power of her own creativity in World War II San Francisco.

WAYS OF VIRTUE

by Liz O’Neill

For readers in search of emotional and spiritual healing, a courageous, gripping memoir of one woman’s journey of gradually healing her traumatized memory through poetry, swimming, and the intuited guidance of a spiritual presence named Voice.

WORDS MAKE A WAY THROUGH FIRE

by Cyra Sweet Dumitru

For readers in search of emotional and spiritual healing, a courageous, gripping memoir of one woman’s journey of gradually healing her traumatized memory through poetry, swimming, and the intuited guidance of a spiritual presence named Voice.