“A vivid, relatable, swiftly moving portrait of five women each learning to pursue happiness and success on her own terms and in her own time.”
―Helen Wan, author of The Partner Track

“A relatable read filled with complicated relationships, hard choices, betrayal, and redemption―pulled straight out of the pages of life.”
―Brandy Ferner, author of Adult Conversation

“Warm, witty, and wise, All the Right Mistakes perfectly captures the challenges women face today. . . . You’ll root for these sharply drawn, sweetly imperfect characters and still be thinking about them long after you turn the last page.”
―Lindsay Cameron, author of BIGLAW

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For Life and Other Shortcomings (2020)

WINNER – 2021 International Book Awards
WINNER – 2020 American Fiction Award
WINNER 2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award
WINNING FINALIST – 2020 Best Book Awards
WINNING FINALIST – 2020 BkMk Press Fiction Award

“Featuring 12 stories about women in various cities and eras, each share a connection to one another. And you’re along for the journey as they reveal certain truths about the female experience. It’s an anthem, and also a cry for a change.”
—Parade, “20 Classic and New Books About Feminism”

“A compelling collection that captures the mystery and menace beneath love and family life.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“I’m in love with this book. It is just so good. It’s real and definitely something that makes you feel like you’ve been heard and you have a friend.”
—Ann Garvin, Founder of Tall Poppy Writers and USA Today best-selling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work, I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around, The Dog Year, and On Maggie’s Watch 

“Corie Adjmi has a flair for dramatizing scenes. She homes in on the killer moment, and her dialogue is so honest that I was cringing at times . . . It is just so vivid.”
—Susan Breen, author of The Fiction Class

“Corie Adjmi’s stories are sharply written, unsparing, and spot-on. With wisdom and humanity, Life and Other Shortcomings plumbs the mysteries of adult life: the menacing underside of love, the protean nature of grief, and the baffling difficulty of staying true to ourselves and the things we value most. Assured in her storytelling, Adjmi writes with force and perception. Her stories are a must-read.”
—Elyssa Friedland, author of The Floating Feldmans and The Intermission and Love and Miss Communication

“Pitch perfect and very haunting, Life and Other Shortcomings is a true delight. Adjmi’s interlocking stories are as funny as they are tragic. Her characters are so real and relatable, you’ll find yourself rooting for them, even as they get into trouble. Adjmi is a great new talent.”
—Alison Espach, author of The Adults

“All that glitters is not gold in Corie Adjmi’s wonderful short story collection Life and Other Shortcomings. Adjmi exposes the fear, envy, and yearning that simmer just beneath the surface of her characters’ beautiful lives. Her writing is both elegant and powerful. I was hooked from the first page to the last.”
—Ellen Sussman, New York Times best-selling author of four novels, A Wedding in Provence, The Paradise Guest House, French Lessons and On a Night Like This

“Among the women of these sto­ries are duti­ful house­wives, devout­ly reli­gious women, inse­cure teenagers, and many oth­er col­or­ful char­ac­ters. Pop culture references peppered throughout - including nostalgic callbacks to Dr.Scholl’s sandals, Swanson’s Frozen Dinners, Star Trek, and The Brady Bunch —only add to the realism and heart of the book. These stories are full of drama, humor, descriptive language, and insight, and they make for a very enjoyable read. Adjmi subtly, but so perceptively, unfolds the characters’ private fears, hopes, and dreams, zeroing in on how a single experience or event can change a life.”
—Jewish Book Council

“Twelve accounts bear witness to the female experience, and how the choices we make look differently depending on when and where we live. As a whole, the collection illustrates the influence of patriarchy, especially so before the #MeToo movement.”
—Travel +Leisure 

“For fans of Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, Amazon’s Modern Love, and HBO’s Mrs. Fletcher, Life and Other Shortcomings is both a cautionary tale and a captivating window into women’s lives. An honest, incisive, and compelling portrayal of the female experience.”
—Beyond the Bookends

“We’re all familiar with the happy parts of relationships, we’ve been raised on them, but Life and Other Shortcomings gets into the nitty-gritty of what comes over time.”
—Paperback Paris

“Corie Adjmi’s Life and Other Shortcomings is a slice of life literary work full of lessons that need to be shared today. Juxtaposing the present with the past, the book reveals a web of interconnected stories meant to relate to women’s everyday lives. These stories are so honest and relatable, it hurts.”
—Readers’ Favorite 

“Corie Adjmi’s linked short stories tell of the heartaches and difficulties of growing up–physically and spiritually–as a woman in a patriarchal society. Wonderful writing!”
—Francoise Brodsky, Director Shakespeare & Co

“When you’re tired of binge-watching Netflix, this collection is an honest cautionary tale about the female experience.”
—Brit + Co 

“Twelve stories highlight very different women and their journeys.Take a peek into these women’s lives and into their relationships.”
—Frolic Media

“Take a break from reality and relax with a great new book.”
—BuzzFeed

“Honest portrayal of women in a patriarchal world.”
—Bookstr

“Poignant,laugh-out-loud funny, and unnerving all at once, Life and Other Shortcomings is the one you’ve been waiting for. This collection is replete with emotionally charged, compassionate, true tolife characters. Stories come together to create layer over layer of veiled emotional and psychological complexity.”
—Nicole Dweck, author of The Debt of Tamar

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“Taylor’s latest novel begins with a grabber of a prologue. . . . An enjoyable escape that leaves you smiling.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“A dazzling debut. Jenna Takes the Fall introduces a hero who could have stepped from today’s headlines. This modern tale of a desperate ingenue who careens into power plays, romance, and wealth will keep you reading into the night and waiting for A.R. Taylor’s next novel.”
—Doug Stanton, New York Times best-selling author of 12 Strong

“I am quite sure this going to be a really big book.”
—Anne Stanton, cofounder and executive editor of National Writers Series and editorial director of Mission Point Press

“A delicious title filled with every kind of possibility. Yes, A.R. has opened with a page-turner. Established something sordid and so of eternal human interest.”
—Robert A. B. Sawyer, poet and author of American Lullaby

“Jenna Takes the Fall is sharp, surprising, and highly funny. Jenna McCann is an ingenue only A.R. Taylor (and our batty society) could have created.”
–Charlie Haas, author of the novel The Enthusiast, humor writer for The New Yorker, and prolific screenwriter

“When I read the opening to Jenna Takes The Fall by A.R. Taylor, I was so intrigued that I had to download this book. The scenario of wriggling beneath the dead body of your boss was one of the most eye-catching beginnings to any book I’ve ever picked up.”
—Readers’ Favorite 

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“Lorka’s ability to balance life’s harshness alongside its ridiculousness and to poke fun at herself make for a read that’s never disingenuous or boring. . . . A delightful remembrance that’s brimming with honesty and wit.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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“A hard book to put down, and a gift that marks a path for others to follow. Inspiring!”
—C. Deborah Laughton, publisher and senior editor at Guilford Publications

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“A touching intergenerational romp through the coastal South.”
―Kirkus Reviews

“Boop and Eve’s Road Trip will touch your heart. A beautiful and emotional story of sisterhood, family, and friendship. From the first page, Mary Helen Sheriff’s lush and lyrical writing draws you in. Fans of Patti Callahan Henry and Kristy Woodson Harvey will adore this debut.”
―Kerry Lonsdale, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Last Summer

“Boop and Eve’s Road Trip is warm, witty, and wise, with characters I loved and characters I loved to hate. Filled with twists and turns and many a bump in the road, this trip is a delight from beginning to end.”
―Han Nolan, National Book Award-winning author of Dancing on the Edge

“Debut author Mary Helen Sheriff has woven a contemporary, heartwarming saga about women, for women. Peppered with surprises and humor, her story follows three generations of a dysfunctional family through their hurt, anger, and regret and toward reconciliation and hope.”
―Pam Webber, best-selling author of The Wiregrass and Moon Water

“Boop and Eve’s Road Trip is a delightful, funny, poignant ride filled with laughter, tears, and mystery. It is both a physical and emotional journey that Boop and Eve undertake, and the healing they both experience is something that might just heal a little part of everyone.”
―Kathy Hepinstall, author of The Book of Polly

“Three generations of women, one agonizing secret. Boop and Eve will steal your heart as they travel together–one seeking her future and the other forced to face her past. Sheriff’s novel will make you laugh and cry, sometimes on the very same page.”
―T. Greenwood, award-winning author of Keeping Lucy and Rust & Stardust

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“Once again, Lenore Gay has woven a story that captivates the reader from page one. Other Fires is a brilliant study of tragedy on multiples levels. Beginning with a dysfunctional family struggling in the aftermath of a terrible fire, she expertly peels back the layers of human behavior and motivation that unravels the lives of the guilty and innocent. Peppered with surprising twists and turns, the story will stay with you long after you close the cover.”
—PAM WEBBER, author of The Wiregrass and Moon Water

“Heartwarming and dramatic, the two major intertwining stories in Other Fires reach across decades from troubled childhood to mid-life adults and reaffirm what remains human and vulnerable in all of us. The portraits of the main characters arc from hopelessness to vulnerability and a sense of recovery. Gay holds the reader’s attention from the first page.”
—DIANA Y. PAUL, author of Things Unsaid

“How do people figure out their minds? This novel explores what constitutes reality, and from whose perspective. Drawing on her varied experiences in life and background in rehabilitation and mental health counseling, Lenore Gay weaves together the perspectives of compelling characters who interact in ways that keep the pages of this novel turning.”
—CHRIS REID, PhD, Statistical Psychology

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