01 Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Evaristo won the Booker Prize in 2019 for this novel, which I'm listening to as an audiobook...

In the story of tragic Carlota, each turn of events was more ill-fated and darker than the next, all barreling toward ruin and...

01 The Huntress by Kate Quinn I'm in for World War II-set books with tough, brave female protagonists, and I loved this book. Nina...

Lu offers complex motivations, clashes between idealism and realism, editorialization about class and race, and futuristic advancements...

01 Where the Forest Meets the Stars Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears into the constant attention her...

Zhang's detail was wonderful, and her characters make noble sacrifices and face impossible choices. The book's frequent heartbreak was a...

01 To Sleep in a Sea of Stars I'd like to mention up front that To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is 878 pages, so if you never hear from me...

Many of her characters find themselves in despairingly difficult situations, but Kline offers glimmers of hope as well.

In A Woman Is No Man, Rum explores the often powerless and voiceless status of her conservative Palestinian female characters.

There's a love triangle and fantastic details that bring the era1830s to life. The Parting Glass has both substance and lovely lighter...