Download, read, and vote for your favorite June titles for the June 2024 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE MAY 1ST! RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND BY ALEXANDRA ROWLAND | 9781250802538 | 6/11/24 REQUEST ON EDELWEISS AND NETGALLEY “Rowland’s latest standalone journey into her Chantiverse is a delightful romp. Fans of Our Flag Means Death are going Know More » […]
Tag: motherhood
Forthcoming Women’s Nonfiction (3/25/2024)
Today we are highlighting women’s nonfiction stories; from medical guides and silenced histories, to motherhood and challenging the patriarchy, these books celebrate womanhood. IT’S NOT HYSTERIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (BUT WERE NEVER TOLD) BY DR. KAREN TANG Dr. Karen Tang is on a mission to transform how we engage Know More » […]
Forthcoming Nonfiction (1/25/2024)
Today we are highlighting an array of nonfiction, including original examinations into medical mysteries, from womanhood, psychedelics, gardens, and puppies, to more personal stories of life on stage and magical strange. SHAKESPEARE: THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT BY JUDI DENCH & BRENDAN O’HEA “A literary demonstration of how the iconic actor has lost none Know More » […]
Maximum Shelf: AMAZING GRACE ADAMS (6/9/23)
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Fran Littlewood‘s AMAZING GRACE ADAMS, a hilarious, heartwarming, and empowering story of a woman pushed to her breaking point after years of marriage, motherhood, and feeling invisible. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to Know More » […]
Author Spotlight: Sheila Heti (2/23/22)
Sheila Heti wows readers once again with her unapologetic, unusual, and unfailingly original approach to timeless subjects. In her latest novel, PURE COLOUR, Mira grapples with the death of her father in light of the dissolution of another love and looks for a way forward. PURE COLOUR An Indie Next pick! “Mixing the spiritual, philosophical, Know More » […]
Women 2020: Mothers and Motherhood (8/11/20)
From riveting memoirs to explosive thrillers, today’s Women 2020 Spotlight features all things mothers and motherhood. INFERNO: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho “This piercing narrative about motherhood and a fraying human mind will slowly and creepily pull the reader in and leave a chill.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review UNTIL I FIND YOU Know More » […]
Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (8/6/20)
Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! Mothers & daughters + betrayals that will shape lives + from Cuba to Mexico to Miami—Talia’s #MacLibFromHome pick is Gabriela Garcia’s moving debut OF WOMEN AND SALT. Watch her full video here. Sleepless in Seattle meets The Bachelorette in this Know More » […]
Women 2020: Strong Characters (7/23/20)
This week we’re spotlighting strong characters with a female agent who is called to investigate a girl’s body, a mother grappling with desire, an ambitious book editor with an obsession, and two women fighting for what they truly want in life. CUT TO THE BONE by Ellison Cooper 2 starred reviews! “In this third in Know More » […]
Women 2020: Thrilling Women (6/30/20)
For this Women 2020 spotlight, we are featuring a haunting and disturbing journey of motherhood and obsession, a psychological suspense following three women and their deepest secrets, and a true crime podcast host who finds herself involved in a devastating trial. THE SEDUCTION by Joanna Briscoe “London artist Beth Penn, the protagonist of this elegant Know More » […]
Forthcoming #FridayReads: PARIS NEVER LEAVES YOU + a Letter to Librarians
This week’s Forthcoming #FridayReads pick is PARIS NEVER LEAVES YOU, historical fiction set in alternating timelines featuring Nazis, the 1950s publishing industry, and a mother forced to make some hard decisions for survival. PLUS keep reading for a special love letter to librarians from the author, Ellen Feldman. Charlotte is a survivor. She lived through Know More » […]
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