During this time of distancing, our connections — even if they happen via phone and Zoom — are more important than ever. For writers, the bonds we have formed with our influencer friends in the book community are not only a saving grace for our sanity but also, in a time when tours are canceled and events a thing of the past, one of the most important elements in spreading the word about our new titles.
The Tall Poppy Writers have been so lucky to form incredible bonds with many of the bloggers and bookstagrammers who have been instrumental in helping our books find their audiences. They are the queens of book recs, and we are so thrilled to be collaborating with a few of them over the next few months to recommend some of their favorite books.
I have joined forces with one of my soul sisters, Kristy Barrett, Founder (And Queen Bee!) of A Novel Bee and an Official Tall Poppy Influencer — who is nothing if not a champion for the books and the writers she loves — to recommend eight of our favorite books about sisterhood. In my novels, and especially my upcoming Under the Southern Sky, sisterhood always takes center stage. The same can certainly be said for these eight titles. Whether these women are born into the same family or have simply chosen each other for themselves, we hope they remind you of someone in your life who is always there when you need them most.
East Coast Girls by Kerry Kletter
Four childhood friends — Hannah, Maya Blue and Renee — form a familial knot they think can never be undone. Twelve years later, as thirty approaches, their lives still orbit around a single night that changed them all forever. They reunite at the place where they were always the happiest — Montauk. Can they excavate old hurts and apply the healing salve of forgiveness? They’ll find beauty in their broken places.
Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey
There are certain ingredients in every KWH novel: sunshine, blue skies and sisterhood with a hint of Southern sass. When your sister thinks she’s Queen Elizabeth, some might find cause for alarm, but in Elizabeth and Tilley’s world, it’s an ordinary Tuesday. Every Southern household needs, or perhaps even has, an Aunt Tilley. Tilley’s childlike charm will steal your heart the moment she enters the scene. For Kristy Woodson Harvey, you can tell this beauty is a true work of heart.
The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin by Stephanie Knipper
Prodigal sister Lily returns to the family flower farm to care for her broken-hearted sister Rose’s special needs daughter. Some might even call Antoinette peculiar. You’ll find a few miracles and a dash of magic growing in the Kentucky bluegrass.
Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton
Cadie and Danielle have known the song of each other’s souls since childhood. Their thumbs bear the scars of promises made. But for years, Cadie has been trying to outrun a devastating secret. That secret has cast a decades-long shadow. As the truth comes out of its hiding place, you will follow scattered breadcrumbs through the forest of the human heart into the light of day.
I Thought You Said This Would Work by Ann Garvin
What happens when best friends have a falling out — and then have to come back together for the good of another friend in need? Ann Garvin takes us on a heartfelt, witty and wise road-trip — complete with a stolen(ish) RV, a 100-pound diabetic dog and plenty of secrets waiting to be uncovered — to find out exactly that.
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan
In both its historical and contemporary storylines, Surviving Savannah isn’t just about the sinking of “The Titanic of the South” with Savannah’s elite on board. It’s a tale of love, loss, sisterhood — and how, when the women who mean the most to us are ripped away, we find a way to carry on and continue their legacy. Callahan’s exquisite page-turner begs the question: How do we survive the surviving?
The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy Reichert
Family is a choice. In The Kindred Spirits Supper Club, Sabrina Monroe’s best friend is a rom-com loving ghost, but really, she is a sister in every way but birth. They watch movies, share their secrets, and will do anything to help each other find the happy ever afters they deserve.
I’d Give Anything by Marisa de los Santos
When Ginny Beale’s carefully constructed world comes crashing down, her best friend, as usual, comes to her rescue with humor, heart and empathy. But it is in deconstructing the life she has built that Ginny finally realizes she has to face the truth about a tragic past to come to terms with the future she is moving into.
