Women’s Domestic Life Fiction

Darkly Comic and Unflinching Feminist Campus Novel Explores Youth, Beauty and Power

Heather Colley’s debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect, is a brilliant, biting exploration of campus life that strips away the glossy veneer of Greek letters, manicured lawns and curated personas to reveal the raw struggle beneath. Both hilarious and harrowing, the novel captures the absurdities of American college while probing…

BookTribAugust 25, 2025

Miscellany Popular

Sarah MacLean Talks About Breaking Into Literary Fiction with “These Summer Storms”

Historical romance author Sarah MacLean was nearly 90,000 words into writing her most recent manuscript when she called her agent in a panic. “I think I’m not writing a romance,” she said. Her agent replied, “Oh, thank God. We were all wondering when you were going to figure it out.”…

JeriAnn GellerJuly 9, 2025

Fiction

“The View from Lake Como” Blends Heartache and Hope in a Sumptuous Summer Read

The View from Lake Como is Adriana Trigiani’s 21st published book. Whether you have faithfully followed her from debut novel Big Stone Gap (2000) or are just joining those devoted readers — the self-described evangelical acolytes who celebrate each word, clever phrase and humorous heart-warming tale of families that often…

Linda HitchcockJuly 8, 2025

Fiction

Family and Fame Collide within the Glitz and Chaos of 2000s Pop Stardom

Eclectic readers who prefer not to pigeonhole authors into strictly designated genre types have wholeheartedly embraced New York Times #1 best-selling author Jennifer Weiner. She burst into publication in 2002 with two books: Good in Bed and In Her Shoes, launching a trilogy about a zaftig heroine named Cannie Shapiro.…

Linda HitchcockMay 29, 2025

Fiction

Mary Alice Monroe Explores Love, Sacrifice and Grit in Sweeping Southern Epic

Mary Alice Monroe’s latest novel, Where the Rivers Merge, is a gorgeous read, one of those historical novels that sweeps you up into a time and a place so real and lush you feel you’re there, with a compelling storyline to make you stay. This captivating multigenerational saga of a…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMay 16, 2025

Fiction

Woman’s Life Upended When Web of Secrets Begins to Unravel

A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl is the triumphant debut novel by Guyanese-American writer Nanda Reddy that grabs one’s attention from the first paragraph. It’s the potent story of Maya Augustina, a wife and mother with a career as a dental hygienist/office manager who resides in an upscale…

Linda HitchcockApril 14, 2025

Fiction

Emilia Hart’s Latest Haunting Feminist Novel Echoes Across Time

Some novels don’t just tell a story; they sing. Emilia Hart’s second novel, The Sirens, is one of them — a lyrical, evocative tale that sweeps you into the salty winds of the English and Australian coasts, weaving together history, myth and the unbreakable resilience of women. Following the success…

Lydia LefevreMarch 24, 2025

Fiction

Gripping Family Saga Explores Healing in the Heart of Appalachia

Some authors can tell a sad story but render it beautiful. That’s what Bobi Conn observed when she started reading books while in graduate school at the age of 27. I would take it a step further and count Conn herself among those authors. Conn documented poignantly the harsh realities…

Jim AlkonMarch 24, 2025

Fiction Miscellany

Author Talks Inspiration, Characters and Humor in Joyfully Unhinged Novel

Marcy Dermansky is my favorite author this week! She makes me laugh, she makes me think, and I now am spending time wondering what preposterous thoughts are in other people's minds (or even my own mind) that are not shared! In Hot Air, there is a first date, a bad…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 21, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Young Attorney’s Journey of Love, Survival and Friendship

Lunch Tales: Suellen by Lucille Guarino is an engaging and heartfelt novel about Suellen, a young attorney navigating her career, complicated relationships, and personal growth. At its core, Lunch Tales: Suellen is a story about survival — emotional, physical and relationship survival. Guarino makes Suellen feel real, like one of my girlfriends —…

Kelsey HallFebruary 13, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Forgiveness, Tragedy and the Search for “Something Better” in Diane Parrish’s Poignant Novel

Diane Parrish’s rich, thought-provoking novel Something Better (Meridian Editions) is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the enduring quest for, well, something better in life. When Jack and Lydia Brady tragically die in a car accident during a fierce winter storm, their daughter Annabeth, a college…

LK GriffieOctober 8, 2024

Fiction Thrillers

Moriarty’s Latest Thrilling Novel Asks: Can Fate Be Changed?

Bestselling author Liane Moriarty returns with a gripping story of love and loss in Here One Moment. On a delayed flight from Hobart to Sydney, Australia, Cherry Lockwood is a nondescript passenger who does something out of the ordinary. Forty-five minutes into the flight, she unbuckles her seat belt and…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 10, 2024

Fiction

Dark Secrets Resurface in Poignant, Charming and Humorous Novel

Kerryn Mayne has written a debut novel that makes the reader want to reach into the book and pull the unforgettable protagonist Lenny Marks off the pages into a reassuring hug to let her know life will continue to improve. Of course, it would probably terrify her and drive her…

Linda HitchcockAugust 29, 2024

Fiction

Army Nurse Comes of Age During Vietnam War in Kristin Hannah’s Historical Epic, “The Women”

Imagine you are a veteran returning home from war after serving in the terrifying jungles of Vietnam. Then imagine that no one ever acknowledges your service. In fact, you are spat upon, shamed, and ignored by the country whose freedom you have sworn to protect. In Kristin Hannah’s latest novel,…

Jodé MillmanJanuary 31, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Small-Town Love Story Meets Sisters’ Buried Cultish Past

“Normalcy is a foreign concept, and every decision feels like a crossroads that could either lead us to healing or trigger the memories we’ve fought so hard to suppress.” So reads the memoir of Ava Howell Brooks, who spills her deeply personal family history in 15 Summers Later by RaeAnne…

Megan BeauregardJune 11, 2024

Fiction

Jennifer Belle Talks New Hilarious and Wildly Shocking Coming-of-Age, “Swanna in Love”

How could one resist a novel called Swanna In Love? As with Jennifer Belle’s previous books, Going Down, High Maintenance, Little Stalker and The Seven Year Bitch, her wit and unforgettable voice hook the reader at once. We are swept into fourteen-year-old Swanna Swain’s first-person narration in this latest tale.…

Susan Shapiro BarashApril 17, 2024

Women’s Domestic Life Fiction

Darkly Comic and Unflinching Feminist Campus Novel Explores Youth, Beauty and Power

Sarah MacLean Talks About Breaking Into Literary Fiction with “These Summer Storms”

Young Attorney’s Journey of Love, Survival and Friendship

Forgiveness, Tragedy and the Search for “Something Better” in Diane Parrish’s Poignant Novel

Small-Town Love Story Meets Sisters’ Buried Cultish Past

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