Women's Domestic Life Fiction

5 Books Featuring Strong Single Mothers

Single mothers often embody resilience, strength and unwavering dedication as they navigate life’s greatest challenges. Their stories are powerful testaments to love, sacrifice and perseverance, inspiring readers across generations. Here are five novels that put these remarkable women at the forefront — highlighting their courage, resilience and the unbreakable bonds…

RaeAnne ThayneOctober 9, 2025

Miscellany

The Girls in the Background: Why I Write About the Footnotes of Fame

I can still picture her. Long auburn hair, extremely 90s black velvet hat. The kind of raspy voice that indicates coolness. Her name was Chloe. She was the requisite friend of the band on Poison’s Behind the Music, and she changed the trajectory of my life. Chloe was my first…

Amy RossiAugust 21, 2025

Book Club Network Fiction

Reckoning With Family History Sparks Fire in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Latest Novel

“Family histories repeat,” and try as we might, “maybe the only fate there is is the temptation of reliving their mistakes.” Perhaps, though, as tempting as it feels to trace over the crooked lines our parents have drawn, we’re free to sketch on fresh paper. Easier said than done, right?…

Chelsea CicconeJune 1, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction

“Dava Shastri’s Last Day” Prompts Her, and Us, To Perform a Personal Perspective Overhaul

Fate is not an option. Instead, she takes charge of the when, where and how — though, as she soon learns, not everything can be so tightly scripted. In Dava Shastri’s Last Day (Grand Central), author Kirthana Ramisetti weaves a world in which the secrets of Dava’s past are free…

Karina Holosko, M.A. English LitNovember 30, 2021

Fiction

Page Getz Delivers Frank Capra for the 21st Century in Goodnight, Kansas

Can a fish-out-of-water save a polluted lake — and an entire community? Given their long gestation time, it’s stunning how some novels feel preordained to speak to the moment in which they’re published. A Town with Half the Lights On by Page Getz truly is one such book. Which is…

JeriAnn GellerApril 17, 2025

Fiction

Parisian Tale of Love and Ambition in “Mademoiselle Eiffel”

The Eiffel Tower, chosen as the symbol of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, is adorned with the Olympic Rings called “The Spectaculars,” in the official colors by day and lit in white at night. They were installed between the first and second floors several weeks before the opening ceremonies…

Linda HitchcockOctober 21, 2024

Fiction

Amnesia Made Her Forget a Decade — Now She Has a Second Chance at Love and Life

Australian author and journalist Emma Grey’s debut adult novel The Last Love Note alternately broke and uplifted hearts with its moving story about a grieving widow’s struggles to cope after the death of her barely middle-aged husband from early onset dementia while juggling a challenging career and raising their toddler.…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 3, 2025

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Aimie K. Runyan on “Mademoiselle Eiffel”: Gustave’s Right Hand Woman

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a literary podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he…

Blaine DesantisOctober 2, 2024

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Fiction Miscellany

Telling Stories of Folklore and Superstition in Southern Appalachia

Author Kimberly Brock shares stories of the place that inspired her new book. The Fabled Earth is a sweeping novel of family lore and the power of finding your own voice. Southern mythology and charm collide with personal reckoning in this dual-timeline story of three women connected in different ways to…

Kimberly BrockOctober 1, 2024

Fiction Listicles

5 Family Dramas Full of Chaos, Rivalry and Devotion

One of the greatest aspects of siblings is having someone in your corner to go through life with. Siblings know you in a way no one else can: you grew up together, share the same trauma, and walk through life together. So, when you have a sibling who chooses to…

Kelsey HallSeptember 4, 2024

Thrillers

She’s Not a Killer – She’s Karma

“Serial killer. I loathed those words. They weren’t fair – not when used against me. Had I made those men disappear? Okay. Yes – but I dealt in karma – not murder. It wasn’t like I skulked around, killing randos.” As Emma C. Wells’ This Girl’s a Killer opens, Cordelia…

Neil NyrenAugust 30, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Love, Lies and Leaky Roofs: Amy Jo Burns Discusses “Mercury”

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisMay 8, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Unlocking the Magic of Provence with Aimie K. Runyan

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisMay 29, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

Crying Through Summer Camp: Now a Heartwarming Story of Belonging

My first experience with a summer camp was one overnight in the woods with Girl Scout Troup 256. I was eight. I spent much time sobbing in the outhouse, my sleeping bag, and finding s’more sticks in the woods. Not a single terrible thing had happened, but I couldn’t stop…

Ann GarvinAugust 1, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans Tackle Writing as a Team Sport

Humans have engaged in sport since the beginning of our time. Around the world people compete in camel racing and hot chili eating, ping-pong and cheese rolling, yo-yoing, bullfighting, war games and team sports of all kinds. Reasons for participation include practicing discipline, seeking challenge, a quest for perfection, notoriety,…

Alli Frank and Asha YoumansJuly 8, 2024

Fiction

Ambition, Intrigue, Romance & Mysterious Life in Old Hollywood

The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard by Michael Callahan begins with a quote from Gabriel García Márquez: “Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life and a secret life.” This succinct epigram neatly sums up Edith (Edie) Stoppelmoor born and fled from Beatrice, Nebraska, otherwise known as “Nan”…

Linda HitchcockJuly 10, 2024

Women’s Domestic Life Fiction

5 Books Featuring Strong Single Mothers

The Girls in the Background: Why I Write About the Footnotes of Fame

Reckoning With Family History Sparks Fire in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Latest Novel

“Dava Shastri’s Last Day” Prompts Her, and Us, To Perform a Personal Perspective Overhaul

Books & Looks Podcast: Aimie K. Runyan on “Mademoiselle Eiffel”: Gustave’s Right Hand Woman

5 Family Dramas Full of Chaos, Rivalry and Devotion

Books & Looks Podcast: Love, Lies and Leaky Roofs: Amy Jo Burns Discusses “Mercury”

Books & Looks Podcast: Unlocking the Magic of Provence with Aimie K. Runyan

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans Tackle Writing as a Team Sport

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