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An Irish Immigrant Saves the Work of a Brilliant Poet in “Emily’s House”

Emily's House (Berkley) is Amy Belding Brown's long-awaited novel about one of America's greatest poets, Emily Dickinson, and her confidante, the Irish maid responsible for saving Dickinson's work from certain destruction, albeit against the poet's expressed wishes. Through the voice of Margaret Maher, the headstrong 27-year-old Irish immigrant who served…

Susan BaileyAugust 3, 2021

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“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

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Indian American Journalist Investigates Violence Enacted in the Name of “Honor”

“A woman can live in one of two houses — fear or love. It is impossible to live in both at the same time.” I loved Honor (Algonquin Books), an emotional, thought-provoking story, and the incredible writing of the author, Thrity Umrigar. Smita Agarwal, an Indian American reporter from Brooklyn cuts…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 5, 2022

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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

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Leesa Cross-Smith Writes a Sensitive and Touching Fiction in “This Close to Okay”

Two strangers meet by chance, put just enough trust in one another to share bits of their past, spend one intense weekend together and end up saving each other … what’s not to love? This Close To Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith kept me engrossed from beginning to end and was…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 12, 2021

Fiction

Jhumpa Lahiri Gets Found in Translation in “Whereabouts”

A decade ago, Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri and her family became expats living in Rome, Italy, and during that time, she immersed herself in the unfamiliar culture, which included writing in Italian. For most people, stepping outside their comfort zone can be difficult, stressful and even painful. Lahiri, on…

Jodé MillmanApril 28, 2021

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Jennifer Weiner Transforms Mistaken Identity Into Self-Actualization in “That Summer”

"An uncompromising, complicated portrait of the insidious dangers of the patriarchy that is also a lot of fun to read." — Booklist —∞— If you’re a fan of Jennifer Weiner, or at the very least if you’ve followed her work the past couple of years, you’re probably wondering two things…

Y. M. NelsonMay 11, 2021

Fiction

Jamie Brenner’s “Blush” Gives Three Women Bonded by Family the Chance for Beautiful Boldness

Review and Q&A with Susan Shapiro Barash aka Susannah Marren, author of A Palm Beach Scandal (St. Martin's Griffin) Three generations of women at a family vineyard on the North Fork of Long Island find their strength and determination put to the test in Jamie Brenner’s new novel, Blush (G.P.…

Susan Shapiro BarashJune 22, 2021

Fiction

“After Happily Ever After” Comes a Winning Novel by Leslie Rasmussen

Welcome to After Happily Ever After (She Writes Press), the debut novel by the multitalented TV screenwriter Leslie A. Rasmussen. This highly entertaining and thought-provoking book portrays the struggles that millions of women in the “sandwiched generation” face. In the story, Maggie Dolin is 45 and she isn’t dealing with…

BookTribApril 8, 2021

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Heather Frimmer on Brainstorming the Perfect Title for Latest Medical Fiction “Better to Trust”

A compelling story that keeps you intrigued and turning the pages, Heather Frimmer brings us Better to Trust (Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing), her latest and greatest in medical fiction. Allison needs brain surgery. Realizing her life may never be the same afterward, this glimpse at mortality causes her to rethink her future…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 29, 2021

Author Spotlight Fiction

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

An incredibly engaging and addictive read, I highly recommend The Forest of Vanishing Stars (Gallery Books)! Author of recent bestseller The Book of Lost Names and many others, Kristin Harmel brings us the story of Yona, a girl taken from her home in Germany at two years old and raised…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 22, 2021

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Nightmares Follow Her Halfway Around the World in “My Sweet Girl”

My hands were trembling slightly… I hate how they do that when I’m angry. I hate it when I’m angry. It makes it hard to think straight. And I needed to think straight right now. I couldn’t have that cunning, two-faced soon-to-be-ex-roommate of mine getting in my head … I…

Neil NyrenAugust 27, 2021

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Barbara Linn Probst Explores Identity, Sacrifice and Second Chances in New Novel

"A sensitive, astute exploration of artistic passion, family, and perseverance.” — Kirkus —∞— "Beautifully told ... the story of tragedy and triumph, of the push and pull of family, of the responsibility we feel to ourselves and those we love." — Loretta Nyhan, author of The Other Family —∞— I so…

Jennifer BlankfeinApril 6, 2021

Fiction Miscellany Podcasts

Tall Poppy Review: Exploring an Extraordinary and Unexpected Bond

Caroline has it all: a loving husband, three gorgeous children, a happy extended family and a career she’s passionate about; so when she takes a mail-in DNA test on a lark, she expects the results to be nothing more than an interesting topic of conversation at a dinner party. She…

Nicole BaartMarch 25, 2021

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7 Books On What Comes After Happily Ever After … Falls Apart

Divorce is almost always messy. In marriage, two become one, but in its ugly stepsister, one becomes two. It’s an emotional chasm, the Mariana’s Trench of relationship deconstruction. Beyond the gut-wrenching, heartrending, cry-while-listening-to-Taylor Swift elements of the whole horrid affair (extra horrid if an affair is what broke up the…

Judy MorenoOctober 5, 2021

Women’s Domestic Life Fiction

An Irish Immigrant Saves the Work of a Brilliant Poet in “Emily’s House”

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

Indian American Journalist Investigates Violence Enacted in the Name of “Honor”

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

Leesa Cross-Smith Writes a Sensitive and Touching Fiction in “This Close to Okay”

Jennifer Weiner Transforms Mistaken Identity Into Self-Actualization in “That Summer”

Jamie Brenner’s “Blush” Gives Three Women Bonded by Family the Chance for Beautiful Boldness

“After Happily Ever After” Comes a Winning Novel by Leslie Rasmussen

Heather Frimmer on Brainstorming the Perfect Title for Latest Medical Fiction “Better to Trust”

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

Nightmares Follow Her Halfway Around the World in “My Sweet Girl”

Barbara Linn Probst Explores Identity, Sacrifice and Second Chances in New Novel

Tall Poppy Review: Exploring an Extraordinary and Unexpected Bond

7 Books On What Comes After Happily Ever After … Falls Apart

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