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Massage Therapist Fights Her Way Back to Happiness in Hilarious Novel

How do you find your way back to happiness after suffering a loss? You write about it. At least that’s what author Megan Tady’s character does in her debut novel, Super Bloom (Zibby Books), a story about perseverance, resilience, taking chances and learning to heal. Path Toward Healing Two years…

Krista BegganMay 1, 2023

Listicles

6 Books That Center a Close-Knit Group of Women

Nothing is stronger than the power of female friendship. When a group of women gets together to share a meal, gossip, work on a hobby, or connect over life experiences, something magical is created. A mutual sense of community and sisterhood can form a family of confidants and supporters who…

Megan BeauregardMarch 31, 2023

Fiction

Maids Become Amateur Sleuths and Fight Exploitation in Murder Mystery

Now You See Us (William Morrow) begins with a brief news item of a woman found dead in her home in Singapore. Her maid, a domestic worker from the Philippines is a person of interest and has been arrested. Author Balli Kaur Jaswal has already grabbed our attention. She has…

Linda HitchcockMarch 1, 2023

Author Spotlight Fiction

Modern Love Story About Death, Ghosts and the Love That Never Dies

Twelve Months and A Day (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) is a riveting story of love lost and second chances. In Louisa Young’s carefully crafted supernatural novel, two peoples lives are upended by their partners’ untimely deaths. For both Roisin, whose fiancé Nico’s sudden death is shocking, and for Rasmus, whose young…

Susan Shapiro BarashFebruary 16, 2023

BooksToScreen Fiction Listicles

5 Novels to Read If You Loved Netflix’s “Dead to Me”

I’m not really one to make New Year’s resolutions about dieting or gym memberships. I would never cheat on my Peloton and I’m getting too old to give up ice cream. (Gluten, yes. Chunky Monkey, no thank you.) So this year, most of my New Year's Resolutions resemble a television…

Amy ImpellizeriJanuary 12, 2023

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Enemies Attract in Swoon-Worthy Romance Set in the Wedding Industry

Damage. That’s the one word that came to mind about halfway through Do you Take This Man? (Berkley) by Denise Williams, and the word won’t let me go even now as I write this review. In fact, my playlist for this book would consist of one song — Damage by…

Y. M. NelsonSeptember 12, 2022

Fiction Romance

Second-Chance Romance Celebrates Southern Black Culture and Cuisine

When I saw the cover for Kennedy Ryan’s newest novel Before I Let Go (Forever), I thought two things: first, I wondered if she was expanding into women’s fiction, and second, that it had been a long time since I’d been to a party (more on that later). But above…

Y. M. NelsonNovember 17, 2022

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A Secret Romance Heats Up Under the Napa Valley Sun

Although Drunk on Love (Berkley) by Jasmine Guillory is not an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, or even more aptly, Persuasion, I still got a very Jane Austen-like vibe from Margot and Luke. The angst, the nerves, the pining are all signature Austen. But what stuck with me more personally…

Y. M. NelsonSeptember 21, 2022

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From Chaos Comes Truth in Renaii West’s Thriller “Death by Chaos”

“Time may fly if you’re having fun, but if you’re waiting to give the performance of a lifetime — that is, convincing everyone from roommates to college presidents and Topanga sheriffs that you are totally surprised by the sudden death of one of your classmates — well, time can drag.…

BookTribJuly 12, 2021

Fiction Romance

An Upbeat Rom-Com That Goes the Extra Mile With Body Positivity and Healthy Mindsets

Plus-sized women don’t need a hero. We’re all heroes just by existing in a society where people believe fat and ugly are synonyms. No, plus-sized women need validation when the rest of society sees a plus-sized hero. Enter Britta. Denise Wiliams’ sophomore novel, The Fastest Way to Fall (Berkley), is…

Y. M. NelsonNovember 2, 2021

Fiction Romance

Jasmine Guillory’s “While We Were Dating” Is a Red Carpet Ready Rom-Com

What happens when an actress on the rise needs a boyfriend to push her image from A-list to A-list superstar? She picks the guy that’s pitching her the next ad campaign in which she’s featured. Ben Stephens is a junior executive for an ad agency that’s vying for this high-dollar…

Y. M. NelsonJuly 14, 2021

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“Angels of the Pacific” Honors the Courage of WWII Military Nurses Imprisoned in the Philippines

If you only read one book about women who served in the military during World War II, I heartily recommend Angels of the Pacific (William Morrow) by Elise Hooper. Many books have been written about the war in the Pacific, the occupation of the Philippines by Japanese troops and the…

Linda HitchcockMarch 11, 2022

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Stay for a Dream or Chase After Lost Love, She’ll Wonder “What Might Have Been”

If you are a fan of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, you will surely enjoy this Sliding Doors–type romantic story of a woman named Lucy as she seeks out her soulmate and determines her destiny. Lucy has some major choices to make: does she pursue her longtime love, Matt, or the…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 7, 2022

Fiction

Human Connection Proves Difficult and Necessary in Sally Rooney’s “Beautiful World, Where Are You”

"A novel of capacious intelligence and plenty of page-turning emotional drama.” — Kirkus —∞— Future scholars looking to comprehend the current zeitgeist and its many contradictions — e.g. how we can lament climate change while actively contributing to it — might well comb the growing oeuvre of Irish novelist Sally…

Jessica McEnteeSeptember 6, 2021

Fiction

Sisters Cling to Lies to Maintain Their Not-So-Perfect Lives in Lauren Weisberger’s Latest

A perfect beach book that surprises and delights, makes you laugh and cry and sing 80s hair band music … there is nothing better than Lauren Weisberger’s new novel, Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty (Random House) to escape to a Paradise of sorts! Sisters, Peyton and…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 19, 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

6 Books That Center a Close-Knit Group of Women

5 Novels to Read If You Loved Netflix’s “Dead to Me”

Enemies Attract in Swoon-Worthy Romance Set in the Wedding Industry

A Secret Romance Heats Up Under the Napa Valley Sun

An Upbeat Rom-Com That Goes the Extra Mile With Body Positivity and Healthy Mindsets

Jasmine Guillory’s “While We Were Dating” Is a Red Carpet Ready Rom-Com

“Angels of the Pacific” Honors the Courage of WWII Military Nurses Imprisoned in the Philippines

Stay for a Dream or Chase After Lost Love, She’ll Wonder “What Might Have Been”

Human Connection Proves Difficult and Necessary in Sally Rooney’s “Beautiful World, Where Are You”

Sisters Cling to Lies to Maintain Their Not-So-Perfect Lives in Lauren Weisberger’s Latest

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

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