Women’s Fiction

“weaves all these stories and characters into a tapestry of believability that is well-crafted, suspenseful, and satisfying.”

A new Jesmyn Ward novel is a literary event. Ward has won the National Book Award twice with works that encapsulate the U.S.’s horrific history of racism and inequality.

“Louise Kennedy’s brass tack writing takes center stage in each of her haunting short stories.

“above all, The Vulnerables, like many of Sigrid Nunez’s other exceptional writings, is about what it means to be human.”

“In a business in which feminine beauty is what they’re selling, both Arden and Rubenstein eschewed those qualities society deemed feminine.”

Told through multiple perspectives, Leslie Rasmussen’s novel focuses on two protagonists, Katie and Rachel, who are charming and relatable.

Not for the first time, Nan Fischer has delivered an impressive tour de force of a novel with a finely plotted storyline and a host of believable charac

“This book belongs on the shelf until the next library book sale.”

“The engrossing plot, richly drawn characters, and underlying horror make this a book that lingers in the reader’s mind . . .”

“Fast-paced and fun to read, this tale told from an elder's point of view gives excellent insight into what many of us will deal with as we age.”

"a master storyteller"