Pineapple Street (2023) Jenny Jackson "I sucked it down like a milkshake... My favorite part of the novel was the heart. All the characters mess up, but make amends. They TRY. And they keep trying."
The Good Left Undone (2022) Adriana Trigiani "Adriana Trigiani knows that a great life is made up of memories and morsels: Kisses and cakes; heartbreak and honey salves. In The Good Left Undone, Trigiani's women share secrets in the safety of kitchens, are carried off to bed during war, fight to keep a sense of themselves, and appreciate that a first love that arrives second is the sweetest and most substantial of all."
Mrs. March (2021) Virginia Feito "Like Mrs. March herself, I spent most of Virginia Feito’s trippy novel wondering, What the devil is going on? When she figured it out, I was haunted for days."
Blush (2021) Jamie Brenner "In Blush Jamie Brenner celebrates the grand dames of '80s ladies writers, Judith Krantz, Jackie Collins, and Shirley Conran, who teach us that life is about second chances. Love, sex, marriage and money are all the more thrilling when we think that we've lost them. Throw in three generations of women, a winery and cheese plates and we've got ourselves the kind of summer bestseller we snuck from our mothers' nightstands. Hot!"
My Sister, the Serial Killer (2018) Oyinkan Braithwaite "Who is more dangerous? A femme fatale murderess or the quiet, plain woman who cleans up her messes? Oyinkan Braithwaite answers that question with an original and compelling debut. I never knew what was going to happen, but found myself pulling for both sisters, as I relished the creepiness and humor of this modern noir."
Visible Empire (2018) Hannah Pittard "Visible Empire is Hannah Pittard's best book to date. Compelling, shocking, strong and brave. Who should read this? Everyone, everyone."
Katie Williams "My prescription for happiness is: ‘Sit still, read a book that can't be classified by genre, and tell everyone.’ I'm telling you, Katie Williams delivers. Tell the Machine Goodnight transcends categorization in the best way possible—it is part love story, part science fiction, part feminist inspirational wake-up call, and all of it moving and compelling. I never knew what was going to happen and, when I found out, I was always delighted."
All Grown Up (2017) Jami Attenberg "I read the first page of All Grown Up and knew the novelist was going to outdo herself. I am happy to report that she most certainly did."
