Barbara Brown Taylor is one of my favorite authors, but this slim, early book of hers didn't offer the candid, thought-provoking, wise...

I loved Enid's complicated, loving mother-daughter relationship as well as her best-friendship. But I was distracted by what felt like...

Ali Hazelwood's light fiction novel is wonderfully immersed in science, offering a forbidden relationship and an enemies-to-lovers...

Sex educator Nagoski offers a practical, science-based, informative, nonjudgmental exploration of various women's experiences with their...

Geraldine Brooks's Horse digs into issues of race across three timelines, linked by a special bond between an enslaved man and a horse in...

Garmus's debut is witty and smart, heartbreaking, infuriating, and lovely. Lessons in Chemistry explores deep issues, conflict, and dark...

Main protagonist Logan was hard for me to emotionally connect to, but I was hooked by the heart-pounding action, the fascinating imagined...

Andy Weir offers the fascinating story of a desperate space mission, creative innovation, and enduring optimism, with an enormous amount...

Bryson's examination of the human body, its processes, its wonders, and its limitations is surprising, illuminating, and wonderful. “We...

Main protagonist Gifty's journey was full of challenges and not too easy or complete, and her voice had me hooked throughout Yaa Gyasi's...

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