A well-researched analysis of the impact of faith and beliefs on society advocates for a peaceful secular world. Barbara G. Walker, author of twenty-four books, including the bestselling The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets,... Read More

Chatelain has done an outstanding job of identifying childhood experiences for Chicago’s young black girls. The Great Migration (1910-70) saw six million African Americans leave the Jim Crow South for cities in the northern and western... Read More

Powerful poetry and prose offers accessible analyses of women’s lives, regardless of race, age, or nationality. The fourth edition of This Bridge Called My Back returns to circulation the collected artwork, essays, and poems of a... Read More

This dark yet moving portrait of two teens both escaping and creating violence delves deep into the teenage psyche. “If you have a gun, you don’t need a role model.” In the dark but compassionate novel, Lighting the World, by Merle... Read More

The careful dance between the worthy and the regrettable helps the narration maintain balance, even as its characters careen toward their own ruination. The latest novel from NPR contributor Alan Cheuse draws its inspiration from the... Read More

Busman makes her gritty characters’ experiences specific yet universal, to expose the difficulties of lower-class women. Uniquely blending first-, second-, and third-person narration, Debra Busman jumps around in time and place to tell... Read More

A decades-long, epic love story, this novel offers hope through choosing love despite religious objections. R. L. Sommer’s Courtship: A Novel of Life, Love, and the Law puts a poignant spin on the age-old trope of lovers from different... Read More

Cultural and historical details add depth to this love story set during the Armenian genocide. With her debut novel "As the Poppies Bloomed", Maral Boyadjian tells the story of an Armenian family living in the waning years of the Ottoman... Read More