Philip Kadish’s "The Great White Hoax" is a fresh history of American racial discourse centered on the cynical ways in which fraudulent narratives and outright hoaxes have manipulated public perceptions of race. Told through a series... Read More

In Sally Page’s historical novel "The Secrets of Flowers", a traumatized widow investigates early twentieth-century transatlantic shipping. Emma struggles to find her place in the world after the death of her husband, Will. Leaving... Read More

Randall Fuller’s history book "Bright Circle" reveals the often-overlooked women at the heart of Transcendentalism. Focusing on the lives and works of a handful of extraordinary minds—Mary Moody Emerson, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody,... Read More

Eiren Caffall’s poignant memoir The Mourner’s Bestiary blends searing insights on illness, family, and loss with nuanced observations on threatened coastal ecosystems. A penetrating work that brims with tension, the book covers a... Read More

Stephanie Anderson’s fascinating essay collection "From the Ground Up" is about the women who are pioneering change in the field of regenerative agriculture. Recalling how the US’s food system collapsed during the early days of... Read More

In Heather B. Moore’s exciting historical novel "Lady Flyer", a trailblazing World War II pilot and fierce advocate for women’s equality takes a stand that changes women’s futures in the military. Set mainly in the United States... Read More

In the reassuring epistolary novel "Letters to Annie", a grandmother writes fairy tale–evocative letters to her granddaughter, drawing parallels between the child’s woes and the stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Ariel. In Monika... Read More

In Rebecca J. Sanford’s multigenerational novel "The Disappeared", women contend with a military dictatorship in Argentina that leaves lingering questions. In the 1970s, Lorena and her husband are taken in the night by the junta. Esme,... Read More