What is a human life worth? For a mother like Rachel, the protagonist of Dara […]
Thoughts on Women’s Literature
After reading so many books about women’s lives written by women lately and reading John Boyne’s […]
The Girls, by Emma Cline
In retrospect, I was a very lucky teenager. Sure I had my moods, but I […]
Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong
Ruth Young is in a difficult place. In Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong, fresh from the […]
Sputnik’s Children, by Terri Favro
Terri Favro’s Sputnik’s Children opens with a scene that I suspect will be familiar to a […]
Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson
Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona is a joy to read. I laughed my way through this unusual […]
Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft
There are many bad things that can happen on one’s honeymoon, but probably the worst […]
Objectively Underrated Books
My fellow bookish types and I frequently talk about books that we wish got more […]
Red Clocks, by Leni Zumas
There are two things that changed the playing field for women in the United States: […]