In the afterword to Isola, Allegra Goodman’s new book, she writes that she found inspiration […]
Eleanore of Avignon, by Elizabeth DeLozier
Readers familiar with European history will recognize the date that appears at the beginning of […]
The Propagandist, by Cécile Desprairies
If one were to ask, flat out, what Lucie did during the war, she would […]
The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois, by Ryan Graudin
The three Enchantresses—Céleste, Honoré, and Sylvie—scrape a living with a variety of cons. They are […]
The Mirror of Simple Souls, by Aline Kiner
Trigger warning for references to rape. Life for medieval women in Western Europe was supposed […]
Spitting Gold, by Carmella Lowkis
Baroness Sylvie Devereux would enjoy her life a lot more if she wasn’t haunted by […]
Vengeance is Mine, by Marie NDiaye
I know that if I met Maître Susane, the protagonist of Marie NDiaye’s unsettling novel, […]
Cities of Women, by Kathleen B. Jones
Christine de Pizan is one of the few medieval women we know from their own […]
Good Night, Irene, by Luis Alberto Urrea
In the middle of World War II, Irene Woodward escapes an abusive fiancé to join […]
The Postcard, by Anne Berest
I kind of wish that everyone had a writer in the family who could do […]