Fiction - Feminist

The Lost Apothecary meets Dead Dead Girls in this fast-paced, STEMinist adventure. Debut author Kate Khavari deftly entwines a pulse-pounding mystery with the struggles of a woman in a male-dominated field in 1923 London. Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh is determined to blaze...

For fans of Laura Hankin and Jennifer Weiner, this fresh, clever, and complex debut "mom-com" explores the ups and downs of friendship and what happens when those you trust the most leave you high and dry. A plucky protagonist who's far from figuring it...

Competitive baking takes a murderous turn in Misha Popp's "decadent and addicting" (Melissa Bourbon) second Pies Before Guys cozy mystery--oven-ready for fans of Ellery Adams and Mary Maxwell. Everyone loves a good pie. But how about a pie that's as deadly as it is...

Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes. Phaedra has been cast to the side all her life: daughter of an adulteress, sister of a monster,...

During the strange and unsettling second year of COVID-19, Margaret Randall suddenly found herself writing short stories. The author of over 150 books of poetry, essays, biography, nonfiction, and translations, Lupe's Dream and Other Stories is her first collection of fiction. These stories are...

"One imagines Christmas at the royal family's country house at Sandringham Estate bustling with drama, but Bennett's version raises the stakes... Bennett charmingly portrays relationships between royal family members." -- Washington PostEvidence that an aristocrat has gone missing--and was possibly murdered--near Sandringham House sets...

A whimsical, moving tale about Savannah Valley, the country's most exclusive retirement community for the uber-rich. Set outside Savannah, Georgia, this fictional community is filled with mansions, Rolls Royce Phantoms, and ladies who lunch. Four rich widows; Glenda, Edith, Darcy and Sharon are looking...

Laura Robinson can't be doing with people. She understands the theory but seems to have failed the practical. Then a tiny lobster hatches from a spot on her neck. The lobster gifts her something astonishing - visions of people's inner motivations and torments. Laura...

Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh is back and ready for adventure in Kate Khavari's next mesmerizing historical mystery. "A cleverly plotted puzzle" (Ashley Weaver) in the vein of Opium and Absinthe, this second installment is perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Sujata Massey. 1920s...

Five men survive a South Seas shipwreck and wash up on a seemingly deserted beach, only to discover that five beautiful, winged women inhabit the island. Dazzled and soon in love, the men will do anything to possess these flying women . . ....

"This entrancing mix of feminism, queerness, magic and power-hungry villains makes for an intoxicating reading experience." --Nerd Daily In the second installment of Juno Dawson's "irresistible" fantasy trilogy (Lana Harper), a group of childhood friends and witches must choose between what is right and...

In the Christian States of America, a woman's place is with a man. No exceptions.Although she's legally an adult, eighteen-year-old Meryn Flint must live at home until her stepfather, Ray, finds her a husband. That's the law.But when Ray kills her mother and Meryn...

For fans of Anthony Marra and Lauren Beukes, number one New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth tells the story of a woman's desperate search for a missing girl after the collapse of the oppressive dystopian regime--and the dark secrets about her family and...

A dark, gorgeous reimagining about what happened to Captain Hook after Neverland from the bestselling author of Wendy, Darling--filled with eerie suspense and heart-breaking anguishOnce invited, always welcome.Once invited, never free.Captain James Hook, the immortal pirate of Neverland, has died a thousand times. Drowned,...

A lush, feminist re-imagining on what happened to Wendy after Neverland, for fans of Circe and The Mere Wife Find the second star from the right, and fly straight on 'til morning, all the way to Neverland, a children's paradise with no rules, no...

For fans of Station Eleven and Light from Other Stars, Ethan Chatagnier's propulsive, genre-bending debut novel asks: What happens when we discover intelligent life just next door? And what does it really mean to know we're not alone in the universe?The odds of the...

On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger's basement. With no close family or friends expecting her to...

A page-turner, an eye-opener, a heartbreaker, a delight, The Work Wife is that rare book that illuminates a world we never knew existed while also making us feel so much less alone in everyday life. --Julia Phillips, author of National Book Award finalist Disappearing...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, VOGUE, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, NPR, ESQUIRE, AND KIRKUS"There's some kind of genius sorcery in this novel. It's startlingly original, hilarious and harrowing by turns, finally transcendent. Watkins writes like an avenging angel. It's thrilling...

"Poster Girl is a captivating story full of twists and turns--and no easy answers. I couldn't put this book down." --Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Forgotten From #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth, a dystopian novel set in...

"I couldn't put this book down and I loved spending time in the lives of Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape. Truly this book will grab hold of your heart and mind and everything in between."--Roxane Gay, author of Hunger and Bad Feminist?"Poignant and beautiful....

A new novel about art, love, death, and time from the author of Motherhood and How Should a Person Be?Here we are, just living in the first draft of creation, which was made by some great artist, who is now getting ready to tear...

Going into stasis always makes Nyla, a young botanist, anxious--but it's part and parcel with participating in long-haul space expeditions. After waking up early due to a strange power surge, Nyla fears she's doomed to spend the next year in isolation. Well, not isolation...

A Civil War-era historical novel featuring the first female agents in the Pinkerton National Police Agency, who work to foil an assassination attempt on President Lincoln's life.The year is 1861, the eve of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration. For Kate Warn, the first female private detective...

Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Ren馥 Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off--the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway's only child, Elizabeth.London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most...

Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Ren馥 Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off--the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway's only child, Elizabeth.London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most...

A Civil War-era historical novel featuring the first female agents in the Pinkerton National Police Agency, who work to foil an assassination attempt on President Lincoln's life.The year is 1861, the eve of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration. For Kate Warn, the first female private detective...

"Did I kill him or didn't I?""Well technically I suppose you did...."Aliston Weston has survived the terrible events of five years ago, but only just. Now suddenly she finds she has four new men in her life..Will she be able to help the one...

He probably saw me as an immature, outspoken and thoroughly irritating iconoclast. I certainly hoped he did, at least - I worked hard at that....Meet Alison Weston - outspoken and passionate, a popular and successful English teacher who loves her job and hates Government...

Return to the Five Queendoms in the sequel to Scorpica, a sweeping epic fantasy that Rebecca Roanhorse called "ambitious and engaging," in which a centuries-long peace is shattered in a matriarchal society when a decade passes without a single girl being born.The Drought of...

Gita Chithra embarks on a mission through space to save the robot she loves as a daughter--or risk losing her in the depths of Loki's Ring--in this intergalactic space adventure from beloved author Stina Leicht.Gita Chithra, the captain of the intergalactic ship The Tempest,...

Four women, unknowingly bound together by one man's violent past.Johnny Wharton is a history professor and descendant of a Texas "planter family" - a legacy that's followed him all the way to 1985. Tough-girl Jenny (Johnny's daughter), runs away to Madison, blotting out her...

Jezebel. You've heard the name. But you've never heard her story. "Historical fiction at its finest," (Louisa Morgan) this propulsive novel is a stunning reimagining of the story of a fierce princess from Tyre and her infamous legacy Jezebel was born into the world...

On June 24, 2022, a cry rang out across the United States of America. It echoed, reverberated, and extended out across the world. To some it represented the fear of what's to come. To others, a reality that was all too familiar. It was...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Named a Best Book of 2023 by Time, Huffington Post, Kirkus, and more * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Roxane Gay Audacious Book Club Selection * A Marie Claire Book Club Pick A surreal novel with...

Twenty-six-year-old college graduate, artist, and employee of the Ministry of Art and Culture, Hasti Nourian aspires to be a "new woman"--independent-minded, strong-willed, and in control of her own destiny. A destiny that includes Morad, an idealistic young architect and artist with whom Hasti is...

A must-read mystery to curl up with this fall"An atmospheric and evocative whodunnit steeped in suspense, mystery, and illusion." --Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The MaidTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the author of the sensational bestseller The Lost Apothecary...

When you're on top, you can get away with anything...It's the week before her wedding, and all of Eliza's meticulous planning is about to pay off. She's become the exact type of woman who would marry into the prominent, blue-blood Walker family - Ivy...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MUD LITERARY PRIZE 2023 'beautiful and lyrical' The Conversation Cynthia was just about to turn sixteen when the unthinkable happened. Her mother was taken away by the police, and her father left without a word three months later. After that night,...

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR - "Sublime." --New York Times Book Review "Brilliantly sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, the gripping story of a woman trying to find her way in our chaotic world." --Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe Broke English teacher Penelope...

In this "deeply original" (Elif Batuman) and "violently funny" (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer finally confronts her dark past so she can live in a more peaceful future. To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story--a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally...

A fascinating anthology of poetry and prose by leading feminist writers of the 20th century on the topic of women's freedom and the idea of the 'New Woman'. This international collection offers over 20 literary gems by favourite and newly rediscovered women writers.Selected and...

Jolene, a recovering alcoholic with the psychic ability to experience people's memories, helps a secret government agency take down drug syndicates.No secret is safe . . .As a memory surgeon, Jolene can slip into other people's memories. She can see them, experience them, even...

"A tense, gripping read, sure to enthrall readers everywhere." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling authorThe thrilling sequel to Widowland, a feminist dystopian novel set in an alternative history that terrifyingly imagines what a British alliance with Germany would look like if the Nazis...

A riveting novel based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi--the greatest female painter of the Renaissance--as she forges her own destiny in a world dominated by the will of men. This is the ring that you gave me, and these are your promises. A...

Much like the sturdy bones of the centuries-old house in Echo Her Lovely Bones, the women who inhabited its rooms are bound together through the letters they leave in the attic. In these letters, which form the novel, the women reveal their dreams, their...

With an introduction by Jhumpa Lahiri, Quaderno Proibito is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cuban feminist writer Alba de C駸pedes, whose work inspired contemporary writers like Elena FerranteIn this modern translation by acclaimed Elena Ferrante translator Ann Goldstein, The Forbidden Notebook centers the...

Fact-driven fiction. Speculative. Provocative. What could've been. What should've been.*DamagesHome for Unwed Fathers Fighting Words ComedownWhat Sane Man Sweet SixteenBallsyJustified It's a BoyMen Need SexHow We Survived The Knitting GroupThe Mars ColoniesA PostTrans PostPandemic WorldUnlessAlleviationThe Women's PartyMy Last YearAuthor: Peg TittleISBN-10: 1990083005ISBN-13: 9781990083006Publisher: MagentaLanguage:...

In a re-wilded, near-future England, a group of activists led by a writer try to make a noise in a society that refuses to hear its people. A re-wilded, half-submerged England is home to a divided society split into "haves" and "have-nots." Susan, once...

When Athena was a young girl in the 60s, she lost her hearing to a childhood fever but was misdiagnosed as "profoundly retarded" and institutionalized for thirty years. Now she's out of the institution, awkward and bookish, and learning to integrate with mainstream society...