Fiction - Feminist

The Academy is the first book in duology Two Worlds: Magic Squad. Elisa arrives in the Guardian Academy to become a detective. Even though she hasn't quite tamed her Lightning Gift, she believes that her natural curiosity along and attention to detail will help...

"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...

"Winner of the 2019 Orange Book Prize, The Impatients is a powerful novel about three women living in Cameroon who have grown impatient with the unrelenting oppression-patriarchy, polygamy, and the perpetual cry for patience-that dominates their lives"--Author: Djaili Amadou AmalISBN-10: 0063141647ISBN-13: 9780063141643Publisher: HarperviaLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

From author Deryn Collier comes a smart, charming postwar historical novel based on the true story of an aspiring writer who dares to dream big.Montreal, 1947. To support her once-prosperous family, June Grant joins a steno pool in a prestigious advertising firm. For June,...

From author Deryn Collier comes a smart, charming postwar historical novel based on the true story of an aspiring writer who dares to dream big.Montreal, 1947. To support her once-prosperous family, June Grant joins a steno pool in a prestigious advertising firm. For June,...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award - Longlisted for the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction - Shortlisted for the New Brunswick 2023 Mrs. Dunster's Award for Fiction -One of the Globe and Mail's "Sixty-Two Books to Read This Fall" - Listed...

This "genre-shredding" (Tor.com) feminist dystopian eco-horror, perfect for fans of The Last of Us, traces a girl's coming-of-age on a post-apocalyptic trek through the Southwest. In a bleak, desiccated future, eleven-year-old Magdala and her father are forced to flee through the desolate landscape of...

One takeaway dinner. Two lonely hearts. Did somebody order a rom com? 'A really sweet, warm-hearted read - a winner for fans of Jasmine Guillory or Beth O'Leary!' Niamh Hargan, author of Twelve Days in May'A delicious rom com!' Kate Bromley, author of Talk...

Mad Men meets Nancy Drew in this delightful romp through the scandalous and sometimes criminal world of 1960s New York advertising!Rachel Newman has left her small town in Iowa to seek out a different life, one elevated by the glitz and glamour of New...

"A courageous novel, beautifully imagined and written." --Elena Lappin, The Washington Post "De Cespedes' work has lost none of its subversive force"--The New York Times Book Review * "De C駸pedes's melancholy testament to a hidden life feels timeless and vital." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)...

One romance, two faiths, many forms of love... Spanning from England's anti-fascism protests of 1936 through the aftermath of WWII, this moving, intricately wrought historical novel brings together a young Irish Catholic photographer and a British Jewish medical student, each discovering the price of...

Rediscover a 20th-century classic of feminist fantasy... After surviving a shipwreck, five men are stranded on a deserted island...until they are discovered by five beautiful, winged women. Instantly, the men become infatuated with the women's abilities and attempt to lure them in with all...

The soaps from Dragonfly Cottage are highly sought after for their ability to change people's lives.Grace Lysander, a third-generation soapmaker, crafts botanical soaps from her studio in rural Cumbria. Homesick for Australia, and balancing her life as a single mother alongside a thriving business,...

"A haunting meditation on the bonds between mothers and daughters. Zeldis offers a fascinating look into historic New York City and New Orleans, and her skill as a storyteller is matched by her compassion for her characters. What a beautiful read."--Fiona Davis, New York...

For millennia, selected juvenile dragons from the Seven Kingdoms of Saridon have been commissioned to cross the dimensional boundaries to Earth on missions to accompany gifted or unique humans through their lives to their destinies. Over the years, as dragon society has changed, the...

A widowed writer begins to work on a biography of a novelist and artist--and soon uncovers bizarre parallels between her life and her subject's--in this chilling and singularly strange novella by a contemporary master of horror and fantasy. The narrator of Lisa Tuttle's uncanny...

Enter the world of The Wild Mother-modern fairytale, bold biblical midrash, filled with the psychological depth and imaginative originality for which the author of The Maeve Chronicles is known. Elizabeth Cunningham's classic feminist novel is as fresh and timeless today as when it was...

The Monsoon War revisits the futuristic country of Before She Sleeps, where government leaders maintain a stranglehold over women's freedom and reproductive lives. In a neglected southern province, a female armed resistance bands together as the Hamiyat, the protectors of those who are too...

The year is 1935, and Dr. Beverly Conner is overqualified for her job - and the only woman in sight.When Beverly moves to rural New Hampshire to work at the all-male Marsden College to research algae, the other professors in the department are less...

Eliza Bennett is not your normal bride ...For Eliza Bennett, all her planning and scheming for her dream wedding is about to pay off. She's girlbossed her way into an elite Manhattan lifestyle, including a high-powered job in PR and an engagement to Graham...

This is a retelling of Margaret Cavendish's THE UNNATURAL TRAGEDY. This play has three plots: One: Monsieur FRERE pursues an incestuous relationship with his sister, Madame SOEUR. Two: The sociable VIRGINS discuss intellectual and social topics. Three: Monsieur MALATESTE, who is married to Madame...

What if you could write a new ending for yourself?England, 1898. When Evelyn first married the famous novelist William Aubrey, she was dazzled by his brilliance. But their newlywed bliss is brief when William is gripped by writer's block, and becomes jealous of Evelyn's...