Reams of paper have been expended in dissecting the Kennedys in all their tragedy and fame. Now, author Maureen Callahan joins the fray with a knockout punch in Ask Not. The book’s subtitle is The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed, but in case Callahan’s being too subtle this is a scathing exposé about the Kennedy men and how their extraordinarily entitled beliefs about ... Read More...
Next Level by Stacy Sims
In 2025 more than 1 BILLION women worldwide will be experiencing menopause. How’s that for a book review opening? That means all of its stages whether it’s peri, menopause, or post. For author Stacy Sims this is something that’s been ignored for far too long and that she’s been researching for decades. She’s got her PhD in physiology as well as in nutrition and she’s published ... Read More...
The Secret Book Society
It’s 1895 in England and women are kept firmly in their established roles as wives, mothers, and arbiters of society. Deviation from these roles or even a desire for something more could lead to a woman being institutionalized by her guardian “for her own safety”. A guardian was the male in her life be it father, husband, or brother. These female problems were often thought to ... Read More...
The Correspondent
When Sylvia Van Antwerp came of age there was no such thing as digital. Given that, she sees no reason to abandon her lifelong habit of communicating via letter. She’ll even use email when it is the only option, but that is as much as she’ll concede. This means Virginia Evans’ debut The Correspondent is an epistolary novel comprised only of Sylvia‘s communications with the ... Read More...
The Next Day
Nonfiction has not been rewarding for me this year. My guess is the petulant part of my brain feels that it is already working too hard to process this country’s current reality and has no room for more information. But then I discovered The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward by Melinda French Gates and while the book’s title did not specifically talk to me, the ... Read More...
Georgia by Dawn Tripp
When I become interested in a subject, especially when it’s a woman, I turn to historical fiction. I’m not sure why—maybe diving right into nonfiction makes me feel like I’m back in school? At the very least my compromised ability to pay attention means fiction of any kind is the right starting point. Thankfully, I found Dawn Tripp’s novel Georgia—a wonderful introduction to ... Read More...
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