Browsing: Women’s Studies

When Grace Metalious’s debut novel about the dark underside of a small, respectable New England town was published in 1956,…

For fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser, acclaimed author Nancy Goldstone’s thrilling history of the royal daughters who succeeded…

¿Hay vida más allá de los veinticinco años? (Es que mi amiga acaba de cumplir treinta). ¿Puedo vender mi reloj…

The dramatic, spiritual memoir of a prominent Muslim woman working to empower women and girls across the world—for readers of…

With nearly 7,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: As relevant today as when it was first performed, this adaptation of the groundbreaking one-woman show offers an empowering message on female sexuality. “Spellbinding, funny, and almost unbearably moving… an incisive piece of cultural history” (Variety).

The memoir that inspired the BBC’s beloved drama: Follow 22-year-old Jenny Lee and her fellow midwives in postwar London! A “charming tale of deliveries and deliverance” (Kirkus Reviews), with over 22,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

A New York Times bestseller that’s “an intimate, moving book about a rare talent” (People): Journalist Marja Mills spent 18 months getting to know Harper Lee and her sister in this “winning, nuanced portrait” (USA Today) of an enigmatic literary legend. With over 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

When King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry an American, Wallis Simpson became one of the most scrutinized and controversial women of her time. “An intriguing slice of history with its centerpiece a royal romance nearly as riveting as the saga of Charles and Diana” (Kirkus Reviews).

A New York Times bestselling memoir: In the late 1960s, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen’s life was changed forever when she was abruptly sent to a psychiatric hospital for two years. This “compelling and heartbreaking story” (The New York Times Book Review) was the basis for the Academy Award–winning film.

From the New York Times bestselling author whose story inspired the beloved BBC drama: Midwife Jennifer Worth saw firsthand the unimaginable suffering of those raised in workhouses. Their stories come to life in this portrait of resilience in postwar London. Top-rated on BookBub!