20 Best Books For Women (2023 Update)

0345409876 ballantine books. paperback. new. paperback. 584 pages. dimensions: 6.8in. x 4.1in. x 1.1in. women who run with the wolves: myths and stories of the wild woman archetype by clarissa pinkola estes. ballantine books 1997. your book may arrive from roseburgor la vergnetn.

"…a hauntingly atmospheric love letter to the first mobile library in kentucky and the fierce, brave packhorse librarians who wove their way from shack to shack dispensing literacy, hope, and — just as importantly — a compassionate human connection."–sara gruen, author of water for elephantsthe hardscrabble folks of troublesome creek have to scrap for everything–everything except books, that is. thanks to roosevelt's kentucky pack horse library project, troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, cussy mary carter.cussy's not only a book woman, however, she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. not everyone is keen on cussy's family or the library project, and a blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. if cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she's going to have to confront prejudice as old as the appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler.inspired by the true blue-skinned people of kentucky and the brave and dedicated kentucky pack horse library service of the 1930s, the book woman of troublesome creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere–even back home. additional praise for the book woman of troublesome creek: "a unique story about appalachia and the healing power of the written word."–kirkus "a timeless and significant tale about poverty, intolerance and how books can bring hope and light to even the darkest pocket of history."–karen abbott, new york times bestselling author of liar temptress soldier spy"emotionally resonant and unforgettable, the book woman of troublesome creek is a lush love letter to the redemptive power of books."–joshilyn jackson, new york times and usa today bestselling author of the almost sisters

Usa today bestseller "investigations are launched, fingers are pointed, potentially dangerous liaisons unfold and i was turning those pages like there was cake at the finish line." –moira macdonald, seattle times must-read books for summer 2022 ned kelly award winning author sulari gentill sets this mystery-within-a-mystery in motion with a deceptively simple, dear hannah, what are you writing? pulling us into the ornate reading room at the boston public library. in every person's story, there is something to hide… the tranquility is shattered by a woman's terrified scream. security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. while they wait for the all-clear, four strangers, who'd happened to sit at the same table, pass the time in conversation and friendships are struck. each has his or her own reasons for being in the reading room that morning–it just happens that one is a murderer. sulari gentill delivers a sharply thrilling read with the woman in the library, an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all. what readers are saying about the woman in the library: "i loved this intelligent, high tension, addictive, unputdownable book so much!" "i absolutely loved it!" "this is a smart, well-written whodunit with an interesting cast of characters and a well-developed plot." "a murder mystery that starts off in a crowded library full of book lovers? sign me up!" "what an outstanding job and literary work in the crime-fiction genre!"

The #1 instant new york times bestseller – soon to be a major motion picture“astounding. thrilling. amazing.” —gillian flynn“unputdownable.” —stephen king“a dark, twisty confection.” —ruth ware“absolutely gripping.” —louise penny – for readers of gillian flynn and tana french comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, published in forty-one languages around the world and in development as a major film from fox: a twisty, powerful hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house. – it isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening . . . anna fox lives alone—a recluse in her new york city home, unable to venture outside. she spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors. – then the russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. the perfect family. but when anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are laid bare. – what is real? what is imagined? who is in danger? who is in control? in this diabolically gripping thriller, no one—and nothing—is what it seems. – twisty and powerful, ingenious and moving, the woman in the window is a smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense that recalls the best of hitchcock.

About the book includes a preview of the lying game, by ruth ware. book synopsis instant new york times and usa today bestseller from the author of in a dark, dark wood featured in theskimm an entertainment weekly "summer must list" pick a new york post "summer must-read" pick included in summer book guides from bustle, oprah.com, purewow, and usa today an instant new york times bestseller, the woman in cabin 10 is a gripping psychological thriller set at sea from an essential mystery writer in the tradition of agatha christie. in this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of agatha christie's works, lo blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. the sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque north sea. at first, lo's stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. but as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. the problem? all passengers remain accounted for–and so, the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite lo's desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong… with surprising twists, spine-tingling turns, and a setting that proves as uncomfortably claustrophobic as it is eerily beautiful, ruth ware offers up another taut and intense read in the woman in cabin 10–one that will leave even the most sure-footed reader restlessly uneasy long after the last page is turned. about the author ruth ware worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of english as a foreign language, and a press officer before settling down as a full-time writer. she now lives with her family in sussex, on the south coast of england. she is the #1 new york times and globe and mail (toronto) bestselling author of in a dark, dark wood, the woman in cabin 10, the lying game, the death of mrs. westaway, and the turn of the key. visit her at ruthware.com or follow her on twitter @ruthwarewriter.

New york times bestseller – the reese witherspoon x hello sunshine book club pick“every once in a while, i read a book that opens my eyes in a way i never expected.” —reese witherspoon (reese’s book club x hello sunshine book pick)people magazine’s top 10 books of 2017bustle’s 17 books every woman should read from 2017pop – sugar’s our favorite books of the year (so far)refinery29's best books of the year so farbookbrowse’s the 20 best books of 2017pacific northwest book awards finalist – the globe and mail's top 100 books of 2017longlisted for 2019 international dublin literary award“it made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think.” —liane moriarty, #1 new york times bestselling author of big little lies – this is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them. – this is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated. – this is how children change…and then change the world. he’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. he also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess. – when he grows up, claude says, he wants to be a girl. – rosie and penn want claude to be whoever claude wants to be. they’re just not sure they’re ready to share that with the world. soon the entire family is keeping claude’s secret. until one day it explodes. laurie frankel's this is how it always is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. and it’s about the ways this is how it always is: change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. and families with secrets don’t get to keep them forever.

National bestseller – a “dazzling, cinematic, intimate, lyrical” (roxane gay) epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an indigenous chicano family in the american west, from the author of the national book award finalist sabrina & corina “sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you’re swimming under a big, sparkling night sky.”—celeste ng, author of little fires everywhere and everything i never told you a phenomenal book club pick and an audacious book club pick – one of the best books of the year: book riot – there is one every generation, a seer who keeps the stories. – luz “little light” lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, is left to fend for herself after her older brother, diego, a snake charmer and factory worker, is run out of town by a violent white mob. as luz navigates 1930s denver, she begins to have visions that transport her to her indigenous homeland in the nearby lost territory. luz recollects her ancestors’ origins, how her family flourished, and how they were threatened. she bears witness to the sinister forces that have devastated her people and their homelands for generations. in the end, it is up to luz to save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion. – written in kali fajardo-anstine’s singular voice, the wildly entertaining and complex lives of the lopez family fill the pages of this multigenerational western saga. woman of light is a transfixing novel about survival, family secrets, and love—filled with an unforgettable cast of characters, all of whom are just as special, memorable, and complicated as our beloved heroine, luz. – longlisted for the joyce carol oates prize

The new york times bestseller, now available in paperback—“half memoir, half polemic, and entirely necessary,” (elle uk) caitlin moran’s debut—an instant runaway bestseller in the uk—puts a new face on feminism, cutting to the heart of issues with an irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious touch.“ caitlin moran is the profane, witty and wonky best friend i wish i had. i don’t want to be like her—i want to be her.” —peggy orenstein, author of cinderella ate my daughtercaitlin moran puts a new face on feminism, cutting to the heart of women’s issues today with her irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious how to be a woman. “half memoir, half polemic, and entirely necessary,” (elle uk), moran’s debut was an instant runaway bestseller in england as well as an amazon uk top ten book of the year; still riding high on bestseller lists months after publication, it is a bona fide cultural phenomenon. now poised to take american womanhood by storm, here is a book that vanity fair calls “the u.k. version of tina fey’s bossypants…. you will laugh out loud, wince, and—in my case—feel proud to be the same gender as the author.”

The #1 new york times bestseller, usa today book of the year, now a major motion picture starring emily blunt. the debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives, from the author of into the water and a slow fire burning. “nothing is more addicting than the girl on the train.”—vanity fair“the girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl. . . . [it] is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership.”—the new york times “marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. . . hang on tight. you'll be surprised by what horrors lurk around the bend.”—usa today “like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban london and the reader cannot help but turn pages.”—the boston globe“gone girl fans will devour this psychological thriller.”—people every day the samerachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. she's even started to feel like she knows them. jess and jason, she calls them. their life–as she sees it–is perfect. not unlike the life she recently lost.until todayand then she sees something shocking. it's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. now everything's changed. unable to keep it to herself, rachel goes to the police. but is she really as unreliable as they say? soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. has she done more harm than good?

Warm, honest and true–a woman makes a plan is full of insight as well as a good dose of humor, offering readers a lifetime of hard-won advice.–diane von furstenberg the international supermodel shares personal stories and lessons learned from a life of living dangerously–carefully maye musk is a fashionable, charming, jet-setting supermodel with a fascinating and tight-knit circle of family and friends–and is 71 years old. but things were not always so easy or glamorous–she became a single mom at 31, struggling through poverty to provide for her three children; dealt with weight issues as a plus-size model and overcame ageism in the modeling industry; and established a lifelong career as a respected dietitian, all the while starting over in eight different cities across three countries and two continents. but she made her way through it all with an indomitable spirit and a no-nonsense attitude to become a global success at what she calls the prime of her life. as everyone who follows her obsessively on social media knows, maye is a fount of frank and practical advice on how the choices you make in every decade can pay off in surprising, exciting ways throughout your life. in a woman makes a plan, maye shares experiences from her life conveying hard-earned wisdom on career (the harder you work, the luckier you get), family (let the people you love go their own way), health (there is no magic pill), and adventure (make room for discovery, but always be ready for anything). you can't control all that happens in life, but you can have the life you want at any age. all you have to do is make a plan.

#1 new york times bestseller from the new york times bestselling author of invisible girl and the truth about melody browne comes a “riveting” (popsugar) and “acutely observed family drama” (people) that delves into the lingering aftermath of a young girl’s disappearance.ellie mack was the perfect daughter. she was fifteen, the youngest of three. beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. now, her mother laurel mack is trying to put her life back together. it’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in ellie’s case was unearthed. so when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. before she knows it, she’s meeting floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, poppy, takes laurel’s breath away. because looking at poppy is like looking at ellie. and now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt laurel anew. where did ellie go? did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? who is floyd, really? and why does his daughter remind laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?

#1 new york times bestseller – in the propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast crime junkie, a journalist uncovers her hometown’s dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor—and the disappearance of another girl twenty years later. – one of the best books of the year: pop – sugar you can’t ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors. – everyone from wakarusa, indiana, remembers the infamous case of january jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. margot davies was six at the time, the same age as january—and they were next-door neighbors. in the twenty years since, margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist. but she’s always been haunted by the feeling that it could’ve been her. and the worst part is, january’s killer has never been brought to justice. – when margot returns home to help care for her uncle after he is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, she feels like she’s walked into a time capsule. wakarusa is exactly how she remembers—genial, stifled, secretive. then news breaks about five-year-old natalie clark from the next town over, who’s gone missing under circumstances eerily similar to january’s. with all the old feelings rushing back, margot vows to find natalie and to solve january’s murder once and for all. – but the police, natalie’s family, the townspeople—they all seem to be hiding something. and the deeper margot digs into natalie’s disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder january’s case feels. could january’s killer still be out there? is it the same person who took natalie? and what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night twenty years ago? twisty, chilling, and intense, all good people here is a searing tale that asks: what are your neighbors capable of when they think no one is watching?

The blockbuster hit—over two million copies sold! a new york times, usa today, wall street journal, and publishers weekly bestseller“poignant, engrossing.”—people – “lisa wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—paula mclainmemphis, 1939. twelve-year-old rill foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s mississippi river shantyboat. but when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a tennessee children’s home society orphanage, the foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. at the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. aiken, south carolina, present day. born into wealth and privilege, avery stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. but when avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.

The relationship classic hailed by erica jong as "life- changing" — now updated with a new introduction and resource section! the #1 new york times bestseller that asks are you a woman who loves too much? do you find yourself attracted again and again to troubled, distant, moody men — while "nice guys" seem boring? do you obsess over men who are emotionally unavailable, addicted to work, hobbies, alcohol, or other women? do you neglect your friends and your own interests to be immediately available to him? do you feel empty without him, even though being with him is torment? robin norwood's groundbreaking work will enable you to recognize the roots of your destructive patterns of relating and provide you with a step-by-step guide to a more rewarding way of living and loving. if being in love means being in pain, you need to read women who love too much.

Did you know that god's light can shine through every facet of your identity? radiant is an invitation for teen girls and young women to enjoy a candid conversation on identity with bestselling author priscilla shirer. you'll hear reflections on life lessons she's gathered from her teen years until now. she'll show you how the light of god's word shaped her identity, and she'll teach you how it can change and shape your life as well. the culture will try to define you, but this world is starving for something different that comes only from the creative genius of your god. you were created to reflect his light. . . . you were created to be radiant.

Now an eight-part docuseries on apple tv+ hillary rodham clinton and her daughter, chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them—women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.she couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old. “go ahead, ask your question,” her father urged, nudging her forward. she smiled shyly and said, “you’re my hero. who’s yours?” many people—especially girls—have asked us that same question over the years. it’s one of our favorite topics. hillary: growing up, i knew hardly any women who worked outside the home. so i looked to my mother, my teachers, and the pages of life magazine for inspiration. after learning that amelia earhart kept a scrapbook with newspaper articles about successful women in male-dominated jobs, i started a scrapbook of my own. long after i stopped clipping articles, i continued to seek out stories of women who seemed to be redefining what was possible. chelsea: this book is the continuation of a conversation the two of us have been having since i was little. for me, too, my mom was a hero; so were my grandmothers. my early teachers were also women. but i grew up in a world very different from theirs. my pediatrician was a woman, and so was the first mayor of little rock who i remember from my childhood. most of my close friends’ moms worked outside the home as nurses, doctors, teachers, professors, and in business. and women were going into space and breaking records here on earth. ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. that is the achievement of each of the women in this book. so how did they do it? the answers are as unique as the women themselves. civil rights activist dorothy height, lgbtq trailblazer edie windsor, and swimmer diana nyad kept pushing forward, no matter what. writers like rachel carson and chimamanda ngozi adichie named something no one had dared talk about before. historian mary beard used wit to open doors that were once closed, and wangari maathai, who sparked a movement to plant trees, understood the power of role modeling. harriet tubman and malala yousafzai looked fear in the face and persevered. nearly every single one of these women was fiercely optimistic—they had faith that their actions could make a difference. and they were right. to us, they are all gutsy women—leaders with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. because if history shows one thing, it’s that the world needs gutsy women.

Now an eight-part docuseries on apple tv+ hillary rodham clinton and her daughter, chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them—women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.she couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old. “go ahead, ask your question,” her father urged, nudging her forward. she smiled shyly and said, “you’re my hero. who’s yours?” many people—especially girls—have asked us that same question over the years. it’s one of our favorite topics. hillary: growing up, i knew hardly any women who worked outside the home. so i looked to my mother, my teachers, and the pages of life magazine for inspiration. after learning that amelia earhart kept a scrapbook with newspaper articles about successful women in male-dominated jobs, i started a scrapbook of my own. long after i stopped clipping articles, i continued to seek out stories of women who seemed to be redefining what was possible. chelsea: this book is the continuation of a conversation the two of us have been having since i was little. for me, too, my mom was a hero; so were my grandmothers. my early teachers were also women. but i grew up in a world very different from theirs. my pediatrician was a woman, and so was the first mayor of little rock who i remember from my childhood. most of my close friends’ moms worked outside the home as nurses, doctors, teachers, professors, and in business. and women were going into space and breaking records here on earth. ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. that is the achievement of each of the women in this book. so how did they do it? the answers are as unique as the women themselves. civil rights activist dorothy height, lgbtq trailblazer edie windsor, and swimmer diana nyad kept pushing forward, no matter what. writers like rachel carson and chimamanda ngozi adichie named something no one had dared talk about before. historian mary beard used wit to open doors that were once closed, and wangari maathai, who sparked a movement to plant trees, understood the power of role modeling. harriet tubman and malala yousafzai looked fear in the face and persevered. nearly every single one of these women was fiercely optimistic—they had faith that their actions could make a difference. and they were right. to us, they are all gutsy women—leaders with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. because if history shows one thing, it’s that the world needs gutsy women.

Written in partnership with sherwood pictures' upcoming film, courageous, in the resolution for women, popular speaker and author priscilla shirer challenges all women to be intentional about embracing and thriving in god's beautiful and eternal calling on their lives. like the men in the movie who resolve to fully accept their responsibilities before god, shirer explains how today's women can and should live out their own resolution. it is "a defining banner that hangs over your life, written in the ink of your own choices." a woman's banner should be an accurate reflection of who she desires to be-someone completely christ-centered who blesses and changes things in her world for the better. the resolution for women inspires women with intentional, spirit-filled living from three unique angles. section one, entitled, "this is who i am," helps a woman define herself as "authentically me, purposefully feminine, surprisingly satisfied, and faithfully his." section two, "this is what i have," invites her to value "my best, my blessing, my honor, and my heart." and section three, "this is what matters to me," focuses on joyfully honoring god as a wife, mother, and family member while resolving to live with the grace that leaves a godly legacy. the resolution for women is designed to inspire a revolution.

An instant new york times bestseller! a no-holds-barred guidebook aimed at white women who want to stop being nice and start dismantling white supremacy from the team behind race2dinner and the documentary film, deconstructing karenit's no secret that white women are conditioned to be "nice," but did you know that the desire to be perfect and to avoid conflict at all costs are characteristics of white supremacy culture? as the founders of race2dinner, an organization which facilitates conversations between white women about racism and white supremacy, regina jackson and saira rao have noticed white women's tendency to maintain a veneer of niceness, and strive for perfection, even at the expense of anti-racism work. in this book, jackson and rao pose these urgent questions: how has being "nice" helped black women, indigenous women and other women of color? how has being "nice" helped you in your quest to end sexism? has being "nice" earned you economic parity with white men? beginning with freeing white women from this oppressive need to be nice, they deconstruct and analyze nine aspects of traditional white woman behavior–from tone-policing to weaponizing tears–that uphold white supremacy society, and hurt all of us who are trying to live a freer, more equitable life. white women is a call to action to those of you who are looking to take the next steps in dismantling white supremacy. if you are in fact doing real anti-racism work, you will find few reasons to be nice, as other white people want to limit your membership in the club. if you are not ticking white people off on a regular basis, you are not doing it right.

Many christian women are tired, struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a good servant, a nurturing caregiver, or a capable home manager. this book shows the design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the freedom and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be.