Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her …
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Malibu 1983. Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party is here once again, and every attendee has wild expectations for the night. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, surfer, and supermodel; Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer and the other an established photographer; and Kit, the youngest, just starting to pave her way. …
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
1791: A secret female apothecary in the Back Alley of London has one goal: to liberate women from the harmful men who’ve wronged them. Nella, the knowledge apothecary owner fatefully meets Eliza, her latest patron. Present-day London: Caroline ventures to London on what is supposed to be her tenth wedding anniversary, but the trip is …
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
A novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. Isaiah was Samuel’s and Samuel was Isaiah’s. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the …
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd
The wife. The husband. The stalker. The wife. Emmy Jackson is @ the_mamabare on Instagram and has thousands upon thousands of adoring fans. She’s a transparent “instamum” who’s feed is full of relatable content. The husband. Dan Jackson is a resentful novelist, struggling to figure out where his career goes next when his wife is …
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Margot Lee’s mother Mina stops answering her phone and isn’t returning calls. Worried, twenty-six year old Margot decides to pay a visit to her home in Koreatown, LA and unfortunately finds her mothers deceased body. This sends Margot putting the pieces together in an effort to discover the truth behind her mothers death. Through this, …
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Rachel Krall is a successful true crime podcast host, after season one of Guilty or Not Guilty set an innocent man free. She heads to the small town of Neapolis to film the next season. The town is being torn apart by a local rape trial. Devastatingly, a female student was raped by the town’s …
Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin
Claire, a musician whose band becomes famous as soon as she leaves the group, finds work with a playgroup in wealthy New York City. Quickly, Claire becomes enamored by those who employ her, a group of impossibly gorgeous mothers who are addicted to wellness routines and juice cleanses. But Claire quickly realizes what she sees …
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
Samiah, London, and Taylor became friends in the most unlikely of circumstances. The three went viral on Twitter after confronting a man dating the three of them at the same time. After this unfortunate event, the three new pals make a pact to stay single for the next six months. During this time, the goal …
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
Hello friends and happy April! I am so eager for spring and sunshine, this winter has felt so long. As the month is beginning, it is the perfect time to pick up a new book and get reading. For this months book club, I’m highlighting a spectacular read: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan. …