The Moment of Tenderness

By Madeleine L’Engle

The Moment of Tenderness

This collection of the famed author's early stories seems heartfelt, if ill-considered.

Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today

This part-scholarship, part-memoir debut explores the many charges leveled at unruly ladies through the ages.

Miracle Creek

By Angie Kim

Miracle Creek

This clever, emotional courtroom drama pushes the boundaries of the whodunit genre.

Greek to Me

By Mary Norris

Greek to Me

An intrepid copyeditor offers up a Valentine to the birthplace of democracy.

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: A Novel

By Cho Nam-joo; translated by Jamie Chang

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: A Novel

A case history of a South Korean Everywoman driven to the brink by misogyny.

Pride of Eden: A Novel

By Taylor Brown

Pride of Eden: A Novel

A globe-trotting, ragtag crew seeks to rescue wild animals from captivity and abuse.

They Went Left

By Monica Hesse

They Went Left

This Holocaust story will have readers questioning their realities and counting their blessings.