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What if a single missing word could change the way history remembers women? In The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams tells the unforgettable story of a young girl who discovers that the words left out of the Oxford English Dictionary reveal just as much as the ones included.
What can poetry teach us about hope in the face of uncertainty? In Call Us What We Carry, Amanda Gorman explores identity, resilience, justice, and the shared experiences that shape our world.
Cozy read that gives you all the feels. Light romance that is a slow build that includes inclusive frienships that feel like a warm hug. Excellent read about an orc who has hung her ax for a coffee pot.
A profoundly moving, eye-opening masterpiece of historical fiction. Take My Hand explores reproductive justice, systemic racism, and healthcare exploitation through the unsparing lens of a Black nurse in 1973 Alabama. Loosely based on shocking true events.
Before they became legends, Helen and Klytemnestra were sisters caught in a world where powerful men controlled their futures. Forced into marriages that shape the fate of Greece, they must navigate love, betrayal, and impossible choices. This gripping retelling of Greek mythology gives voice to two women whose actions sparked history’s most famous war, revealing the courage, ambition, and heartbreak behind the legend of Troy.