Fiction - Feminist

Would you still love me if I were a murderer...? Morello is a nobody: a homeless orphan and starving artist with nothing but impossible dreams of escaping obscurity. Then Florence appears--dazzling, dangerous, and offering Morello a way out, on one chilling condition: each year,...

"The Grandmother is a deeply satisfying tale of revenge. After the death of her granddaughter, deceptively unassuming Betty is determined to make the killer pay, and we're treated to each step of her plan. This book is a journey of vengeance, but Leigh Nimitz...

STEMinist mecha fantasy meets reality television in this high-stakes novel from the author of A Magical Girl Retires--a wildly imaginative tale of sibling bonds, unexpected friendship, and an existential quest to understand what it means to be human.Robotics student Kim Wooram, runner-up at the...

Juan is a Bolivian poet at the turn of the century, visiting the city of Cochabamba and writing letters to his friend Armando about the masked sensuality and hostility he feels seething beneath the placid face of this insular mining town. Antonia is a...

Juan is a Bolivian poet at the turn of the century, visiting the city of Cochabamba and writing letters to his friend Armando about the masked sensuality and hostility he feels seething beneath the placid face of this insular mining town. Antonia is a...

From the USA Today bestselling author of How to Survive a Horror Story comes a biting slasher perfect for fans of John Tucker Must Die and The Final Girl Support Group, following three women who lure their cheating boyfriend to a remote mountain cabin,...

ONE FOR SORROWThere wasn't a day that went by without Laura feeling a sense of guilt for what happened to her daughter.Charlotte's fear was so entrenched in her subconscious, and conscious mind, she had to be sure she could trust those people around her.But...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, celebrated author of "The Yellow Wallpaper," delves into the complex social issues of the early 20th century with "The Crux." This thought-provoking work of feminist fiction explores the controversial topic of eugenics and its potential impact on society. Through a compelling...

A strange and speculative text from one of the most innovative writers of their generation. I am still transitioning, but I am unsure into what. Who are all these Evas? They puncture and disrupt the domestic space and equilibrium of the narrator, who alternately...

Charlotte Holmes--aka Sherlock Holmes--becomes entangled in a puzzling missing person case that hits close to home for her beloved Mrs. Watson in this Victorian-set mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of A Ruse of Shadows. It's been three years since Charlotte Holmes struck...

A bad lawyer pursues her dreams of viral rap stardom, at any cost. Prue is a thirty-year-old attorney who wants two things, the first is to live without psychotropic medication, and the second is to experience success as a rap artist. Her life is...

In this richly atmospheric, dark academia debut novel, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything--including her life--to fit in. Belles never tell... It's 1951 at Bellerton, a secluded all-women's college, and Deena Williams is doing her best to blend in with...

Ever want to kill your partner? Join the club! Three ex-wives band together to murder their evil husband and wind up in the business of killing the worst of humanity. A darkly humorous suspense, with a heartwarming LGBTQ+ romance, perfect for fans of Elle...

In a dystopian Australia, a feminist movement decides protest is no longer enough. If the authoritarian government refuses to change, they will have to change the government...whatever the cost.Reader's drawn to novels like The Handmaid's Tale will enjoy Queentide's fierce and unflinching exploration of...

A moving and compulsively readable novel about two very different women and the unlikely bond they forge in the wreckage of one man's betrayal.Maggie feels behind for thirty-five--still unsure about her career path, still living with roommates and struggling through a never-ending PhD--but at...

In this striking debut, an ambitious academic faces new and unwanted choices when she is confronted with overnight motherhood... Dr. Mona Melamed is a happily married, purposefully childfree linguist at a top Southern California university. Her days are spent researching and stressing about finally,...

Author: Duston SpearISBN-10: 1685137768ISBN-13: 9781685137762Publisher: Black Rose WritingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2026Pages: 282Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d

A sweeping historical novel about a young woman who defies tradition to chase her art, her freedom, and a love that could change her life. By day she is a dutiful wife. By night she risks everything to carve the life she truly desires....

Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Selected Short Stories explores the complexities of womanhood and societal expectations in 19th-century America. Through poignant prose and vivid storytelling, Chopin delves into themes of identity, freedom and the pursuit of individuality, leaving readers captivated by her timeless exploration...

A love letter to pop music, American Spirits charts an icon's fall--and an obsessive fangirl's rise.Thirty-eight-year-old Blue Velour has finally achieved the critical acclaim she's long been chasing. Over the last decade, she's released six studio albums to mixed reviews, landing her somewhere between...

"Engaging and immersive, Rosen delivers a deeply moving plot with a heartfelt conclusion." -Rochelle Weinstein, bestselling author of We Are Made of StarsLucy never wanted the life that's been thrust upon her-the wedding band or the baby in the crib. A woman of ambition,...

When two teenagers are found brutally murdered on the island of Lidingö, dressed in white tunics and wearing crowns of candles, former French police officer Maï a Rehn joins local Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery with a shockingly dark heart. The highly...

How are women involved in a man's Cold War project?Facets of Femininity explores many shades of feminine identity. Spanning four generations, this novel follows the intertwining lives of women in a family with the author as they navigate love, loss, ambition, and belonging, that...

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide,...

From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas--a sweeping, richly layered Victorian novel about a trailblazing female economist who's determined to build Britain's first women's bank, but she must fight both financial corruption and a system intent on destroying the newly found family she's...

After Genevieve's husband dies under suspicious circumstances and leaves behind a trail of stolen money, she sets out to answer the questions many have asked: "What if I create a whole new person? What if I become Eve?" Call Me Eve is a story...

National Book Award finalist Karen E. Bender returns with stunning speculative stories of parents and children, together and apart, surviving near-future dystopias that feel all-too-possible--and realities that can be even stranger Grounded in both the contemporary United States and a variety of dystopias, celebrated...

A feminist utopia crumbles with one impossible birth. On an isolated mountaintop, a small feminist community is fracturing under the weight of ideological divides and dwindling numbers. Mila struggles to hold the women together, while deeper in the bush her aunt Frank--an ailing recluse--lives...

A Lynchian, absurdist debut novel for fans of Alexandra Tanner and Emma Cline about two disaffected young women and the local homeless man they become obsessed with. The Bowl is a strange place: surrounded by abandoned almond orchards filled with feral children and neighboring...

Verses for Melanie is a powerful, poetic manifesto for equality, resilience, and hope. This verse collection weaves together truth and imagination, using mermaids as metaphor and the tide as a call to change. The writing honours the women who came before, those who continue...

A sharp, empowering novel about a group of women who refuse to go quietly when society tells them they're no longer valuable beyond the age of 40, from the author of Ginger and Me. 'A rebellious and uplifting tale of punkish, middle-aged, feminist defiance'...

Kat is at loose ends after her husband ditched her and their daughter followed suit. When a lost time traveler appears in her Pennsylvania kitchen, she grasps at the chance to give her life meaning by helping the woman find her way home. But...

A crown prince holds a secret. If he reveals it, he risks losing the throne. If he doesn't, he risks losing even more-love.In the mid-twentieth century, patriarchal norms abound in the Kingdom of Gulaz. Princess Maryam, dressed and treated as a boy since birth...

One of the most visceral, profane, and distinctive reading experiences of the 21st century, The Orange Eats Creeps was praised as "beautiful and deranged" by Bookforum, while Shelley Jackson said it is "like something you read on the underside of a freeway overpass in...

In seventeenth-century Denmark, Christenze Kruckow, an unmarried noblewoman, is accused of witchcraft. She and several other women are rumored to be possessed by the Devil, who comes to them as a tall headless man and gives them dark powers: they steal happiness, perform unchristian...

While navigating life in her new home, and the cold world of science and engineering, a young Maya Castro faces the challenges of social marginalization, gender inequality, addiction, and sexual confusion. An immigrant to Canada from Latin America, Maya desires to bring a new,...

A young woman on the run. A life built in the shadows. A story that refuses to be forgotten.Amarillo, Texas, 2000. Margaret Kenyon, the oldest practicing nurse in the Panhandle, has lived long enough to know the difference between rumor and truth. When a...

"In Stasis" is a lyrical, slow-burn survival novel that invites you to explore a dualityof worlds and survival from the perspective of an average woman. "Jessi is forced to choose to flee to the forest with her dog, Janus, after facing abetrayal and to...

From the USA Today bestselling author of How to Survive a Horror Story comes a biting slasher perfect for fans of John Tucker Must Die and The Final Girl Support Group, following three women who lure their cheating boyfriend to a remote mountain cabin,...

Author: Lisa KleypasISBN-10: 0063247631ISBN-13: 9780063247635Publisher: Avon BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2026Pages: 448Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.26d

From award-winning author Katie Powner comes a funny feel-good novel about a woman discovering her second chance at life. This charming and heartfelt story is perfect for readers who loved Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame. Fifty-two-year-old Meredith McGillicutty is not having a midlife crisis....

"In Stasis" is a lyrical, slow-burn survival novel that invites you to explore a dualityof worlds and survival from the perspective of an average woman. "Jessi is forced to choose to flee to the forest with her dog, Janus, after facing abetrayal and to...

"Murder Bimbo is Gone Girl for the Luigi Mangione era, and Rebecca Novack is one of our funniest and most acerbic new writers." --Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of X The exhilaratingly twisty story of a sex worker turned political assassin on the run,...

A tense, propulsive drama set in Shanghai, about a fractured American family, secret lives, and the unbreakable bond between two sisters, from the New York Times bestselling author of Mercy Street. ​ Four years after their bitter divorce, Claire and Aaron Litvak get a...

This historical mystery novel re-imagines a little-known time in the life of famous Canadian painter Emily Carr. When Emily leaves her restrictive home in Canada to study art in London, England, she longs to prove herself as an artist, trying to carve a path...

Dr. Jonathan is a powerful exploration of social reform, class struggles, and evolving American ideals in the early 20th century. Winston Churchill presents a thought-provoking narrative of conflict between progress and tradition, examining the personal and societal costs of change. A compelling mix of...

On a brisk February morning while walking to work, Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn't undergo testing in order to preserve decency and prevent the spread...

"Dunn's pieces have an almost irrepressible kinetic energy." --Alexandra Kleeman, The New York TimesA previously unpublished collection of stories about motherhood, violence, and desire, from the cult icon Katherine Dunn, the author of Geek Love. A woman invests in a series of sex robots...

In an opulent villa near the English channel lives a well-to-do family. A man--a husband, father, and employer--has been shot dead. The bullet is from his own gun, which he got from the Germans during the war. In this family, the father has a...

A bold, intimate debut novel that follows a young Moroccan woman's flight from shame to self-reclamation. For Alia, being a teenager in Tangier means constantly facing a gauntlet of unwanted encounters by men in the streets who look her over, grab her, or make...