Barbara Ras shares poems from her latest poetry collection The Blues of Heaven. These are poems that are tender and wise, measured and uproarious, somber and celebratory.

In Sandra Cisneros’ latest book, Corina is living her life in Chicago when she finds a letter she’d long forgotten. This and other ephemera of bygone days when she was young, single and following her dreams to become a writer in Paris lead Corina to respond to her friend Martita through this epistolary work.

At 91, the beloved author is back to writing stories after the death of her husband to COVID-19. Her new collection is called “Today A Woman Went Mad In The Supermarket.”

Alexander Nemerov brings us the story of pioneering artist Helen Frankenthaler and a look into New York’s 1950s art scene.

In Marisol Cortez’s novel “Luz at Midnight,” offers a world of insights on environmental justice with a setting in San Antonio, Texas.

Katie Crouch’s new novel is set in Namibia where two central characters, American women, are “embassy wives” who have transplanted their lives to follow their husbands to their diplomatic roles.

In her debut memoir, Chloe Shaw guides us on an emotional journey that anyone who has ever loved and lost a dog will appreciate.

Jessica Hopper is a pioneer in the field of music criticism. She examines the music of women — in many contexts, from songwriters to producers — through an intersectional feminist lens.

In her new collection of essays, "Broken (In the Best Possible Way)," Jenny Lawson shares her experiences with anxiety and depression.

Families play a big part in Elizabeth McCracken’s latest story collection, The Souvenir Museum.