Has the trend of titling books with "wife", "girl", "sister" or "Mrs." shown any sign of letting up? In this episode, Gayle and Nicole discuss the idea of making main female characters anonymous through this type of title. They also discuss their favorite books with these words in the title.

Books discussed:

Good Neighbors | Sarah Langan | Amazon | Bookshop

What Comes After | Joanne Tompkins | Amazon | Bookshop

The Last Revival of Opal And Nev | Dawnie Walton | Amazon | Bookshop

Whereabouts | Jhumpa Lahiri | Amazon | Bookshop

The Woman in the Window (Netflix) | A. J. Finn | Amazon | Bookshop

The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime) Colson Whitehead | Amazon | Bookshop

Luckiest Girl Alive | Jessica Knoll | Amazon | Bookshop

Girl In Translation | Jean Kwok | Amazon | Bookshop

Before She Disappeared | Lisa Gardner | Amazon | Bookshop

Girls In White Dresses | Jennifer Close | Amazon | Bookshop

The Good Sister | Sally Hepworth | Amazon | Bookshop

The Girls From Corona Del Mar | Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop

The Mystery Of Mrs. Christie | Marie Benedict | Amazon | Bookshop

His Only Wife | Peace Adzo Medie | Amazon | Bookshop

That Kind Of Mother | Rumaan Alam | Amazon |

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