The Complete List of Zibby's Book Club Books
Each month, Zibby Media founder and fellow book-lover Zibby Owens selects one of her favorite reads as her official book club pick. Browse these powerful novels and memoirs!
End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood
PATTY LIN
September 2023 PickA candid and revealing look at life in television, Hollywood, and work in the writer's room, from an insider who wrote for some of the most popular television shows in history: Friends, Desperate Housewives, and Breaking Bad.
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The Whispers
ASHLEY AUDRAIN
From the New York Times bestselling author ofThe Push, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens—and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses.
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The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays
KELLY MCMASTERS
A memoir in intimate essays navigating marriage and motherhood, art and ambition, grief and nostalgia, and the elusive concept of home.
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Wine People: A Novel
MICHELLE WILDGEN
With mouth-watering descriptions of food and wine, Wine People takes readers from France, Germany, and Italy to the Midwest and California Wine Country. An utterly entertaining page-turner that explores how close friends can both misjudge and uplift each other.
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The Society of Shame
JANE ROPER
In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's “feminine hygiene malfunction” catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale.
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Wednesdays at One: A Novel
SANDRA A. MILLER
A USA TODAY best-selling book "Fast-paced and chilling...a brilliant mystery about lies, shame, and secrets." - Apple Books If you don't confront your past...it might confront you first.
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American Mermaid
JULIA LANGBEIN
American Mermaid follows a young woman braving the casual slights and cruel calculations of a winner-take-all society and discovering a beating heart in her own fiction: a new kind of hero who fights to keep her voice and choose her place. A hilarious story about deep things, American Mermaid asks how far we’ll go to protect the parts of ourselves that are not for sale.
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Hedge: A Novel
JANE DELURY
Deeply moving and impossible to put down, Hedge is an unforgettable portrait of a woman's longing to be a good mother while still answering the call of her soul and mind.
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Life and Other Love Songs
ANISSA GRAY
A father's sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings, and joys of a Black American family in the late decades of the twentieth century, in this page-turning and intimate new novel from the author of The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls.
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Super Bloom: A Novel
MEGAN TADY
In this sparkling, heartwarming debut set at an iconic Vermont spa, massage therapist Joan Johnston struggles with grief. Can a quirky assignment from a demanding, eccentric author help Joan rewrite her life?
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You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
MAGGIE SMITH
You Could Make This Place Beautiful, like the work of Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, and Gina Frangello, is an unflinching look at what it means to live and write our own lives. It is a story about a mother’s fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman’s love and regard for herself. Above all, this memoir is “extraordinary” (Ann Patchett) in the way that it reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new and beautiful.
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Burst: A Novel
MARY OTIS
Award-winning author Mary Otis delivers an arresting debut novel that explores the complexities between mothers and daughters, and the conflicting desires for connection and escape. Told from interwoven perspectives with writing as deft as a choreographed dance, this story delves into a mother-daughter relationship filled with immense heart in the face of heartbreak.
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I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel
REBECCA MAKKAI
In I Have Some Questions for You, award-winning author Rebecca Makkai has crafted her most irresistible novel yet: a stirring investigation into collective memory and a deeply felt examination of one woman's reckoning with her past, with a transfixing mystery at its heart.
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Women Are The Fiercest Creatures: A Novel
ANDREA DUNLOP
In this wildly addictive novel, three overlooked women take on the charming, manipulative tech CEO who wrote them out of his startup's history. Written with razor-sharp intelligence and heart, Women Are the Fiercest Creatures is a searing look at the complexities of family and the obstacles women navigate in every aspect of their existence.
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Really Good, Actually: A Novel
MONICA HEISEY
A hilarious and painfully relatable debut novel about one woman's messy search for joy and meaning in the wake of an unexpected breakup, from comedian, essayist, and award-winning screenwriter Monica Heisey.
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My What If Year: A Memoir
ALISHA FERNANDEZ MIRANDA
An exuberant, hilarious memoir about a woman who pauses her successful career for a year and explores the "What If" jobs of her dreams.
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A Place Called Home: A Memoir
DAVID AMBROZ
Told with lyricism and sparkling with warmth, A Place Called Home depicts childhood poverty and homelessness as it is experienced by so many young people who have been systematically overlooked and unprotected. It's at once a gripping personal account of deprivation--how one boy survived it, and ultimately thrived--and a resounding call for readers to move from empathy to action.
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We Are the Light: A Novel
MATTHEW QUICK
The humorous, soul-baring story of Lucas Goodgame offers an antidote to toxic masculinity and celebrates the healing power of art. In this unforgettable and optimistic tale, Quick reminds us that life is full of guardian angels.
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We All Want Impossible Things: A Novel
CATHERINE NEWMAN
For lovers of Meg Wolitzer, Maria Semple, and Jenny Offill comes this raucous, poignant celebration of life, love, and friendship at its imperfect and radiant best. For anyone who's ever lost a friend or had one. Get ready to laugh through your tears.
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The Break: A Novel
KATIE SISE
Can she trust the people she loves? Can she trust herself? A new mother is pushed to the edge in a provocative thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Open House.
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In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss
AMY BLOOM
In this heartbreaking and surprising memoir, Bloom sheds light on a part of life we so often shy away from discussing--its ending. Written in Bloom's captivating, insightful voice and with her trademark wit and candor, In Love is an unforgettable portrait of a beautiful marriage, and a boundary-defying love.
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Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood
Qian Julie Wang
Inhabiting her childhood perspective with exquisite lyric clarity and unforgettable charm and strength, Qian Julie Wang has penned an essential American story about a family fracturing under the weight of invisibility, and a girl coming of age in the shadows, who never stops seeking the light.
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The Violin Conspiracy
Brendan Slocumb and Juneau Black
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! - Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise--undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world--when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather's heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.
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The Golden Couple
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The next electrifying novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind The Wife Between Us.
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Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature
Zibby Owens
A deeply personal memoir about one woman's journey to finding her voice and rewriting her story by the creator and host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books(TM).
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The Spectacular
Fiona Davis
From the New York Times Bestselling Author of The Magnolia Palace A thrilling story about love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, set amidst the glamour and glitz of Radio City Music Hall in its mid-century heyday.
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You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility
Anabelle Gurwitch
From the New York Times bestselling author of I See You Made an Effort comes a timely and hilarious chronicle of downward mobility, financial and emotional.
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Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives
Mary Laura Philpott
From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful new memoir that tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear with humor and hope.
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Of Women and Salt
Gabriela Garcia
A sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
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Fault Lines
Emily Itami
Funny, provocative, and startlingly honest, Fault Lines is for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and asked, who am I and how did I get here? A bittersweet love story and a piercing portrait of female identity, it introduces Emily Itami as a debut novelist with astounding resonance and wit.
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The Rules of Inheritance
Claire Bidwell Smith
A powerful and searingly honest memoir about a young woman who loses her family but finds herself in the process.
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Out of Love
Hazel Hayes
For anyone who has loved and lost, and lived to tell the tale, this gorgeously written debut is a love story told in reverse, a modern novel with the heart of a classic: truthful, tragic, and ultimately full of hope.
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Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology
Zibby Owens
Too tired to think? No time to read books? Zibby Owens gets it. Award-winning podcaster of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books and mother of four (ages six to fourteen) compiled fifty-three essays by forty-nine authors to help the rest of us feel understood, inspired, and less alone.
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As the Wicked Watch: The First Jordan Manning Novel
Tamron Hall
The first in a thrilling new series from Emmy Award-winning TV Host and Journalist Tamron Hall, As The Wicked Watch follows a reporter as she unravels the disturbing mystery around the deaths of two young Black women, the work of a serial killer terrorizing Chicago.
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The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller
A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades.
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Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
Jayne Allen
The first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black woman must rely on courage, laughter, and love--and the support of her two longtime friends--to overcome an unexpected setback that threatens the most precious thing she's ever wanted.
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The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Hailed as "breathtakingly suspenseful," Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot is a propulsive read about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it.
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People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers and Beach Read comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.
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In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing
Lee Woodruff
In an Instant is the frank and compelling account of how Bob and Lee Woodruff's lives came together, were blown apart, and then were miraculously put together again-and how they persevered, with grit but also with humor, through intense trauma and fear.
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Animal
Lisa Taddeo
From Lisa Taddeo, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon Three Women, comes an "intoxicating" (Entertainment Weekly), "fearless" (Los Angeles Times), and "explosive" (People) novel about "what happens when women are pushed beyond the brink, and what comes after the reckoning" (Esquire).
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That Summer
Jennifer Weiner
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another "ideal beach read, full of secrets and complicated female friendships" (Cosmopolitan).
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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
Dawnie Walton
An electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades later for one last tour.
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When the Stars Go Dark
Paula McLain
Weaving together actual cases of missing persons, trauma theory, and a hint of the metaphysical, this propulsive and deeply affecting novel tells a story of fate, necessary redemption, and what it takes, when the worst happens, to reclaim our lives--and our faith in one another.
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Eliza Starts a Rumor
Jane L. Rosen
The author of Nine Women, One Dress delivers a charming, unforgettable novel about four women, one little lie, and the big repercussions that unite them all.
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It Had to Be You
Georgia Clark
Second chances, secret romance, and steamy soul mates are front and center in this sexy, tender, and utterly charming rom-com that is "so much fun" (Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author).
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Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
Anna Quindlen
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The perfect gift for new parents and grandparents this Mother's Day: a bighearted book of wisdom, wit, and insight, celebrating the love and joy of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and #1 bestselling author
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The Kindest Lie
Nancy Johnson
Powerful and unforgettable, The Kindest Lie is the story of an American family and reveals the secrets we keep and the promises we make to protect one another.
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My Salinger Year
Joanna Rakoff
A keenly observed and irresistibly funny memoir about literary New York in the late nineties, a pre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing.
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Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
Anne Lamott
From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow comes an inspiring guide to restoring hope and joy in our lives.
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American Daughter
Stephanie Thornton Plymale
The sharp and surprising true story of a woman who finally sets out to understand her past, and the mother she had one day hoped to forget. Full of unexpected twists and unbelievable revelations, American Daughter is an immersive memoir that will have you on the edge of your seat to the very last page.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Making Me Time: 101 Stories About Self-Care and Balance
Amy Newmark
"Me time" is the cure for what ails you. You know you need it. Here's how to take care of yourself so that you can be the very best version of you!
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Widowish
Melissa Gould
Melissa Gould's hopeful memoir of grieving outside the box and the surprising nature of love. A modern take on loss, Widowish illuminates the twists of fate that break our world, the determination that keeps us moving forward, and the surprises in life we never see coming.
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White Ivy
Susie Yang
Filled with surprising twists and a nuanced exploration of class and race, White Ivy is a "highly entertaining," (The Washington Post) "propulsive debut" (San Francisco Chronicle) that offers a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost.
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A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
Brittany K. Barnett
LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST - NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE - A"powerful and devastating" (The Washington Post) call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity--from a gifted young lawyer and important new voice in the movement to transform the system.
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Oona Out of Order
Margarita Montimore
Surprising, magical, and heart-wrenching, Margarita Montimore has crafted an unforgettable story about the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the power of family.
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I’ll Be Seeing You
Elizabeth Berg
The beloved New York Times bestselling author tells the poignant love story of caring for her parents in their final years in this beautifully written memoir.
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Here Is the Beehive
Sarah Crossan
A "gutsy, modern, deeply entertaining" debut about a love affair cut short, and how lonely it is to live inside a secret (The Observer UK).
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Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam
A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.
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Modern Madness: An Owner’s Manual
Terri Cheney
Terri Cheney ripped the covers off her secret battle with bipolar disorder in her New York Times bestselling memoir, Manic. Now, in this stigma-buster and must-read, she blends a gripping narrative with practical advice (Elyn Saks).
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Thank You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America
Erin Geiger Smith
A concise, lively look at voting in America, including insights into why so few Americans today vote and innovative ways to educate and motivate them--updated with a new epilogue analyzing the 2020 election.
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More Than a Woman
Caitlin Moran
The author of the international bestseller How to Be a Woman returns with another "hilarious neo-feminist manifesto" (NPR) in which she reflects on parenting, middle-age, marriage, existential crises--and, of course, feminism.
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Monogamy
Sue Miller
A brilliantly insightful novel, engrossing and haunting, about marriage, love, family, happiness and sorrow, from New York Times bestselling author Sue Miller.
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Sex and Vanity
Kevin Kwan
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - GMA BOOK CLUB PICK - The author of the international phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians takes us from Capri to NYC, where a young woman finds herself torn between two men--and two very different cultures.
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The Red Lotus
Chris Bohjalian
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant comes a twisting story of love and deceit: an American man vanishes on a rural road in Vietnam, and his girlfriend follows a path that leads her home to the very hospital where they met.
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Stray
Stephanie Danler
From the bestselling author of Sweetbitter, a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and addiction, and of one woman's attempts to find a life beyond the limits of her past.
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Lagging Indicators
Jennifer Anglade Dahlberg
What happens when your career is your entire identity and it's suddenly taken away from you?
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Long Bright River
Liz Moore
Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters' childhood and adolescence, Long Bright River is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction, and the formidable ties that persist between place, family, and fate.
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There I Am: The Journey from Hopelessness to Healing
Ruthie Lindsey
Brain on Fire meets Carry On, Warrior in this inspirational memoir and "testament to the things that break us, heal us, and make us who we are" (Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author) that explores one woman's journey from chronic pain and hopelessness to finding joy, redemption, and healing.
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What We Carry
Maya Shanbhag Lang
Absorbing, moving, and raw, What We Carry is a memoir about mothers and daughters, lies and truths, receiving and giving care, and how we cannot grow up until we fully understand the people who raised us.
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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
Adrienne Brodeur
A daughter's tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity.
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Writers & Lovers
Lily King
Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel Euphoria, Lily King returns with another instant New York Times bestseller: an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman.
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Valentine
Elizabeth Wetmore
Written with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, an astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of one small Texas oil town in the 1970s, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the VCU Cabell First Novel Award.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Lori Gottlieb
From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world--where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).
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Separation Anxiety
Laura Zigman
From bestselling author Laura Zigman, a hilarious novel about a wife and mother whose life is unraveling and the well-intentioned but increasingly disastrous steps she takes to course-correct her relationships, her career, and her belief in herself.
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Nobody Will Tell You This But Me
Bess Kalb
Nobody Will Tell You This But Memarks the creation of a totally new, virtuosic form of memoir: a reconstruction of a beloved grandmother's words and wisdom to tell her family's story with equal parts poignancy and hilarity.
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