#womenfiction
LightNews LightNews
bookblabla.com
📚 Mad Mabel by: Sally Hepworth

Meet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea—or a cutting rem...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #womenfiction #thrillers #domestic

https://bookblabla.com/book/mad-mabel
Meet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea—or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet Melbourne suburb, until a neighbor turns up dead and the whispers start flying. Because Elsie hasn’t always been Elsie. Once upon a headline, she was Mad Mabel Waller—Australia’s youngest convicted murderer. But was she really mad, or just misunderstood? Either way, she’s kept her secret buried for decades. Enter seven-year-old Persephone, a relentless little chatterbox who has just moved in across the road (armed with stickers, questions, and no sense of personal boundaries); Joan, who appears to have it in for Elsie; and a healthy dose of public interest—the cops are sniffing around, and the media is circling like seagulls at a picnic. So Mabel does what she’s always done best—she takes matters into her own hands. Is she a cantankerous old lady with a shady past? A
September 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
bookblabla.com
📚 Mad Honey by: Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

Olivia McAfee's picture-perfect life - living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surge...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sagasfiction #literaryfiction #womenfiction #familylife

https://bookblabla.com/book/mad-honey
Olivia McAfee's picture-perfect life - living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher - was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mum relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can't help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet she wonders if she can trust him completely. Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call - Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's temper in Ash, and a
September 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
bookblabla.com
📚 Taipei Story by: R. F. Kuang

College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so ma...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #familylife #multigenerationalfiction #literaryfiction #womenfiction

https://bookblabla.com/book/taipei-story
College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home. Then shocking news arrives: Lily’s grandfather has passed away. The loss forces her to grapple with now-unanswerable questions about her family history. As Lily grieves, she’s drawn into a journey of self-discovery—piecing together memories, stories, and silences over a series of hilarious and devastating attempts at connection. Taipei Story asks: What if the diaspora fantasy of homecoming never comes true? What if learning a language can’t bring you any closer to t
September 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
jdavismallory.bsky.social
A Review of Social Animals by Camille Perri. If you want the full review, click on the link in the comments below! #booksky #bookreview #contemporaryfiction #mystery #womenfiction #dogs
September 3, 2026 at 1:12 AM
allauthor.bsky.social
💔 Fierce motherly devotion, heartbreaking choices & a relentless fight against all odds to protect what matters most! Feel every emotion in Emma's Plight: A gripping tale of a mother's courage and infinite love by Lilly Adam. 📚🛡️

#WomenFiction #BookSky

allauthor.com/book/94068/e...
August 25, 2026 at 1:48 PM
kohopeh.com
Time for Indie collabs to bring you great books, free

A quick read for Sunday? It can still be a 'Story that Linger'.

💙📚🖋️
#booksky
Character-Driven Fiction: a blend of modern, #literaryfiction, ⏳📚 #historicalfiction, #womenfiction

books.bookfunnel.com/friendship-f...
Ends Aug 31
Stories That Linger
Meet unforgettable people Follow the choices that change their lives. Stories that linger long after the last chapter.
books.bookfunnel.com
August 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
bookblabla.com
📚 Where There Was Fire by: John Manuel Arias

Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s most lucrative banana...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sagasfiction #literaryfiction #womenfiction #familylife

https://bookblabla.com/book/where-there-was-fire
Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s most lucrative banana plantation burning all evidence of a massive cover-up, and her husband disappears, the future of Teresa’s family is changed forever. Now, twenty-seven years later, Teresa and her daughter Lyra are picking up the pieces. Lyra wants nothing to do with Teresa, but is desperate to find out what happened to her family that fateful night. Teresa, haunted by a missing husband and the bitter ghost of her mother, Amarga, is unable to reconcile the past. What unfolds is a story of a mother and daughter trying to forgive what they do not yet understand, and the mystery at the heart of one family’s rupture. Brimming with ancestral spirits, omens, and the anthropomorphic forces of nature, John Manuel Arias weaves a brilliant tapestry of love, loss, secrets, and redemption in Where There Was Fire. A lush and atmospheric novel about three generations of a Costa Rican family wrestling with
August 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
bookblabla.com
📚 The Great Alone by: Kristin Hannah

Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, h...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #womenfiction #familylife #thrillers #domestic

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-great-alone
Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier. Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future. In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomers’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources. But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered
August 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
allauthor.bsky.social
✨ What happens after the fairy tale ending? Dive into After Happily Ever After by Leslie A. Rasmussen! 📚❤️

#WomenFiction #BookTok #MustRead
July 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
lynettecreswell.bsky.social
Just 99p/99c! ✨
Two Kinds of Truth is on Kindle sale until 29 July. A heartfelt story of love, family secrets and second chances.
Don’t miss out!
📚 Grab your copy: getbook.at/TKOTKindle

#KindleDeal #BookSale #AmReading #WomenFiction #99pBooks #99cbooks
July 26, 2026 at 1:45 PM
bookblabla.com
📚 The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by: Holly Kennedy

On the surface, Denny Voss's life in rural Minnesota is a quiet one. At thirty years old, he lives at home with his elderl...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #womenfiction

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-sideways-life-of-denny-voss
On the surface, Denny Voss's life in rural Minnesota is a quiet one. At thirty years old, he lives at home with his elderly mother and his beloved blind and deaf Saint Bernard, George. He cleans up roadkill to help pay the bills. Though his prospects are limited by a developmental delay--the result of an accident at birth--Denny has always felt that he has "a good life." So how did he wind up being charged with the murder of a mayoral candidate--after crashing a sled full of guns into a tree? As Denny awaits trial, his court-appointed therapist walks him through the events of the past year. Denny's had other scuffles with the law, the first for kidnapping a neighbor's cantankerous goose. And then there was the time he accidentally assisted in a bank robbery. It seems like whenever Denny tries to do the right thing, chaos ensues. Untangling the events around the murder reveals even more painful truths about his family's past. He's always been surrounded by people who love him, bu
July 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
chantal-agapiti.bsky.social
Blue Skies Ahead
by Jessica Redland
Expected July 27th 2026

You'll find the entire review on @goodreads

Thank you to @netgalley and to @boldwoodbooks for granting me this opportunity 📚💙

#bookrecommendations #books #arcreview #feelgood #womenfiction #boldwoodbooks #ebooks #booksky
July 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
bucolicbook.bsky.social
Most Ardently Yours by Freya Sampson
pub date - 7/7/26

#MostArdentlyYours #SourcebooksLandmark #NetGalley #romance #womenfiction #JAFF #alwaysreading #arcreader #books #bookblogger #July2026books

tinyurl.com/yt26jh4x
Most Ardently Yours by Freya Sampson
tinyurl.com
July 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
bexxymov.bsky.social
Someone texted me just to say they still can’t stop reading my novel, and I’m not over it. 🖤
The Copulation Chronicles is dark, explicit, messy, traumatic, sensual, and ultimately about survival. Available soon on Amazon.
#BookSky #IndieAuthor #SelfPublished #LiteraryFiction
Texts Person 1: Also, so f******* proud of you for getting back into writing and enjoying it. Person 2: Aw. Thank you! I'm pretty proud of myself. Person 1: Just driving by your house. Thinking of you. Sending some love and I also wanted to not have too much time go by to let you know I haven't stopped reading your novel in my free time. Wow just wow [name obscured]. If you like literary fiction that’s explicit, dark, and emotionally raw, this one’s for you. #booktok #indieauthor #literaryfiction #darkfiction #traumafiction #eroticliterature #psychologicalfiction #womenfiction On a black background that fades into red in the middle. Coming soon!! Is covering some of the text.
July 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
bexxymov.bsky.social
The Copulation Chronicles is a dark, sexually charged literary novel about a woman trying to survive the wreckage of trauma, addiction, war, and desire long enough to rebuild a self from the ruins.

#BookSky #LiteraryFiction #DarkFiction #TraumaFiction #PsychologicalFiction #IndieAuthor
If you like your books dark, horny, and emotionally wrecking… Background a mouth of a white woman sucking on something. THE COPULATION CHRONICLES A literary novel about trauma, addiction, desire, and healing Same background For readers who like: war trauma + erotic intensity + psychological fiction + messy women Same background If you like literary fiction that’s explicit, dark, and emotionally raw, this one’s for you. #booktok #indieauthor #literaryfiction #darkfiction #traumafiction #eroticliterature #psychologicalfiction #womenfiction On black background that fades into red in the centre with the words "coming soon!!!" Written over the words.
July 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
bookblabla.com
📚 Kin by: Tayari Jones

Vernice and Annie, two motherless daughters raised in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, have been best friends and neighbors since earliest childh...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #literaryfiction #womenfiction #general

https://bookblabla.com/book/kin-oprahs-book-club
Vernice and Annie, two motherless daughters raised in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, have been best friends and neighbors since earliest childhood but are fated to live starkly different lives. Raised by a fierce aunt determined to give her a stable home in the wake of her mother’s death, Vernice leaves Honeysuckle at eighteen for Spelman College, where she joins a sisterhood of powerfully connected Black women and discovers a world of affluence, manners, aspiration, and inequality. Annie, abandoned by her mother as a child and fixated on the idea of finding her and filling the bottomless hole left by her absence, sets off on a journey that will take her into a world of peril and adversity, as well as love and adventure, culminating in a battle for her life. A novel about mothers and daughters, friendship and sisterhood, and the complexities of being a woman in the American South, Kin is an exuberant, emotionally rich, unforgettable work from one of the brightest and most irresistible vo
June 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
allauthor.bsky.social
What would you do if you found a loaded gun in your senile mother's purse?(“A Mom, A Son, A Cat, and A Gun”)

#Humor #Fictionn #MustRead #WomenFiction
June 25, 2026 at 1:52 PM
bookblabla.com
📚 Enormous Wings by: Laurie Frankel

At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn’t choose the Vista View Retire...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #familylife #generalfiction #womenfiction #humorous

https://bookblabla.com/book/enormous-wings
At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn’t choose the Vista View Retirement Community of Austin, Texas—that would be her three grown children—but when she grudgingly moves in, she not only makes new friends, she falls in love. Then the exhaustion, vomiting, and confusion start. She fears it’s cancer, dementia, a stroke. But a raft of tests later, the news is even more shocking: She’s pregnant. As word gets out, everyone wants a piece of her: the press and paparazzi, activists and medical researchers, belly-rubbers and rubber-neckers all descending on Vista View while Pepper struggles to determine her next move. Soon she has some hard decisions to make—and some she’s not allowed to make. Enormous Wings is an urgent novel about female agency and bodily autonomy, morality and mortality. It’s about what happens when you don’t get to choose anymore. It’s about motherhood and family, sex and love and friendship, and how
June 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
lucindaonwriting.bsky.social
#booksky It was a slow process, but I have finally finished second version of my manuscript and I think that I like the story now. I am even looking forward to the editing (it won't last). #womenfiction.
June 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
bookblabla.com
📚 The Correspondent by: Virginia Evans

Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around hal...

#booksky

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #womenfiction #familylife #general

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-correspondent
Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter. Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has—a mother, grandmother, wife, divorcee, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness. “Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are li
June 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
theromancestudio.bsky.social
Not every transformation begins with a choice.
Sometimes it begins with a single breath. 🌹✨
A story of mystery, awakening, and discovering strength where you least expect it.
www.theromancestudio.com/the-divine-f...
#BookSky #ECBeaumont #WomenFiction #Readers #BookLovers
June 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM