Becky Meloan THE WASHINGTON POST – Many of October’s new books tell stories about women – sisters, mothers, daughters – displaying grace or grit while facing challenges. Science fiction and short stories will expand horizons, while nonfiction, including a memoir, will inspire. THE GODDESS EFFECT While scrolling through her feed, Anita clicks on an ad […]
Laurie Lico Albanese's "Hester" takes readers to 19th-century Salem a few years before Nathaniel Hawthorne became famous, and imagines a love affair between the writer and his real life Hester Prynne.