For an intriguing historical feminist mystery, I recommend A Murderous Business (publication day September 16, 2025) by Cathy Pegau, which I hope becomes book one of a series! It’s 1912, and Margot Harriman is running her father’s business empire after his passing–a canning company on Long Island that also manufactures and sells other prepared foods.Continue reading “A Murderous Business”
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Gaslight
Gaslight (2023) is Nigerian author Femi Kayode’s 2nd installment in the Dr. Philip Taiwo series (Lightseeker is book #1), but it’s OK if you haven’t read the first book. Philip, a forensic psychologist, and his wife, Folake, a law professor, are back in Lagos, Nigeria with their three children after having spent two decades inContinue reading “Gaslight”
Wayward Girls
I was completely captivated by Wayward Girls (publication day July 15, 2025) by Susan Wiggs! It’s an epic story of friendship and survival despite the horrific conditions some girls in the United States were subjected to as recently as 50 or 60 years ago. As the book opens in 2020, we know that a fifty-yearContinue reading “Wayward Girls”
In the Time of the Butterflies
I highly recommend this book despite a couple of fatphobic descriptions, because overall it portrays a compelling portrait of feminist resistance, sisterhood, and courage despite an uber-patriarchal dictatorship.
Reading While Fat 