Your daily walk through stories, authors, and forgotten gems.
Discover The Buddha in the Attic — Julie Otsuka’s haunting, poetic tale of Japanese “picture brides” in America, love, loss, and survival across generations.
Discover the untold story of Belle da Costa Greene, J.P. Morgan’s secret librarian — a Black woman passing as white to shape history from the shadows.
Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds is a sweeping tale of survival, motherhood, and resilience during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. An unforgettable historical epic.
Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code blends WWII espionage, female friendship, and emotional intrigue at Bletchley Park. Discover why this novel is a historical fiction standout.
Discover the powerful story of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, where a blue-skinned librarian defies prejudice and danger to deliver books in 1930s Kentucky.
Explore The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak—a moving tale of love, identity, and resilience told through the eyes of a fig tree in war-torn Cyprus.
Step into the scriptorium with The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams—a moving novel about language, power, and the women history tried to silence.
Set in 1950s Jaipur, The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi tells the powerful story of a woman who builds independence through art, resilience, and sisterhood.
Discover The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes—an inspiring historical novel about packhorse librarians, female friendship, and the transformative power of books in 1930s Kentucky.
Explore The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles—a powerful WWII historical novel celebrating librarians’ courage, literary resistance, and the lasting impact of books.
Discover Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan—a gripping WWII novel based on the true story of Pino Lella, an Italian teen turned wartime hero and spy.
Discover Pachinko by Min Jin Lee — a multigenerational epic of Korean immigrants in Japan that explores identity, resilience, and love through powerful storytelling.
James McBride’s The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is a powerful tale of compassion, justice, and community in 1930s Pennsylvania—full of heart, mystery, and humanity.