100 Poems to Break Your Heart. By Edward Hirsch. 2021. Ecco.
For all those who seek solace in poetry and its assurance that one is not alone in facing heartbreak and loss, Hirsch’s darkly illuminating anthology includes work from Gwendolyn Brooks, Nazim Hikmet, Garret Hongo, Patricia Smith, Mary Oliver, and many others.
Coventry. By Rachel Cusk. 2019. Picador.
Exploring literary narratives as well as those we create in relationships, homemaking, and parenting, Cusk pulls apart the stories we tell to reflect on the mess underneath.
Crying in the Bathroom. By Erika L. Sánchez. 2022. Viking.
In her refreshingly candid memoir, Sánchez spares no detail in relating her life experiences, from her youth to her early dating life, marriage, divorce, professional success, and motherhood.
Dept. of Speculation. By Jenny Offill. 2014. Vintage.…
