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Unmissable Book Recs from my Writers Group!
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items The creative geniuses who come to my writers group have the best taste in books 😁
Spicy. Described as a coming of middle age novel, this is about one women’s quest for freedom. The women in the group are all crazy about this book - and the guys are also very curious!
All Fours by Miranda July
An international best seller for a reason. Everyone in the group raves about this psychological thriller!
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Literal squeals when this was mentioned around the table. The novel follows the rise and fall of Dick Diver, a charming American psychiatrist, and his tumultuous relationship with the wealthy and troubled actress Nicole Warren. All set against the ba...
Tender is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
One member of my group sold this book to the rest of us. She loves it and for good reason. The novel explores the impact of a wrongful incarceration on the lives and relationship of a young African American couple, Celestial and Roy, as they navigate...
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Hey, I know I wrote it but almost everyone in the group has it and they say they love it too! 😊
Ryan is Ready For You Now: Insider's Guide
If you’re a writer this is a great book in terms of looking at how the story is told from the point of view of two peripheral characters. If you’re not a writer but a reader, you will love this classic piece of literature. I think there’s a new movie...
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
My pick! V.I.Warshawski is one of my all time favorite flawed detectives. She’s scrappy, lives on her nerves and Barolo wine. Her adventures are endlessly entertaining and author Sara Paretsky has a wonderful turn of phrase. And if you like this, you...
Deadlock (V.I. Warshawski, #2) by Sara Paretsky
This one’s a bit on the nose - but highly recommended! The novel is about a group of writers attending a secluded retreat with a renowned author discovers secrets and rivalries that lead to tension and betrayal, unraveling their ambitions and creativ...
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
Described as Patricia Highsmith meets The White Lotus. Evelyn and Richard arrive on a Greek island for their honeymoon… and then it gets kind of crazy!
The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas
There’s a guy in my writers group who gets so excited about his writing and also what he’s reading. He LOVES this novel by Uketsu, which is a quirky blend of mystery; the supernatural unfolds as characters explore bizarre, haunted homes, revealing se...
Strange Houses by Uketsu
If you’ve read this book, you love this book. I read this first as a teen and it changed my brain chemistry. Here’s the blurb but read it and interpret it in your own way.
The House of the Spirits weaves a multi-generational saga of the Trueba famil...
The House Of The Spirits by Isabel Allende
There’s a writer in my group who is a John Le Carre fanatic, so if you like spy novels, this is a rabbit hole you should definitely fall down. And then watch the TV adaptation with Tom Hiddleston.
The Night Manager by John le Carré
We were talking about hedgehogs in writers group one night and someone brought up this novel. It’s set in Paris and is about Renée, a middle-aged concierge, who hides her intellect and love for art. The story intertwines her life with that of a preco...
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Gumshoe noir. An absolute classic. You need to read at least one Raymond Chandler book in your lifetime. The Big Sleep follows hard boiled private investigator Philip Marlowe as he navigates a web of deceit, murder and corruption while trying to solv...
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
I always recommend writers (especially women) read the works of Dorothy Parker, and I talked about her at writers group this week. But really, everyone should admire her razor sharp wit. But what a life! In this compelling biography, Marion Meade loo...
Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?