"Fierce, feminist, and packed with funny anecdotes" is how Entertainment Weekly describes Dear Girls, the new book by comedian/writer/actress Ali Wong! Her sharp, humorous insights are even more personal in this collection. Though addressed to her daughters, Dear Girls provides every reader with wisdom, inspiration, and something to laugh at. Vogue says "Dear Girls is not so much a real-talk handbook as it is a myth-puncturing manifesto."

Hardcover, 240 pages, $27.00 plus $5 shipping

"A gorgeous mix of genres and perspectives." This is what the New York Post wrote about Zadie Smith's new collection of short stories, Grand Union. It was included in their list, "The Fall Books Everyone is Talking About." Publisher's Weekly wrote that Grand Union is, "Smart and bewitching... Both playful and rigorous, formally experimental and socially aware... Readers of all tastes will find something memorable in this collection."

Hardcover, 256 pages, $27.00 plus $5 shipping

"A devastating, immersive memoir… Miller is an extraordinary writer: plain, precise, and moving." This is how NPR describes Know My Name by Chanel Miller, infamously known for a while as Emily Doe.

Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford’s campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral. It was viewed by eleven million people in just four days, and soon after read aloud on the floor of Congress. It also inspired changes in California law, as well as the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time.

Hardcover, 368 pages, $28.00 plus $5 shipping

Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter's work trip to England, she can’t refuse. She’s excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn’t expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary, his charming accent, and unyielding formality. "Contemporary romance's hot new voice" is how Essence describes author Jasmine Guillory. Royal Holiday is her newest (and fourth) book. She has also written for Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, OprahMagazine.com, and Shondaland.com.

Hardcover, 304 pages, $20.00 plus $5 shipping

"Coates brings his considerable talent for racial and social analysis to his debut novel, which captures the brutality of slavery and explores the underlying truth that slaveholders could not dehumanize the enslaved without also dehumanizing themselves. Beautifully written, this is a deeply and soulfully imagined look at slavery and human aspirations." This is how Booklist reviews The Water Dancer, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Recently added to Oprah's Book Club list for 2019, Publishers Weekly describes Coates' debut novel as having "prose that sings and imagination that soars."

Hardcover, 416 pages, $28.00 plus $5 shipping