If 2020 was good at something, that was definitely the number of extraordinary books released. Will 2021 be able to keep up? We’re about to find out!
The Charmed Wife,
Olga Grushin
What happens after Cinderella marries Prince Charming? Apparently, not quite the ‘riding off into the sunset together’ that we imagined. Weird and filled with dark humour, this novel tells a story we never expected.
Publishing date: 12th January 2021
Just as I Am,
Cicely Tyson
From single teen mother to model and actress – this is an inspiring autobiography of an actress who managed to shatter all possible glass ceilings in her nine-plus decades of living out loud.
Publishing date: 26th January 2021
Women of a Certain Rage,
Liz Byrski
20 Australian women from different backgrounds, races, beliefs and identities share stories of their rage.
Publishing date: 2nd February 2021
Under a White Sky,
Elizabeth Kolbert
Is there still a way to prevent the devastating effects of climate change? The Pulitzer Prize-winning author searches for the answers in this book.
Publishing date: 9th February 2021
The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Learn more about an all-female Kurdish militia, aiming to make women’s equality a reality.
Publishing date: 16th February 2021
Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage, Anne Lamott
Ageing, faith, marriage, self-forgiveness – this is a heartwarming guide to navigating the ‘third third’ of your life from a bestselling author.
Publishing date: 2nd March 2021
Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology, Jess Zimmerman
A retelling of ancient legends about Medusa, Chimera, Charybdis, Scylla and others with a feminist twist.
Publishing date: 9th March 2021
The Beauty of Living Twice,
Sharon Stone
This brutally honest autobiography starts in a hospital bed, where the actress is battling a brain bleed, and shares the aftermath of her near-death experience.
Publishing date: 30th March 2021
Of Women and Salt,
Gabriela Garcia
With thoughts on motherhood, displacement and cultural identity, this novel tells the story of a woman who travels to Cuba to find her family’s legacy.
Publishing date: 30th March 2021
Girlhood,
Melissa Febos
The book you wish you had in your teenage years dispels the myth that we are not masters of our own physical and emotional domains.
Publishing date: 30th March 2021
Good Company,
Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Pre-pandemic Manhattan, mid-life marriage and old secrets that threaten to ruin the happiness of Flora and her husband, as well as her best friend, Margot.
Publishing date: 6th April 2021
Great Circle,
Maggie Shipstead
Historical novel about a female aviator in the early 20th century whose disappearance becomes the basis for a big Hollywood production a century later.
Publishing date: 4th May 2021