Random House Happy International Women’s Day
Celebrate today—and all of Women’s History Month—with these stories of ladies breaking molds, living boldly, and forging forward. FRESH READS
In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the beloved activist, speaker, and bestselling author of Love Warrior and Carry On, Warrior explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world—and start trusting the voice deep within us.“Untamed will liberate women—emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It is phenomenal.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls and Eat Pray LoveThis is how you find yourself.There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives and wonder: Wasn’t it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? READ MORE »Order Untamed
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After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life—from Terry McMillan, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale. Loretha Curry’s life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her sixty-eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty-supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she’s carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who thinks her best days are behind her—and she’s determined to prove her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong. READ MORE »Preorder It’s Not All Downhill From Here
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The thrilling, cinematic story of a community shattered by disaster—and the extraordinary woman who helped pull it back together.In the spring of 1964, Anchorage, Alaska, was a modern-day frontier town yearning to be a metropolis—the largest, proudest city in a state that was still brand-new. But just before sundown on Good Friday, the community was jolted by the most powerful earthquake in American history, a catastrophic 9.2 on the Richter Scale. For four and a half minutes, the ground lurched and rolled. Streets cracked open and swallowed buildings whole. And once the shaking stopped, night fell and Anchorage went dark. The city was in disarray and sealed off from the outside world. READ MORE »Preorder This Is Chance!
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A ruthlessly honest, emotionally charged, and utterly original exploration of Asian American consciousness and the struggle to be human.Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America. Part memoir and part cultural criticism, this collection is vulnerable, humorous, and provocative—and its relentless and riveting pursuit of vital questions around family and friendship, art and politics, and identity and individuality will change the way you think about our world. READ MORE »Order Minor Feelings
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ILLUSTRATED INSPIRATION Women in ArtRachel Ignotofsky
The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!Gloria Steinem
Rad American History A-ZKate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl
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