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The ultimate escape: 25+ books you won’t be able to put down

These days, we could all use a little escape. Whether it’s the constant news cycle, the never-ending to-do list, or just the everyday stresses of life, sometimes th…

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Women are abused online every day. One turned her nightmare into a book

https://www.aol.com/women-abused-online-every-day-181540340.html

Neneh Cherry and Anne Applebaum longlisted for Women’s prize for nonfiction

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/12/womens-prize-for-nonfiction-longlist-announced

L’heureuse élue : France Bélisle’s bold take on politics, power and personal struggle

https://qcna.qc.ca/lheureuse-elue-france-belisles-bold-take-on-politics-power-and-personal-struggle/

The complete list of all 110 books in Oprah’s book club

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/g23067476/oprah-book-club-list/

Sarah Hoover’s fierce rewrite of the motherhood myth

https://observer.com/2025/01/the-motherload-by-sarah-hoover-a-radical-take-on-motherhood/

Book excerpt: “Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old”

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/book-excerpt-brooke-shields-is-not-allowed-to-get-old/

Adelle Purdham

Ableism, motherhood, and raising a child with Down syndrome: A Q&A with Adelle Purdham

If you’ve followed The Honest Talk for some time, you know that we don’t sugarcoat — we will always tell you the story how it is. Adelle Purdham does the same.&nbsp…

By Lisa Thibodeau

Adelle Purdham