Charmaine Wilkerson’s ‘Good Dirt’ Leads WW Book Club Picks for February 4-10—See the Full List!
From family sagas to twisted thrillers, discover Woman’s World Book Club’s fave new reads this week!
Welcome back, fellow bibliophiles! Here at Woman’s World Book Club when we’re not reading books, researching books or talking about books, we’re recommending books—and this week’s exciting batch of new releases spans multiple genres from family saga to romance, thriller and more! As usual, we guarantee there’s something for every reader and bookish mood.
Fans of compelling family sagas—especially those who loved Black Cake—will enjoy Charmaine Wilkerson’s Good Dirt. Fellow bestselling author Dolen Perkins-Valdez described Wilkerson’s latest as “a kaleidoscopic novel of love, loss and triumph.” For fans of fun and breezy rom-coms, try Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen, which is sure to incite both swoons and laughs.
More in the mood for an eerie page-turner? Pick up Liza North’s new thriller The Weekend Guests. But if escaping into the past is up your alley, we highly recommend Julia Bryan Thomas’ new novel The Kennedy Girl. This story transports readers to 1960s Paris—then into a world full of espionage and fashion!
Our nonfiction pick this week: Start With a Vegetable by Jessica Smith. This plant-forward cookbook offers readers 100+ recipes, practical cooking tips, checklists and more.
Keep scrolling to find out even more about the WW Book Club recommendations for the week of February 4 to February 10. Happy reading!
Family saga
‘Good Dirt’ by Charmaine Wilkerson
Bestselling author of Black Cake—which was adapted into a Hulu TV series by the same name—Charmaine Wilkerson is known for her powerful sagas, and her new novel follows suit. When 10-year-old Ebby Freeman’s brother is killed and a family heirloom is shattered, her world shifts. Eighteen years later, the crime is still not solved. As old secrets are unearthed, Ebby connects the dots between her family’s past and her future.
Romance
‘Wedding Dashers’ by Heather McBreen
This hilarious and fun debut romance follows Ada, whose estranged younger sister is getting married in Ireland. But Ada can barely afford a flight there and gets stranded in London. She opens up to a handsome stranger about her sister’s wedding and the womanizing best man she doesn’t want to meet—before she realizes he’s going to the same wedding and he is the best man. As attraction sparks, they race to make the big day.
Thriller
‘The Weekend Guests’ by Liza North
Fans of Lucy Foley’s twisty and suspenseful novels will devour this heart-racing tale by Liza North. It begins when a group of old university friends—Aline, Sienna, Rob, Michael and Brandon—reunite for a weekend at Aline’s house on a seaside cliff. But they don’t know that Aline has a secret: Someone is threatening to expose a crime the friends committed years ago. As tensions surface, old grudges and danger loom.
Historical fiction
‘The Kennedy Girl’ by Julia Bryan Thomas
Readers are transported to glamorous 1960s Paris in this immersive, enthralling story. Mia’s fashion idol is Jackie Kennedy, but her bakery job doesn’t quite pay well enough to craft a closet after the icon. Then Mia gets an unexpected modeling job at a prestigious Paris fashion house. As she rises in the industry, she’s drawn into the Cold War by the fashion house she works for. A sweeping story of fashion and espionage!
Nonfiction
‘Start With a Vegetable’ by Jessica Smith
After spending nearly a decade as a professional recipe developer, food pro Jessica Smith knows exactly how to put together a meal that’s sure to satisfy everyone at your dinner table. In her new cookbook, she offers up 100+ delicious “plant-forward” recipes, plus tips, checklists and meal plans. Easily add extra veggies into your diet—like corn for Elote Grilled Cheeses, spinach for Pesto Pasta, cucumbers for No-Roll Sushi Bowls, tomatoes for Farro Caprese and more. All of Smith’s tasty dishes are no-fuss—all you have to do is start with a vegetable!
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