Laura Wood’s Newest Romance Novel ‘Let’s Make A Scene’ Tops WW Book Club This Week!
From historical mystery to women's fiction, nonfiction and more—we have something for everyone!
Welcome back, book lovers! This week, Woman’s World Book Club is excited to announce another batch of entertaining and enthralling new releases to sink into. Our book picks will take you on riveting journeys through a variety of genres—from historical mystery to women’s fiction, romance, nonfiction and more! As usual, we guarantee there’s something for every reader and every bookish mood.
Do you love books centered around Hollywood’s Golden Age? Then pick up Meg Waite Clayton’s newest novel Typewriter Beach, which follows an upcoming starlet who befriends a blacklisted script writer. If a funny yet swoon-worthy love story is more your style, pick up Let’s Make A Scene by Laura Wood. Wood’s latest rom-com is filled with chemistry, second chances and Hollywood drama. Meanwhile, fans of historical dual-timeline stories will adore The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton. It’s a sweeping story about the power of books!
Keep scrolling to discover even more about this week’s best new books.
Historical fiction
‘Typewriter Beach’ by Meg Waite Clayton
Readers are taken to 1950s California in this riveting saga. Isabella Giori has big dreams of making it in Hollywood. After she auditions with Hitchcock, the studio manager—who “preps” aspiring stars—sends her to Carmel. Then, Iz meets her neighbor Léon Chazan, a blacklisted screenwriter. In 2018, Gemma Chazan is in Carmel to sell her grandfather’s cottage. As secrets emerge, lives intersect in astonishing ways.
Romance
‘Let’s Make A Scene’ by Laura Wood
Filled with delicious banter and swoon-worthy moments, this rom-com sparkles. The story centers on Hollywood actress Cynthie Taylor and her dreamy costar Jack Turner-Jones. More than a decade ago, they starred in a hit movie together—then vowed never to see each other again. When they’re asked to film a sequel and ‘fake date’ for PR, they reluctantly oblige. As lines begin to blur, can they ignore their very real feelings?
Historical mystery
‘The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes’ by Chanel Cleeton
This captivating story is an ode to book lovers! In 2024 London, American expat Margo Reynolds sources rare antiques. Her latest request: find the only copy of a book published a century ago. In 1966 Havana, Pilar Castillo, a librarian during the Castro era, is handed a powerful book. In 1900 Boston, aspiring author Eva Fuentes travels from Cuba to Harvard and writes a story that will alter her legacy.
Women’s fiction
‘As You Wish’ by Leesa Cross-Smith
Sweeping settings, journeys of self-discovery, magical moments…Leesa Cross-Smith’s newest novel has it all. Three friends—Lydia, Jenny and Selene—are working as au pairs in Seoul when their lives take a turn. During a combined trip with their host families, they visit an enchanted waterfall on Jeju Island and make a wish under a full moon—and the next day everything changes. A deeply joyful, cinematic story!
Nonfiction
‘Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age’ by Shannon Watts
Do you ever feel like you’re living life on autopilot or that each day is just an endless to-do list? If so, author and founder of Moms Demand Action, Shannon Watts’ new book is for you! In Fired Up, Watts says many women believe they’re too busy or ‘too old’ to go after what they want—and she proves how possible it is to come alive at any age. With tips on boosting confidence and more, this is a map toward living a full, joyful life!
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