Woman’s World Book Club Recommends the New Matt Haig Book for September 10 to September 16

Calling all book lovers! It’s a new week which means Woman’s World Book Club has another batch of fresh book recommendations in a variety of genres and themes. From charming lit fic to a swoon-worthy romance, uplifting sci-fi, nonfiction and more, there’s something for every type of reader.

For the week of September 10 to September 16, open up The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers for an epistolary love story that’s guaranteed to enchant book lovers. For a dose of heartwarming life inspiration, dive into the award-winning Japanese novel We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida — the international sensation was just released in hardcover!

Fans of bestselling author Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library can dive his latest adventured-filled release, The Life Impossible, about a retired math teacher who inherits a run-down house. For anyone facing the heavy task of caregiving, we suggest Caring Well, the new nonfiction book by ministry leader Dr. Jeanne Porter King — it’s packed with warm advice and savvy insight on how to lessen your load while helping loved ones.

Keep scrolling for the entire list of Woman’s World Book Club recommendations for the week of September 10 to September 16.

Women’s Fiction

‘A Good Indian Girl‘ by Mansi Shah

Compelling and heartfelt, this story about second chances features Jyoti, whose life falls apart when she quits her job as a chef to focus on conceiving a child — only for her husband to leave after they struggle to have a baby. She flees to Tuscany to visit her friend Karishma, and there, she finds solace in cooking again. But when Jyoti goes viral online for her cooking talents, she must decide what she really wants out of her life.

Literary Fiction

‘We’ll Prescribe You a Cat‘ by Syou Ishida

Animal lovers will delight in this sweet, charming novel about an unconventional clinic in Kyoto known for prescribing cats to their patients as medication. Each page celebrates the bond between humans and animals as the cats help their patients — like a girl navigating cliques at school, a man struggling to stay relevant at work and a dispirited businessman seeking joy. As they face turmoil, their feline friends offer hope and healing.

Romance

‘The Book Swap’ by Tessa Bickers

This beautifully written tale is an ode to book lovers! Erin Connolly accidentally donates her favorite book — a heavily annotated copy of To Kill a Mockingbird — to a local little free library. A week later, she finds it back in the library with fresh notes in the margins. Erin begins a pen pal relationship with a mystery man. As they write notes back and forth in classic books, they realize they have a surprising shared history.

Science Fiction

‘The Life Impossible’ by Matt Haig

The bestselling author of The Midnight Library has written another inspiring page-turner. In his latest story, retired math teacher Grace Winters inherits a run-down house on a Mediterranean island from a long-lost friend. So she heads to Ibiza for answers about her friend’s life — and what she comes to find is stranger than she imagined. What follows is an adventure-filled tale about the power of new beginnings.

Nonfiction

‘Caring Well: 90 Self-Care Devotions for the African American Caregiver’ by Jeanne Porter King

Taking on the role of caregiver can be so draining between the unpredictable schedules and providing constant support — especially when your cup is empty. That’s where ministry leader and author Dr. Jeanne Porter King’s new book Caring Well comes in. King offers a 90-day devotional to encourage readers to take time to care for themselves too. Each page provides reflection questions, inspiring verses from the Bible and savvy insights to refuel your body, soul and spirit!