When you're looking to get lost in a book, sometimes you need your reading material to match your mood. With Marie Claire's series "Buy the Book," we do the heavy lifting for you. We're offering curated, highly specific recommendations for whatever you're looking for—whether you're in your feels or hooked on a subgenre trending on #BookTok.
In this author-curated rendition, Melissa Febos, the bestselling author of Girlhood, shares the surprisingly sexy books about nuns she read in the year she committed to celibacy—the inspiration for her new memoir, The Dry Season. See her recommendations below.
