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13 Books That’ll Make You Want to Call Your Mom

These must-reads come from literary mothers like Maya Angelou and Amy Tan, as well as our contemporary faves.

Marie Claire · May 7, 2025

‘It will renew your faith in humanity’: books to bring comfort in dark times

The best literary comfort reads rebuild our strength so we can face reality, argues novelist Francesca Segal. She picks her ultimate reading list – with help from Nick Hornby, Sathnam Sanghera and Naomi Alderman

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2024

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride review – sweet solidarity

The novelist and musician’s tale of Black and Jewish Americans uniting against prejudice in the 1930s is deftly plotted, richly characterised and inspiring

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023