If you’ve been following along with #read99women, you already know this, but February is truly a stunning month for new releases this year! So many authors I love have new books coming out. Thank goodness I was able to get early copies of some of them, because my TBR pile is already toppling!

Kerri Maher’s new novel, THE GIRL IN WHITE GLOVES, was one I was lucky enough to read a few months back. I loved it and I think you will too. You can see my blurb on BookBub, and here’s a little teaser: “Kerri Maher's latest novel skillfully delves beyond Grace Kelly's famously cool ice-blue exterior to reveal the passionate, blood-red heart beneath.“

In addition to THE GIRL IN WHITE GLOVES and THE KENNEDY DEBUTANTE, Kerri Maher is also the author of This Is Not a Writing Manual: Notes for the Young Writer in the Real World under the name Kerri Majors. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and founded YARN, an award-winning literary journal of short-form YA writing. A writing professor for many years, she now writes full-time and lives with her daughter in Massachusetts, where apple picking and long walks in the woods are especially fine.

Launching a new book is always a busy time, so I’m thrilled Kerri was able to make time to share a #read99women recommendation with us! Here it is: WE ARE THE LUCKIEST by Laura McKowen.

Kerri says: “Sobriety is having a moment, on Instagram and major newspapers and morning talk shows, and Laura McKowen's contribution to the conversation is extremely important. In fact, ‘Why aren't we talking about this’ -- i.e. why aren't we talking about why people everywhere are numbing their experience of modern life with one ‘thing’ or another -- is one of the guiding questions of her memoir…. Everybody, whether they think they have a problematic ‘thing’ in their lives or not, could benefit from reading this insightful look at one woman's brave journey.” Read the rest of her great review here.