Reba McEntire’s NOT THAT FANCY: LESSONS ON LIVING, LOVING, EATING AND DUSTING OFF YOUR BOOTS; from Oklahoma to the rodeo; on the road to country stardom; and movies to podcasts.

Martha Dickinson Bianchi’s EMILY DICKINSON FACE TO FACE; a 1932 memoir about the author’s aunt.

Rona Jaffe’s THE BEST OF EVERYTHING; three girls from different backgrounds go to New York City to find success and marital bliss.

Maya Angelou’s AND STILL I RISE; how knocking down obstacles elevated self-esteem; poems.

Harold Kushner’s WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE; a rabbi explains–why in a universe that is allegedly benevolent–inexplicable, tragic events happen.