Recommended
Recommended
By Amy Estes
A list of books I love or have enjoyed reading.
Tomboyland: Essays
Melissa Faliveno
$14.95 $13.90One of my favorite essay collections of all time. Brilliant, thought-provoking, beautiful prose.
Wow, No Thank You.: Essays (Lambda Literary Award)
Samantha Irby
$17.00 $15.81Sam Irby is a treasure. What a delight. Will make you laugh out loud.
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays
Samantha Irby
$17.00 $15.81Sam Irby is a treasure. What a delight. Will make you laugh out loud.
Meaty: Essays
Samantha Irby
$16.95 $15.76Sam Irby is a treasure. What a delight. Will make you laugh out loud.
Such a Fun Age: Reese's Book Club (a Novel)
Kiley Reid
$26.00 $24.18Propulsive and thought-provoking.
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays
Kiese Laymon
$16.00 $14.88Kiese Laymon is one of our best living writers and this book is one of his best. I learned so much, and Kiese's unique voice is one to listen to.
Heavy: An American Memoir
Kiese Laymon
$16.00 $14.88Fantastic, emotional, wrenching in both structure and topic.
Sorrow and Bliss
Meg Mason
$26.99 $25.10A forever favorite. Deep, beautiful, honest writing about depression and joy and love.
The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai
$19.00 $17.67Rebecca Makkai is a genius and this book is a masterpiece.
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May
$25.00 $23.25I love this book, especially when it's cold and I find myself needing to hibernate. May writes so beautifully about the power of rest.
Everyone Remain Calm: Stories
Megan Stielstra
$18.00 $16.74Megan Stielstra is an extraordinary writer: creative, enthusiastic, and smart.
The Wrong Way to Save Your Life: Essays
Megan Stielstra
$15.99 $14.87This collection of essays is a touchpoint for me -- so much to be learned, so much heart, so much wisdom.
