Make America Grift Again

In Good Woman: A Reckoning, Savala Nolan blends memoir, legal scholarship, and cultural critique to interrogate the pressures placed on women to be compliant, sacrificial, and pleasing. Drawing on her experiences as a Black woman, mother, attorney, and survivor, Nolan explores topics including patriarchy, body shame, sexual violence, interracial relationships, and parenting. The essays use counter-narrative techniques to make marginalized experiences visible and to argue for broader definitions of female freedom and agency. Nolan connects personal stories to historical and legal contexts, asking how to raise girls who reach self-knowledge earlier in life and how women can reclaim appetite and autonomy. The book advocates for slowing down cultural scripts and creating space for women to cultivate authentic lives outside patriarchal expectations.

The novel tells the story of Oliver Barrett IV, a wealthy jock from a traditional family, and Jennifer 'Jenny' Cavilleri, a quick-witted musician from a working-class Italian-American household. Despite their different backgrounds, they fall deeply in love, but their relationship is marked by tragedy when Jenny is diagnosed with terminal leukemia. The story explores themes of love, loss, and personal growth, and it is known for its emotional impact and the iconic line 'Love means never having to say you're sorry'.

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In 'Project Hail Mary', Ryland Grace, a high school science teacher, awakens on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there or his mission. He soon discovers that he is the sole survivor of a desperate mission to save Earth from a microorganism called the Astrophage, which is threatening to cause a new ice age. As Ryland regains his memories, he encounters an alien named Rocky, and together they work to solve the scientific mystery and save their respective home planets. The story blends science, humor, and heart, exploring themes of survival, discovery, and unlikely friendships.

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Set at a small liberal arts college, "Vladimir" follows a 58‑year‑old English professor whose charismatic husband, also a professor, is under investigation after former students accuse him of having had inappropriate sexual relationships with them. Although she long condoned their open marriage and believed the affairs to be consensual, her husband’s alleged misconduct now threatens both their reputations and careers. At the same time, she develops an intense obsession with Vladimir Vladinski, a much younger, married novelist and new hire in her department, an infatuation that escalates into increasingly disturbing and reckless behavior. Through her darkly funny, unsettling narration, the novel interrogates sex, consent, generational divides, power dynamics in academia, marriage, aging, and female desire in the era of the #MeToo movement.