The best books have the power to inspire new perspectives and potentially even launch a cultural trend. Here is a shortlist of new nonfiction books by women.
Labor Day celebrates the contributions of American workers with a day off. If you’re looking to relax today, why not do so with a good book? The best books have the power to inspire new perspectives and potentially even launch a cultural trend. Such was the case with Elizabeth’s Gilbert’s famous memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, which sparked women from around the globe to go on “their own Eat, Pray, Love journeys,” and use travel as a vehicle of self discovery.
Women’s stories matter. “For too long, the dreams of women have been demeaned and dismissed,’ writes Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of the Omega Institute, in her book, Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are The Storytellers, The Human Story Changes. “Now those dreams may save us. Our dreams can be a bridge from an old world into a new one.”
If you’re looking for books that center women’s stories and experiences, here is a shortlist to get you started.
Get Rooted, by Robyn Moreno
The former editor in chief and co-president of Latina magazine shares her journey of recovering from burnout as a working parent and going back to her Mexican American roots in this beautifully written memoir and manual for personal transformation. Robyn Moreno inspires us to intentionally create space in our lives in order to reconnect with our deepest values and redefine success for ourselves. By recounting her discovery of her grandmother practicing Curanderismo, or a traditional healing traditions rooted in the varied earth-based healing practices of Latin America, she went on her own healing journey using the tools she learned that include energetic cleansings, herbs, sound healing, prayer, and more to help her find greater balance.
