After her father’s sudden death, Alice returns to the family’s private Rhode Island island expecting to leave after the funeral. Instead, he has left an ultimatum: the family must stay on the island for a week and complete a series of tasks to inherit his estate. Forced to live under one roof, the siblings confront old secrets, rivalries and grief while their relationships and futures are put to the test.

Childhood best friends Joni and Ren keep their bond alive by being each other’s annual wedding plus‑ones, even after Joni moves away. After a falling‑out, they must pretend to be close again at a family summer wedding, and old feelings and unresolved hurt resurface. The novel follows their reunion as they navigate friendship, second chances, and whether their relationship can become something more.

Joan Liang emigrates from Taiwan to California, endures a sudden first marriage breakdown, and later marries again and raises children. Searching for lasting fulfillment, she opens the Satisfaction Café — a small place where strangers come to talk and be heard — and through that venture reshapes her life and creates a new kind of legacy.

Content moderator Girlie Delmundo earns a promotion when her employer acquires a leading virtual reality company, moving her into an elite VR moderation role. The job’s perks help her family but deepen her isolation, and when she begins a tentative relationship with the company’s reserved co‑founder William Cheung she must reckon with the limits of controlling narratives and the persistence of the past. A character-driven novel about work, intimacy, and how technology reshapes human connection.

Aggregated Discontent is a collection of sixteen essays that blend memoir, cultural criticism, and reporting to examine twenty‑first‑century womanhood. Harron Walker uses personal stories to explore work, relationships, fertility and embodiment, corporate pinkwashing, pressures to conform (including whiteness), and how institutions and intimate dynamics limit agency. Sharp, candid, and often darkly funny, the essays probe how women navigate labor, healthcare, identity, and desire without revealing specific plot details.

Set against the glamorous backdrop of 1970s Los Angeles, this captivating tale delves into the lives of a group of ambitious and enigmatic individuals navigating the world of fashion, film, and fame. As they chase their dreams and desires, their intertwined stories reveal the complexities of ambition, loyalty, and betrayal. With a keen eye for detail and a flair for drama, the narrative captures the essence of an era defined by its pursuit of beauty and success, while exploring the personal sacrifices made in the quest for power and recognition.