William Hazelgrove’s MADAM PRESIDENT: THE SECRET PRESIDENCY OF EDITH WILSON; after Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 stroke, the First Lady took over the running of the country.

Charlotte Brontë’s JANE EYRE; an orphan girl raised by a cruel aunt becomes a governess, and falls in love with her employer.

John Irving’s THE IMAGINARY GIRLFRIEND: A MEMOIR; the author examines his long relationships with wrestling, coaching, and how they influenced his writing.

Jill Schary Robinson’s BED/TIME/STORY; a glamorous childhood in Hollywood; influential friends; addiction and rehabilitation; by the daughter of Dore Schary, the only writer ever to run a Hollywood studio.