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Elephant by Natalie Rodriguez

An Excerpt From The Provocative New YA Novel "Elephant"

Ravishly presents an exclusive excerpt from Elephant, Natalie Rodriguez's provocative new YA novel.  Read...
Marcia Trahan's Mercy

True Crime & Medical Trauma: A Q&A With Author Marcia Trahan

Part searingly honest memoir, part incisive cultural criticism, Mercy explores the appeal of true crime and the way so many of us live our whole lives bracing for an attack. Read...
Nicole Mabry's Past This Point

How My Debut Novel Became My Survival Guide Through The Coronavirus

Suddenly, I was living my novel, it had come to life, and I was smack dab in the middle of it. Read...
Margo Orlando Littell's The Distance From Four Points

An Excerpt From The Distance From Four Points

Robin must reshape her idea of home or risk repeating her greatest mistakes. The Distance from Four Points is a story about family, womanhood, and coming to terms with a left-behind past. Read...
Author Clarissa Goenawan

The Perfect World Of Miwako Sumida: A Q&A With Author Clarissa Goenawan

From the critically acclaimed author of Rainbirds comes a novel of three people searching for answers in the wake of a mysterious young woman's death. Read...
Andrea Bartz's THE HERD

THE HERD: A Q&A With Author Andrea Bartz

THE HERD drills down into the ramifications of living in a society that keeps one gender down—and explores how far women will go in the name of self-preservation and getting ahead.   Read...
Rachael Wolff's Letters from a Better Me

Letters From A Better Me: A Q&A With Author Rachael Wolff

In 2016, I wrote an open letter on my blog about judgment. I signed it, “A Better Me.” From there, I started writing more and more. I’ve been writing letters for so long, both to others and myself, they are the place I feel most vulnerable, honest, committed, and intimate. Read...
DJ Lee's Remote: Finding Home in the Bitterroots

Remote: A Look Inside DJ Lee's New Memoir

We here at Ravishly are excited about DJ Lee's new memoir, Remote: Finding Home in the Bitterroots. We asked her to share a bit about the book with our readers and us. Read...