Best selling novel, The Girls, by Emma Cline is an intriguing, fictitious, and illuminating look into the notorious Manson Family cult set in 1970s California, forcing readers to contemplate the loss of innocence that follows an unmistakable summer for main character, Evie Boyd.

Bark is an inventive and multifaceted short story by School of the Arts alum and author, Tania James, that explores the mysteries of motherhood and nature.

In need of a good thriller that transports you from NYC to the deep woods of the Adirondacks? Well then, Barnard Alum Liz Moore’s new novel God of the Woods is for you!

For this semester’s first BwogBooks review, staff writer Maren Frey covers law school grad Susan Rieger’s (‘76) new book Like Mother, Like Mother. 

Graham Moore (CC ‘03) is not just a Columbia grad, but an Academy Award winning screenplay writer and a New York Times bestselling author whose 2020 novel, The Holdout, is both riveting and thought provoking.

Obsessed with wellness? Want to support a Columbia alum? In need of a good book? Then Jessie Gaynor’s ‘08 (CC) The Glow is the book for you!

Desperate for dating advice? In need of a light beach read? Searching for some friendship advice? Well, then Eli Rallo’s (JRN ‘21) I Didn’t Know I Needed This is MAYBE for you (depending on your patience levels).

BwogBooks is the booksy side of Bwog as staff writer, Maren Frey, covers Columbia University alumni books, ranging from memoirs to short stories to historical fiction. Emma Cline’s The Guest, a National Bestseller is this week’s review. 

Do you love thrillers? Do you love family drama? Well, then We Were Liars by Columbia grad, E Lockhart, is definitely the book for you! 

In this week’s installation of BwogBooks, Maren Frey reviews The Swimmers, a novel by Julie Otsuka (SOA ‘94)!

In the second installment of BwogBooks, a series focused on CU authors, staff writer Maren Frey reviews Homesick for Another World by Barnard alum, Otessa Moshfegh!

For the first installment of BwogBooks, a series focused on CU authors, Staff Writer Maren Frey highlights one of her all-time favorite books, The White Tiger.