10 Must-Read Books by Women Authors in 2023

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiminez (Mar. 7)

When thirteen‑year‑old Ruthy disappeared after track practice without a trace, it left the family scarred and scrambling. Then one night, twelve years later, her sister Jessica spots a woman on her TV screen in Catfight, a raunchy reality show, who calls herself Ruby and has a familiar birthmark under her left eye. Could this be her long-lost sister?

Jessica, along with her sister Nina, their mother and their mother’s best friend, embarks on a road trip to find maybe-Ruthy. This novel paints a vivid family portrait and explores the familial bonds between women, colonialism and cycles of generational violence.