Heartburn is Nora Ephron’s autobiographical novel about the breakdown of her second marriage. Thanks to Ephron’s infamous mix of humor and heartache, the book became a bestseller and was adapted into an equally successful movie. Meryl Streep, who starred opposite Jack Nicholson … Continued

Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale explores the intersection of gender and religious politics through the eyes of Offred, a sex object used purely for her ability to bare children in the largely sterile society of Gilead. As … Continued