Recently on a long flight, I read Jessica Stanley Consider kissing yourself Sitting in one. Without giving too far, the book opens with a woman leaving a woman in 2022, then goes back in 2013 and slowly works further. But the story is so wide and by the time I returned by 2022, I completely forgot what I learned in some pages first. Tears in seat 14A cu. If you are also in the mood of a moving reads, then I asked four women to share the books that brought them into tears …
Sana Lemine, Novelist and Cookbook Writer
Are you a big core?
I had gone through divorce not long ago, so I was crying privately and publicly every day. But in general, I don’t cry a lot and books almost never cry me. So, this is very special when this happens.
Sana’s bookshell
Do you remember the first book that cried to you?
In college, I read Norwegian Wood By Haruki Murakami and Year of magical thinking By Zone Didian in the same week. This was my Sophomore year, and my lover broke with me. The books were assigned to read for two different classes, and I read them on the floor of my room, splashing them. They are about sorrow and disadvantages, and although I felt much less than my heartbeat, they provided accurate rest I needed.
Are there any books you read recently?
A few weeks ago, I cried on the metro because I abolished Dinav Manegetsu’s extraordinary novel. Anyone like usThere is a layering and circularity that compound over time, weaves together as memories and conversations – it seems magical. Then there is dialogue, yet feeling uncontrolled.
Too, Small rain By Garth Greenwell-mostly occurs in a hospital during a week, as the narrator has a medical emergency of death. I was surprised, then took me into tears, there was a love story between the narrator and his partner. His love was so special and universal. It was delicate, gentle and flexible.
Katie Sturino, Founder and Novelist of Megabebe
Do you cry a lot
I am a huge core in day to day life, so you can only imagine how much I am impressed by books. My mother and I read All the devils are here Last summer by Lewis Penny, and we had to handle our husband John during a part because neither of us could take out the word.
Katie’s nightstand
Which books have cried to you recently?
I am an audibook person, and wow, Not my type: a female vs a president E. By gene carol [about sexual abuse and defamation by Trump] It was difficult to hear. I listen to my books when I am running out, but I advise this book, even if it means crying publicly!
Then a few weeks ago, I cried from my reading own Book, sunny side upDuring my book launch event in Boston, I read a paragraph that how many of us are re -writing their stories, even if we thought we would be finished by now. Is it strange to cry at your work? I hope not. I felt that this is something that many people could belong to, and I was proud of myself to write it.
Jamia Wilson, Writer and Executive Editor at Random House
Are you a big core?
I feel deeply, and if a story collides with a nerve, I am ugly. Recently, I reunite tears of happiness Unprecedented woman By Maya Angelo. Tuck from inside, I found a beautiful note from my late mother, Freda, written in 1995. In this, she expressed her love and praise for the woman I was becoming at the age of 15. The book, a well -worn version that lost his cover long ago in one of the many tricks, is one of my most funded assets.
Jamia’s well worn copy
What is another book that cried to you?
I remember reading bell hook Passion On a bus ride from Sienna to Rome during his semester abroad in 2000. I cried throughout the journey, the route, exposing the pages with dogs, and turning my discman Steal Soundtrack. There were some intelligent pages that told me that this book would be a lifetime guide, one I would return through Rekan, ceremony, revelations and difficult truths. I read it at least 20 times again, and I cry every time.
What is the latest book that removes tears?
there’s no turning back By Alba de Cemps. Set in Fascist Italy during World War II, the story attracts from its own experiences that to show you the calm strength and difficult choice of normal women opposing oppression, remind us how courage in everyday acts is necessary in the fight against powerism. It is expected that the immediate call to fight for the deep historical roots of the book and to fight for justice and freedom felt deeply relevant to the struggles we faced today.
Alisha Ramos, Manufacturer of Downtime Newsletter
Are you a big core?
Generally, I am a fairly stoic person.
So, has a book ever cried to you?
Cry in h mart Michelle is one by the Zunar. It is a beautiful raw memoir that recalls the experience of the writer taking care of his mother after a cancer diagnosis. I detectly remember a scene, where her mother cries from the next room, ‘Epio, Epio’ (‘It hurts, it hurts’). It took me into tears, especially as I thought of my own mother, which is Korean.
What is the last book that cried to you?
Sorrow and bliss By Meg Mason, a book about mental health (among other things). It felt very real and helped me feel seen during a dark time. I both laughed and cried.
Which books have cried to you? Where were you? I am an easy core, but it is revealed that people are more prone to crying on aircraft.
PS more favorite books, and five things I have seen on a NYC bookstore.
(Top bookcase photo by Alpha Smut from Joanna’s first Brooklyn apartment. Photo of Sanaa by Julia Robs. Julia Robs for Joe Joe Julia Robs. Photos of Katie and Jamia by Christine Han.
