Empress Editions – serie

An unfiltered, hilarious new chapter for every woman who's ever yelled 'ARE YOU THERE, GOD?' into a fan. Gen X-er Maggie Levy has just turned fifty. When she was a girl, she assumed adulthood would come with answers - clear rules, emotional equilibrium, and a body that didn't stage hostile takeovers without notice. Instead, she gets menopause, which arrives like an uninvited houseguest who breaks the thermostat, eats all the snacks, and asks why you're so emotional. As Maggie and her three closest friends - the women they've christened the TWATS because irony is all they have left - stare down this rude, disorienting chapter, everything starts to crack open. Their bodies are unreliable. The culture is dismissive. Doctors are patronising. Patience is gone. Rage is... surprisingly clarifying. Together, they navigate hot flashes, insomnia, existential whiplash, vanishing tolerance for nonsense, and the shocking realisation that they have spent decades being polite about things that deserved to be set on fire. There are moments of deep friendship, brutal honesty, inappropriate laughter, and the kind of emotional truth-telling that only happens once you've officially run out of f*cks. Are You There, God? It's Me, Menopause is hilarious, sharp, and unapologetically honest - a novel about the second coming-of-age, when the rules fall apart, the mask comes off, and women finally stop pretending they're fine. It turns out midlife isn't about having it all together. It's about telling the truth, backing each other up, and discovering that rage - when shared - is just another form of love.

A therapist's bold, funny guide to surviving Gray Divorce and rebuilding your life on your own terms. When therapist Holly Lockett finds her own marriage imploding, she discovers that even experts aren't immune to the chaos, shock, and wild emotional whiplash of Gray Divorce. What she is uniquely equipped to do? Turn the wreckage into wisdom - with humour, straight talk, and zero euphemisms. Drawing from both her professional training and her personal unravelling, Holly walks women through the emotional, legal, physical, and romantic aftershocks of divorce with the kind of candour only a therapist-turned-survivor can offer. This isn't another sombre 'healing journey.' It's a bold, beautifully irreverent field guide for reclaiming your joy, your agency, and your bad-assery. Inside, you'll learn how to: Rebuild Your Identity: Redefine who you are beyond the marriage you've outgrown. Date Again: Navigate modern romance - even if your flirting skills are from another century. Master Your Finances: Understand your money, secure your stability, and plan your future. Stop Apologizing: Let go of guilt, obligation, and the version of yourself that played small. And threaded through every chapter: 'What if the best part of my life starts now?' Perfect for: Summer book clubs; Therapy and coaching circles; Women navigating Gray Divorce or midlife reinvention; Anyone craving an uncensored, wise, laugh-out-loud perspective from a therapist who's lived the story she teaches. A breakout Gray Divorce title that makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, and makes you believe your second act might just be your best one yet.

A novel about the cost of becoming - and the courage it takes to remain visible. What happens when a woman realizes she has disappeared inside her own life? And what would it take to come back into full view? Maggie has survived everything life could throw at her - addiction, grief, single motherhood, ambition that didn't go as planned, and love that arrived in the wrong shape at the wrong time. Now, in midlife, she's finally done pretending. She wants the truth - about her marriage, her desires, her talent, and the woman she once promised herself she'd become. Told in razor-sharp, luminous prose, MOTHERPERSON follows Maggie across New York, London, Dallas, Chicago, and a dusty artist's retreat in Taos as she confronts the roles she was handed - wife, daughter, mother, teacher - and the one she buried: herself. Her journey is messy, funny, raw, hopeful, and deeply human as she falls for an Irish painter, battles the stereotypes that try to shrink her, and ignites the spirits of students who've nearly given up. What emerges is a portrait of a woman refusing to disappear - choosing, instead, to live wide awake. Bold, intimate, and defiantly honest, MOTHERPERSON is a story for every woman who has ever wondered: Where did I go - and how do I get myself back? Perfect for readers of: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout, Writers & Lovers by Lily King, and I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg

Dot Sloan has always had a plan: study hard, stay invisible, and definitely do not fall for her best friend, Joshua Jameson. Unfortunately, her heart never got the memo. After one magical, not-supposed-to-happen night leaves their friendship cracked wide open, Dot spends senior year doing damage control - hiding her feelings, dodging drama, and pretending she's totally fine. (She is... mostly. Sometimes. Okay, not at all.) So when Joshua suddenly becomes single for the first time in forever, Dot has a choice: stay silent and safe... or take the risk that might finally rewrite everything between them. As the school year spirals into a hilarious, tender chaos of friend fallouts, unexpected crushes, very public humiliations, and a crash course in confidence, Dot learns that growing up doesn't mean having all the answers. It means showing up - messy, terrified, and completely yourself. And sometimes? You only get the love you want when you stop waiting for permission.

A MUST for readers of The 5 Second Rule, Big Magic, and Atomic Habits, The Download is a powerful guide to accessing intuitive insight, unlocking creative genius, and turning your biggest ideas into reality. The Download shows readers how to escape cognitive overload, regulate their nervous systems, and receive Downloads - the clarity, breakthroughs, and creative ideas that change everything - on demand. Sara Connell has spent decades helping high performers, creators, and leaders break through mental noise to access something deeper: the moment when the right idea, solution, or decision arrives with total clarity. She calls it a Download - and according to both neuroscience and lived experience, it's not random. It's trainable. In a world that demands constant output, faster thinking, and endless decision-making, most of us are stuck reacting - overthinking, second-guessing, and chasing answers that never quite land. But what if the real advantage isn't thinking harder... It's knowing how to tune in? Through her proven D.A.R.E. Method - Desire, Activate, Receive, Excitate - Connell shows you how to access intuitive insight on demand, make aligned decisions faster, and unlock the kind of creativity that sets you apart. As you move through a compelling mix of science, story, and practical exercises, you'll learn how to cut through overwhelm, trust your instincts, and create momentum around the ideas that matter most - whether you're building a business, making a life-changing decision, or searching for your next chapter. Because the answers you're looking for? They're not out there. They're already here, waiting for you to access them.