Rachel Mans McKenny recommends
June in the Garden (2025)
Eleanor Wilde
"June in the Garden is a story that will weed its way into your heart. June is a lovely character you can't help but root for, and her journey is at once a story of grief and coming of age, while also exploring independence and what it means to be a person. I cried, I cheered, I wanted to get my hands into the dirt alongside June, if she would let me."
The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone (2023)
Audrey Burges
"There's nothing small about the worlds Burges makes. Inside her minuscule mansion are entire worlds, a fated romance, and the answers to more than one mystery. Readers of The Lost Apothecary will devour The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone. Love, loss, and loneliness: this book explores it all, with Burges' characteristic humor and care. This book is a winner."
