1. What She Ate by Laura Shapiro
A slightly speculative but riveting read that profiles six notable women and their relationship with food: Dorothy Wordsworth (eating one’s feelings); Rosa Lewis (empowering); Eleanor Roosevelt (falsely detached); Eva Braun (mortal enemy); Barbara Pym (simple pleasures); and Helen Gurley Brown (self-mastery). While credit must be given for sharing women’s stories, I would have liked to see a wider cultural representation of women.