14 Inspiring Books That Single Women Enjoy Reading

Your friends, they are all out there, having fun, together, side by sides with their significant others. You are nowhere near in sight because you have no significant other at the moment. Hold on, don’t despair, its not the end of the world, although it could be the beginning of a new one.

When single we have the capacity to grow as a person unmoored by the need of maintaining specific appearances and behaviors we’ve come to make routine of when into a relationship. It is a time to rediscover, reassess, and recreate ourselves and our trajectories in life. Make use of this valuable time to grow, help yourself to do so by reading the best books written for single women.

#1 My Dreams Recycled by Tiffany Ann Beverlin

My Dreams Recycled gives hope to many single women specially those recently divorced. It tells the real life story of how I embraced being single complete with 400 dates, to recycle my life after divorce and as a single parent.

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#2 The Art of the Date by Rori Sassoon

Dating is a lost art, so stop swiping and get off dating apps to learn the dating secrets of Platinum Poire—Manhattan’s most exclusive and selective matchmaking agency—to find a platinum, lasting relationship. The Art of the Date shares relationship secrets from Platinum Poire. As seen on The Real Housewives of New York, authors Rori Sassoon and Dr. Errol Gluck have a success rate that is second to none when it comes to building relationships that are solid platinum. Platinum Poire matches only the most elite couples: power players, movers and shakers, and super eligible CEOs. The Art of the Date will teach you how to choose a relationship that is built to last.The Art of the Date includes decades of combined knowledge from coaching New York City’s most desirable men and women. Now, you have a solution to years of bad dates and relationships that go nowhere. With the Platinum Poire method, you can commit without compromise and get the kind of relationship you desire and deserve.

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#3 Marry by Choice, Not by Chance by Susan Patton

The author, The Princeton Mom, tells young women advice the mainstream media hides from them, about how they can marry the sort of man they want, rather than wake up on their 30th birthday in a panic because their biological clock is ticking. In a nutshell: young women should start identifying the man they want to marry in their college years.

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#4 The Naked Truth: A Memoir by Leslie Morgan

Best-selling author Leslie Morgan’s new memoir came out on May 21st. The Naked Truth highlights the year Leslie turned fifty, got a divorce and had sex for the first time after a three- year dry spell. Her newest memoir is a tale of reclaiming sexuality and self-worth after some of life’s hardest moments. The Naked Truth is charmingly honest and deliciously detailed. Leslie is available to talk about all things sex, dating after 50, dating intergenerationally and the importance of empowering feminine sexuality.

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#5 The Wander Woman’s Phrasebook: How to Meet or Avoid People in Three Romance Languages

If you’re a woman in a country where you don’t speak the language, you might need assistance. Here’s a handy guidebook to key words and phrases in French, Italian and Spanish. In addition to important, everyday phrases to help with finding hotels, currency exchange, dining out and transportation, you’ll also find terms from dating to shopping and political discussions to working out. There’s something here for every woman on the go. From _The New York Times_: For women, here are ways to say scram or stay. A phrasebook for women traveling solo or with other women – whether you’re looking for a companion or look to get rid of one.

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#6 Attached by Amir Levine

Attached is a powerful relationship book that covers the three main ways that people cope with relationships. This book will open your eyes to understand your own relationship patterns, how to recognize them and ways to improve for the future. Through the lessons, stories and actionable steps provided in Attached you will be able to learn how to keep love by understanding true adult attachment.

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#7 Seven Yoga Habbits that can Transform your Life by Sri Joydip

To me a feminist book is one that empowers a woman. Seven Yoga Habit that can Transform your Life guides women on the journey to develop yoga habits, and take her yoga practice in a new level, where she can live with compassion and gratitude, to find the true source of her love inside her, and make it flow it in her life to transform her life.

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#8 The Overthinker’s Guide to Love: A Story of Real-Life Experiments Turned Practical Wisdom

We single women are navigating an ever-more complicated landscape of sexual spectrums and definition rainbows that can feel overwhelming. The Overthinker’s Guide to Love is one millennial woman’s attempt to figure out where she stands in all of it by turning her life into a Love Laboratory and approaching intimacy and relationship as a succession of real-life experiments. The stories are both funny and achingly familiar, and the practical take-aways resonate with anyone looking for lasting love. The bonus is that the the story doesn’t end when the book does – the author created an 8-episode podcast serial called Curious Love that picks up where the book leaves off. It’s the perfect summer binge pairing for any single girl!

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#9 How Divorce Became My Deliverance

Single women read books to prepare them for marriage or teach them how to date. I’m suggesting this anthology because these are real life stories of women who married the wrong men. It’s replete with warning signs and lessons that, hopefully, will prevent single women from making the same mistakes.

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#10 By Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist

The Alchemist has been my favorite book for years. Especially in hard times, somehow this book always gets brought back to me. While it’s not a typical recommendation for single women, it’s perfect for those single women who might feel lost, unsure of themselves, and unclear on their purpose. The Alchemist enables a deeper self-awareness and perception in order to more clearly see your true potential – without a partner. It’s a powerful and uplifting book about perseverance and the art of believing in yourself.

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#11 The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

I always encourage my clients to read “The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts. The book provides readers with an opportunity to shift their perspective. Most adults do not truly understand how they wish to be loved or how to properly show love to those around them. We spend majority of our adult lives learning how to survive in the “real” world yet few of us have ever taken the time to learn how to foster healthy relationships. The book breaks down the different ways people yearn to be loved. Readers gain a deeper understanding of their wants and needs within a relationship.In addition, readers begin to understand that the way their partner expresses love may not reflect what they look for in return. These sentiments are crucial in building a strong relationship in the future.

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#12 Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own by Kate Bolick

In Spinster, Kate Bolick, a journalist and cultural critic, explores why she chooses to remain unmarried and why the number of single women in the U.S. continues to grow. In addition to sharing her own experiences, she also introduces us to five single women who inspired her to live her life as she chooses: Neith Boyce, Maeve Brennan, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Edith Wharton. Bolick’s quest to subvert society’s expectation that women need to settle down and get married to be happy makes for a compelling read. Bolick also shares the joys of solitude and how to savor being alone. This book is a must-read for any single woman.

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#13 Growing Wild by Kathryn Vigness

Every day life is raw, messy, and shapes who you are. In this beautiful memoir, Kathryn shares her journey of becoming exactly who she’s meant to be, by unbecoming someone she’s not. She holds true to her heart-breaking life experiences, growing wildly through them and choosing to live her life wide open. There are parallels with this book that we can all recognize in our own lives. We all are who we choose to become, and Kathryn’s book and life story encourages just that; to show up for the hard parts and live for the beautiful ones.

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#14 Stop Looking for a Husband: Find the Love of Your Life

Due to societal pressure, finding a husband often feels more like a mission and less like an opportunity. So don’t forget to have fun during the process! If you remove the external pressure you’ll get to enjoy the experience of falling in love. Plus, you’ll also be more likely to find the perfect guy for you instead of settling down just for the sake of checking marriage off of your to-do list (which means a lower risk of divorce too!). in this book, Sbrochi explores all of these dynamics and more. She reminds readers what their priorities should be, and she does so in a relatable and entertaining way. It’s a great read if you’re looking to readjust your perspective and feel less alone in the dating struggle life.

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