Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topics of Conversation | 2020 | Miranda Popkey | Buy |
Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey is a literary fiction novel published in 2020. The book takes an unusual approach to storytelling: it is composed entirely of conversations between women, spanning from 2000 to 2017. Through these dialogues, the unnamed narrator’s life comes into focus as she moves through relationships, motherhood, and professional disappointments.
The novel was published by Knopf and drew comparisons to the work of Rachel Cusk and Jenny Offill for its fragmented, voice-driven structure. It explores how women talk to each other about desire, power, and the gap between the lives they expected and the ones they actually live. At under 200 pages, the book is compact but covers a wide emotional range.