When it comes to women in the spotlight, writers and comics are getting all the love. Because there isn't enough time to review all the hot new releases du jour before Christmas, we've rounded up nine gems we think the best females in your life would appreciate. From life advice to career inspiration to tales of real, honest, hardships, these nine must-reads are some of the best books that have come out of recent years.
A Girl Walks into a Bar¦: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle by Rachel Dratch
Dratch was a darling of Saturday Night Live between 1999 and 2006, after which point she kind of fell off the public radar. This memoir takes the reader through the “miracle” of her unplanned pregnancy in her mid-40’s that shocked her, but ultimately, made up her own version of a “happy ending.”
