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Billie Best

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March 21, 1954

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Fiction, Memoir, Contemporary

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Billie Best writes about messy women, second acts, very bad decisions and unexpected adventures. Her style is candid and relatable, rippling with dark humor, and appealing to readers navigating similar life transitions.

Her work spans memoir, satire, and speculative fiction, with recurring themes of reinvention, aging, female autonomy, friendship, sexuality, grief, technology, and the wonderfully unpredictable business of being human.

Across genres, she’s drawn to stories of women standing at the edge of change—women who have lost something, discovered something, or simply decided they're no longer willing to do what’s expected.

She writes for readers who enjoy smart, unconventional characters struggling with complicated relationships, newf ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 66 ratings · 32 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	How I Made a Huge Mess of My Life 4.53 avg rating — 51 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clitapalooza: Her Flower Blooms Power 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Could Be Wrong by Billie Best (Goodreads Author), Brenda Rose (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying Beautifully 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ride the Light: How to Escape from Esmeralda Women's Penitentiary 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A cheeky exploration of sex and feminism…” – Kirkus Reviews

Widowspeak Publishing is pleased to announce the Kirkus Reviews review of Billie Best’s third book, Clitapalooza: Her flower blooms power. In this sex-positive thriller romance, a 60-ish woman blows up her comfortable life feeling the years ahead are her last chance to break the rules of adulting, be adventurous and explore herself. What Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 05, 2024 13:05 • Tags: feminism, kirkus-reviews, romantic-thriller, sex, thriller-romance, women-s-fiction

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