Lady Secrets: Real, Raw, and Ridiculous Confessions of Womanhood

In this no-holds-barred tell-all, LadyGang podcasters Knight, Vanek, and Tobin (Act Like a Lady) share embarrassing secrets from their lives and their listeners. “So many of us have this hidden shame floating around our brains with no way to let it out without being judged, and that shit weighs us down,” they contend, divulging humorous and heartfelt stories that range from “mortifying” to “cringey” to “difficult to share.” Knight confesses that she once dumped her current husband to become an unsuccessful contestant on The Bachelor, and Tobin recounts the time her boyfriend found her stained thong in a parking garage. Some revelations are more somber, such as Vanek’s reflections on hating her body, while others are devious, as when a listener tells how she motivated a slow-to-commit boyfriend by catfishing him on a dating app. By turns hilarious, sad, and gross, this is buoyed by the authors’ bubbly candor and animated personalities, which ensure this entertains from cover to cover. The result makes for a rollicking and at times heartbreaking compendium of secrets. (Sept.)