Book List: Exploring Sobriety

Drinking: A Love Story - Caroline Knapp

A powerful memoir chronicling Knapp’s 20-year struggle with alcoholism. This book is both a personal narrative and a broader reflection on addiction, particularly among women.

Sober Curious - Ruby Warrington

Part memoir, part self-help, this book offers many tools and insights—not just for those struggling with addiction, but for anyone seeking more clarity around their own relationship with alcohol.

Quit Like A Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol - Holly Whitaker

A feminist take on sobriety, this book challenges the traditional recovery model and explores the cultural forces that link alcohol with empowerment.

Stash: My Life in Hiding - Laura Cathcart Robbins

A raw and intimate memoir about a woman hiding her addiction while navigating motherhood, race, and identity. Robbins unpacks how shame and secrecy fuelled her substance use and how she ultimately found freedom through honesty and recovery.

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober - Catherine Gray

Gray’s book blends personal stories with research, offering a refreshing and positive perspective on life without drinking.

Good Morning, Destroyer of Men’s Souls - Nina Renata Aron

A deeply personal and poetic memoir about loving someone with addiction. Aron explores co-dependency, obsession, and the emotional toll of trying to save someone else, while reflecting on her own patterns and recovery.