03/30/2026 Women in Horror: Book of the Day - EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS by Laurel Hightower
- Candace Nola
- Mar 30
- 2 min read
In honor of Women in Horror month, we will be spotlighting books written by women from all walks of life within our horror industry. Be sure to check back often for great book recommendations written by these incredible ladies!
Add all of them to your TBR list to read today and every day!
EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS
By Laurel Hightower
A never-ending storm rages, tossing a dark and bottomless sea. Tentacled beasts reach from every direction, a battle at every turn, but they've chosen the wrong target. Armed with teeth and sharp weapons of her own, she'll fight until there's nothing left, and then she'll pick herself up and fight again. For this is what we do.
Laurel Hightower, author of Below and Crossroads, delivers the blow that shatters the glass ceiling into twenty deadly shards-each reflecting horrors faced by women. Unwelcomed advances from dangerous men. The unbearable weight of motherhood. A goddess pushed to her limits. The inescapable responsibilities of being a caretaker, even beyond the grave.
Dive in for Hightower's most beloved short stories, all brought together in one collection which includes five brand new tales. Navigate the stormy waters of womanhood with caution as you are about to experience the horrors that every woman knows.
My Review
“Every Woman Knows This” is an experience. It’s a journey through the darkest places of the female mind, heart, body, and soul. A probing quest into her deepest fears and most vulnerable thoughts. The things we cannot voice and are taught not to voice, not to feel, not to speak upon.
Laurel brings the rawest parts of female emotion to the surface and demands that you see them, feel them, and acknowledge them. “Every Woman Knows This” is a beautifully written, deeply emotional, artistic accomplishment from Laurel Hightower.
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Check out these other Women in Horror events happening all month long! Thanks to Gwendolyn Kiste for the Round-up of events below and thanks to Eliza Broadbent for her partnership with us on the UD blog!
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