Lyz Lenz Books in Order

After the 2016 election fractures both her marriage and her understanding of faith, Lyz Lenz travels through the Midwest's religious communities. Combining reporting and memoir, she examines shrinking churches, political division, and the possibility of reconciliation.

Drawing on her pregnancies and cultural history, Lyz Lenz examines the demands placed on pregnant people and mothers. She challenges religious myths, medical assumptions, and political restrictions that undermine bodily autonomy and reduce women to prescribed roles.

Lyz Lenz recalls growing up homeschooled in a large evangelical family in Texas, where belief in an imminent rapture shaped childhood. Adventures near the family home unfold alongside unemployment, marital strain, and an emerging understanding of adult uncertainty.

After the end of her twelve-year marriage, Lyz Lenz questions the expectations placed on wives and the stigma surrounding divorce. Personal experience, reporting, and social research inform her argument for women's autonomy and a reassessment of American marriage.