Actress Gillian Anderson and journalist Jennifer Nadel are writing a “revolutionary self-help guide for women”. WE is described as an “urgent and timely book for women, which offers a dramatically new path to fulfilment”. HarperNonFiction publisher Natalie Jerome and editorial director Carolyn Thorn bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to WE in a “hotly contested nine-publisher auction” from Claire Conrad at Janklow & Nesbit. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Take a deep dive into fantasy and science fiction awards with Jenn, as she looks at the many out there and why you should care. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-05-27 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez is a riveting combination of graphic memoir and inspirational scholarship. An attorney frustrated by repeated encounters with sexism and racism in the criminal justice system, Hall returned to pursue a PhD in... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2021-05-21 10:00:17 UTC ]
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'WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts' by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez is a riveting combination of memoir and inspirational scholarship. In this eight-page excerpt Hall's efforts to research a slave revolt in 1712 mark the first steps of a quest that will take her to 18th... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Interviews Photo of Sulaiman Addonia by Alexander Meeus. For me, one of the most astounding books of this past year—which may have slipped your attention due to the pandemic—was Silence Is My Mother Tongue, the second novel by Ethiopian Eritrean... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-05-18 13:43:22 UTC ]
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From Sally Rooney to Raven Leilani, female novelists have captured the literary zeitgeist, with more buzz, prizes and bestsellers than men. But is this cultural shift something to celebrate or rectify?In March, Vintage, one of the UK’s largest literary fiction divisions, announced the five debut... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-05-16 06:00:48 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has been selected as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Women for the second year running. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-28 21:32:56 UTC ]
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FOX News Books hit a marketing bonanza in 'Women of the Bible Speak' as more books offer new perspectives on women in Scripture — whether lionized or demonized, famous or forgotten. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Brittany Higgins' forthcoming memoir will allow her to tell her story in her own words. She'll join a group of strong women who've done just that. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-04-15 03:00:00 UTC ]
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Travel publisher Blue Guides is launching a new imprint called Blue Danube, releasing central European literature in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-13 16:21:16 UTC ]
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Deesha Philyaw talks about the long gestation of her collection 'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,' a Times Book Prize finalist for first fiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-06 16:30:19 UTC ]
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In an attempt to take the subject beyond March, this month’s audiobook recommendations shine a light on women’s history, known and unknown, heralded and not. Viewing the glass as half-empty, it’s dispiriting how many of these stories remain untold, forgotten, or misunderstood. But let’s be... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-04-05 08:49:04 UTC ]
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Trying to wrap your head around Shonen Manga? We have the basics ready for you including the best Shonen Manga to start you off! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-04-02 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Her debut stretches from 1866 Cuba to the present-day United States, chronicling traumas both experienced and inherited. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-30 08:29:10 UTC ]
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Interviews Carlos Manuel Álvarez’s debut novel, The Fallen—a withering portrait of a Cuban family with conflicting visions of their country and their roles within it—was published in June 2020 and has helped establish Álvarez as one of the leading... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-29 21:52:25 UTC ]
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Over the course of eight essays with poignant illustrations by Forsyth Harmon, Febos interrogates the strength, savvy and vulnerabilities of girlhood. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Dear reader, I know what you are thinking! Isn’t Women’s History Month basically over? Isn’t it a little too late for this listicle? No! To put this reading list before you at the very beginning of the month would be to subscribe to the idea that March is the set time to educate yourself on […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-03-26 19:40:27 UTC ]
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Sphere will publish My Nonidentical Twin: What I Want You to Know About Living With Tourette’s? by 20-year-old TikTok celebrity Evie Meg. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-26 16:41:19 UTC ]
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Viking has snatched up a book on the transformative power of drag from east London contender on "Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK" season two, Bimini Bon Boulash. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-26 15:46:11 UTC ]
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Inspired by the Locus Recommended Reading List and the Nebula Award finalists, enjoy this beginner’s guide to SFF novelettes, including “Omphalos” by Ted Chiang from Exhalation. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-03-24 10:36:00 UTC ]
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J. Randy Taraborrelli details the struggles of the political clan’s matriarchs and wives. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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