Several new books challenge historical narratives, patriarchal assumptions, and religious practices that have undermined women’s roles, place, and power in faith communities. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, winner of the Times Book Prize in history, spent a decade on "They Were Her Property," about women slave owners. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-17 15:26:32 UTC ]
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In this episode, New York Times bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd discusses her upcoming novel The Book of Longings, which is from the point of view of Ana, the wife of Jesus. Kidd talks to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about how alternate histories... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-09 17:30:46 UTC ]
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The books include extraordinary stories by and about radical women who considered themselves to be links in the chain in the battle for social justice. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-09 10:37:30 UTC ]
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Mikki Kendall’s bracing collection explores raging disparities and the limits of a movement Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-08 18:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennie Allen’s treatise against negative thoughts in ‘Get Out of Your Head’ takes #1 in Religion Nonfiction; Colleen Coble’s new romance lands at #4 in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A former beauty queen lands at Convergent, country music singer Sara Evans brings a memoir to Howard Books; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We're giving away a $250 gift card to Barnes and Noble. To enter, just sign up for our Giveaways newsletter ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-07 10:32:14 UTC ]
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Today, the Booker Prize committee announced the shortlist for this year’s International Booker Prize—awarded annually to the best book written in any language, translated into English, and published in the UK or Ireland. The prize, £50,000, will be split evenly between author and translator of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-02 13:21:22 UTC ]
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The moment they hit the press, the reviews for The Mirror And The Light were glowing. A “shoo-in for the Booker Prize” said the Guardian. “A masterpiece of historical fiction” according to the Independent. “Does it merit another Booker?” asks the Evening Standard, before concluding “yes it... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 10:51:38 UTC ]
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I often talk about how I created A Phoenix First Must Burn, my anthology of fantasy stories by black women authors, for my younger self, a girl who loved fantasy and science fiction and so desperately wanted to see herself in those worlds. It’s a strange experience to create the thing you wanted... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-03-25 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The Women's Prize for Fiction award ceremony has been postponed until September because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 08:46:16 UTC ]
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New books coming out from religion and spirituality publishers in April include 'A Woman Called Moses,' ‘The Myth of the American Dream,’ ‘Confessions of a Gay Priest,’ and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Craig Groeschel’s guide to a deeper faith in ‘Dangerous Prayers’ debuts at #2 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction chart; a new romance by 'The Wedding Dress' author Rachel Hauck takes #3 in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion publishers are leading discussions about race in an attempt to explain how white Christians can help heal racial divisions in several new books publishing between now and fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Two new books on mental health land at religion houses, plus IVP signs a new series about the seasons of the church year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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These excellent science fiction and fantasy books about ambitious women prove that ambition doesn’t have to be a bad word. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-10 10:34:33 UTC ]
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My novel The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida is a story of how a young woman’s unexplained suicide shapes and transforms the lives of those she left behind. It’s a literary mystery with elements of magical realism set in Japan, not unlike my debut novel Rainbirds. Because of these, I am often... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-03-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Faber has netted a general history of women’s football by Suzanne Wrack, the Guardian’s women’s football correspondent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 06:34:30 UTC ]
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Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel discussed the final book in her trilogy with the BBC's Rebecca Jones. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2020-03-02 17:51:43 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel's eagerly awaited The Mirror and the Light, Bernardine Evaristo's Man Booker Prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other, and Candice Carty-Williams' acclaimed debut Queenie are among the 16 titles competing for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 00:51:10 UTC ]
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