Margaret Atwood draws cartoon strip for 'geek girl' anthology

The novelist is contributing her own cartoons, detailing her experiences as a young woman, to Kickstarter-funded The Secret Loves of Geek GirlsMargaret Atwood is taking a short break from writing acclaimed and award-winning literary novels to contribute a series of cartoons to a crowd-funded, all-female anthology aimed at the “geek girl” looking for “stories on dating and love”.Racing towards its goal of C$37,000 (£19,000) on Kickstarter – launched earlier this week, it is already at over C$27,000 – The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is the brainchild of Hope Nicholson, a Canadian comic-book publisher and editor, who called it “a celebration of the stories we tell each other but never make public – until now”. Atwood is the most high-profile of a host of women, both creators and fans, contributing a mix of prose stories and comics to the anthology.The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is popular on @Kickstarter! http://t.co/OJ1tv7FyOJ (I'm white-hair w. cat; pleased I have long legs at last!) Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Movie Alert: 'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret' and 'Judy Blume Forever'

Next month two Judy Blume films will grace the screen, one based on a beloved novel and the other on Blume's own life and work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Is Gillian Anderson’s New Anthology of Women’s Sexual Fantasies Too Restrictive?

As if starring in three seasons of Sex Education wasn’t enough, Gillian Anderson’s embarking on a brand new project set to get our pulses racing. At Bloomsbury, Anderson is leading an update of Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, a groundbreaking 1973 book that collected anonymous sexual fantasies.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Bank Street Launches Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award

The Center for Children's Literature at Bank Street College held a virtual event for the inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award on March 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bologna’s 60th Edition Draws 28,894 Visitors

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Margaret Walker Biographer Maryemma Graham Reveals the Woman Behind the Words

In an authorized biography of the poet and writer, Graham reveals Walker’s work to unite writers and stand up for her beliefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Rebel Girls announces $8 million Series A, metaverse expansion

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PRH Among New Investors in Rebel Girls

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Haymarket Books, Kaepernick Publishing to Co-Publish Anthology Defending Black Studies

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Winners of Inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award Named

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Cover Reveal: 'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.' by Judy Blume

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Lachlan Murdoch seeks to draw Private Media chairman Eric Beecher into lawsuit against Crikey

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The Radical Flexibility of Girl Friday Productions

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13-game anthology debuts August 30th

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The Best Of the Best Of’s: An Exploration of Best Of Anthologies

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Panel Mania: Radium Girls by Cy.

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An Anthology That Gives Voice to the Realities of Reproductive Freedom and Abortion

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