Melissa Febos’s ‘Girlhood’ brilliantly illuminates how women are conditioned to be complicit in their own exploitation

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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Evaristo to chair Women's Prize 2021 panel

Bernardine Evaristo will chair the judging panel for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 13:08:29 UTC ]
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A young lawyer battling for women caught up in mass incarceration

Brittany Barnett reveals the ways both crime and punishment disrupt families and intimate relationships. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruby Hamad’s essay about White women’s tears went viral. ‘White Tears/Brown Scars’ delves deeper into performative victimhood.

The essays outline how a tactical affect upholds the status quo of white privilege and power. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-16 11:26:39 UTC ]
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6 Books Celebrating Women’s Early Contributions to Fantasy and Sci Fi

If you thought the landscape of classic SFF was exclusively male, peep these science fiction and fantasy stories by women, including Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements edited by Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-10-14 10:37:00 UTC ]
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PRH Partners with Black Women’s Health Imperative on New Edition of 'The Cancer Journals'

To highlight the publication of the new edition of 'The Cancer Journals' by Penguin Classics, Penguin Random House is partnering with the Black Women’s Health Imperative to connect the real-world impact of Audre Lorde’s work with the community that influenced it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber scoops Burnett's 'brilliantly witty' mental health investigation

Guardian Faber is to publish Psycho-Logical by Dean Burnett, a "unique insight" into understanding mental health.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 11:51:49 UTC ]
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Government must pressure Amazon over working conditions, unions say

Unions are calling on the UK government to exert pressure on Amazon over its working conditions after a report by the TUC claimed the retail giant had been awarded government and local authority contracts worth £630m since 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 09:51:08 UTC ]
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Ebury nets Scanlon's 'brilliantly sweary' Joyrider

Ebury has netted Joyrider: Your Zero Bullshit Guide to Gratitude by broadcaster and podcaster Angela Scanlon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 08:41:27 UTC ]
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Avon snaps up 'brilliantly crafted' Belfast crime series from Dempsey

Avon has snapped up Who Took Eden Mulligan? and one further book by Sharon Dempsey, marking the start of a “brilliantly crafted” Belfast-based crime series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-09 14:20:32 UTC ]
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Faber publishers appeal to Women's Prize to 'revisit' new gender criteria rules

Faber associate publisher Louisa Joyner and publisher Alex Bowler have appealed to the Women's Prize to "revisit" its new rules around eligibility "to consider the lived experience of now excluded writers".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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William Collins takes Tennant's 'brilliantly original' Cuba history

William Collins has picked up debut writer J S Tennant’s “brilliantly original” history of Cuba. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 05:38:06 UTC ]
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Wellcome Collection and Profile pre-empt Sowemimo's 'illuminating' title

Wellcome Collection and Profile Books have acquired Decolonising Healthcare, a "vital, eye-opening history of race and health", by Dr Annabel Sowemimo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 22:55:27 UTC ]
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Women's Prize confirms entrants 'must be legally defined as female'

The Women's Prize has issued a statement saying that eligibility for the prize extends to "all women" where a woman is defined as "a cis woman, a transgender woman or anyone who is legally defined as a woman or of the female sex".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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16 Brilliant Bi and Lesbian Literary Fiction Novels to Keep You Thinking

Bi and lesbian books from the last two decades for fans of literary fiction, from haunting collections to atmospheric historical fiction like Miss Timmins’ School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy. Continue reading at Book Riot

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‘A Girl Is a Body of Water’ is a poignant coming-of-age tale about women’s hard-won wisdom

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Uganda-set novel follows a girl caught between tradition and her rebellious urges. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-22 08:24:52 UTC ]
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Women Authors Cope with the Pandemic

Nearly six months into the pandemic, increased time spent at home has led to unique challenges for women. PW reached out to authors who are also mothers to learn how the coronavirus has affected their work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker Prize Shortlist Highlights Debuts, Women, Indies

Six titles made the shortlist for this year's Booker Prize for Fiction, of which four are debuts. The list is also notably diverse, with four female finalists and four titles coming from independent publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling’s New Book Is Reportedly About A Man Who Wears Dresses To Murder Women

The author has faced backlash after a reviewer said the moral of her book “Troubled Blood” is to “never trust a man in a dress.” Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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Women's Prize scooped by O'Farrell for 'exceptional' Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell has won the Women's Prize for Fiction with her “exceptional” novel Hamnet (Tinder Press), inspired by the life and death of Shakespeare’s only son. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 11:26:53 UTC ]
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Mosse reflects on 25 years of the Women’s Prize as 2020 event prepares to go online

A quarter of a century after the Women’s Prize for Fiction launched, co-founder Kate Mosse looks at how it has helped to change the publishing landscape and looks ahead to its virtual ceremony. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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