The Headless Woman: On Susan Taubes and Clarice Lispector

“DER LETZTE TANZ” (“The Last Dance”) — a story by Hungarian American author Susan Taubes written in German and published posthumously — tells the story of Mary Ann, a young girl who has an on-and-off love affair with a man she calls Death. He visits her in dreams, for the first time at the age […] The post The Headless Woman: On Susan Taubes and Clarice Lispector appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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Folio Top Women: Susan Fitzgerald

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The New Thor Is a Big Deal, But Not Because She’s a Woman

The Thor in Marvel's comic book universe is about to become a woman. This is very cool news, but not entirely for the reasons you might imagine. Continue reading at Wired

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BEA 2014: Ice Cream Flavors Her Plot: Susan Jane Gilman

Susan Jane Gilman always planned to be a novelist, but took a detour to the nonfiction bestseller lists with Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress, and Kiss My Tiara. Her fiction debut, The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street (Grand Central, June), is off to a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air May 23, 2014: Nicholas Belardes and Susan Spano

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Lose Weight Fast With … Susan Orlean?

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Susan Goldberg Becomes First Female Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic

The National Geographic Society announced a large structural reorganization of the nonprofit’s media operations April 30 that broadened roles for three veteran executives and newcomer Susan Goldberg who has been promoted as the first female editor-in-chief of National Geographic Magazine. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Angry Nerd</em>: Everyone Loves Wonder Woman. So Where's Her TV Show?

A kick-ass lady protagonist? Check. Greek mythology? Check. Comic book source material? Check. Wonder Woman has all the ingredients for a hit TV series. So?where is it?     Continue reading at Wired

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Malcolm Gladwell as punishment? Judge orders woman to read 'David and Goliath'

After a woman recently turned herself in to American authorities and confessed to participating in setting several fires, a judge ordered she read both 'Goliath' and Mary C. Wood's 'Nature's Trust' in addition to serving a prison sentence and completing community service. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Is 2014 the year of the woman writer?

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Anita Shreve's 'Stella Bain' an improbable mystery woman

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Rebuck and Mackenzie make Woman&#039;s Hour&#039;s top 100

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Hammer commissions Woman in Black update

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