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Lets Hear It For Women Writers
Chicago Moms Blog —
Authority: 421
I try not to get my knickers in a knot when I hear younger women say that feminism is irrelevant in their lives. Memories are short, especially young, American memories, and many of these post-feminist young women may not have encountered (or recognized) blatant sexism, but its still there. I know it is because ...17 hours ago -
BOTNS #52: In Praise of Women Writers
Books on the Nightstand: conversation about books —
Authority: 106
Publishers Weekly, the trade journal that covers the book industry, just released their list of Best Books of 2009, with a new "top ten" list to go along with the announcement. Were happy to pat ourselves on the back, since weve talked about 6 of the top 10 here on Books on the Nightstand, but like many others, we ...1 day ago -
Is It Time To Stop Listing "Best" Books? [Lit Lists]
Jezebel —
Authority: 819
Publishers Weekly didnt include any female authors on its list of the 10 best books of 2009 . Is a counter-list in order, or should we just do away with such lists entirely? PW reviews director Louisa Ermelino wrote that the publication "ignored gender and genre and who had the buzz" when composing its list, ...6 days ago -
Cheever book is in top 10
Book by Book —
Authority: 119
That’s the Top Ten from Publishers Weekly magazine, the definitive chronicler of the publishing industry. This week, the magazine came out with its PW Top 10 for 2009 and first on the pile for nonfiction is Blake Bailey’s biography of John Cheever: “Cheever: a Life” (Knopf). Cheever, a Pulitzer ...1 week ago -
Publishers Weekly Under Fire for All Male Best Books List
Writerswrite.com's Writer's Blog —
Authority: 461
Publishers Weekly is under fire for putting out list of the ten best books of the year that includes no female authors. "The absence made me nearly speechless." said poet and creative writing professor Cate Marvin, co-founder of new US literary organisation Women in Letters and Literary Arts (WILLA). WILLA has ...1 week ago -
The Drawbacks of Diversity in Book Lists
BookFox —
Authority: 452
A lot of people have been complaining about the lack of women on the Publishers Weekly top ten list . For commentary, check out the NY Times , The Rumpus , and The Arts Blog . I have a problem not with this particular attempt to encourage diversification (and it is pretty strange that not a single woman ...1 week ago -
No. 1 Omission From Top 10 Book List: Women
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 913
Publishers Weeklys choices for top books of the year has drawn protests from a womens literary group, which notes that there are no female writers on the list.1 week ago -
No. 1 Omission From Top 10 Book List: Women
ArtsBeat —
Authority: 795
Publishers Weeklys choices for top books of the year has drawn protests from a womens literary group, which notes that there are no female writers on the list.1 week ago -
John Brown picture book makes PW’s “best” list
Book Blog —
Authority: 516
St. Louis artist John Hendrix’s book on John Brown has been picked as one of the best children’s books of 2009. Publishers Weekly magazine, which this week released its roundup of the 100 best books of the year and the 30 best…1 week ago -
Dont Women Write Great Books?
Carrie Etter —
Authority: 114
Please read the following press release from the Women in Letters and Literary Arts. Why Weren’t Any Women Invited To Publishers Weekly’s Weenie Roast? Publishers Weekly recently announced their Best Books Of 2009 list. In their top ten, chosen by editorial staff, no books written by women were included. ...1 week ago -
Why Weren’t Any Women Invited To Publishers Weekly’s Weenie Roast?
The Green Lantern Press —
Authority: 415
The Academie Française Publishers Weekly recently announced their Best Books Of 2009 list. Of their top ten, chosen by editorial staff, no books written by women were included. Quoted in The Huffington Post, PW confidently admitted that they’re “not the most politically correct” choices. This statement ...1 week ago -
Publishers Weekly: What Do Teens Want?
Melissa Walker: The Blog —
Authority: 492
Just a quick thank you to anyone who listed my blog in such amazing company in the recent Publishers Weekly cover story, "What Do Teens Want?" And I quote:" Blogs :In reply to an open-ended question, here are the author blogs they read the most: Libba Bray , Meg Cabot , Ally Carter , P.C. Cast , Cassandra ...1 week ago -
Publishers Weekly Announce their Best Books of 2009 – Indy and Small Press Books Clean-Up in the Comics Top 10
Hypergeek —
Authority: 515
Publishers Weekly have revealed their Best Books of 2009 . As well as their Overall Top 10 Novels, the editors have published lists for their Top Fiction Novels, Poetry Collections, Mystery Novels, Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novels, Mass Market Paperbacks, nonfiction titles, and last but not least Comics! This ...1 week ago -
Happy News! Starred Review in Publishers Weekly!
Cynthia Eden —
Authority: 421
My editor let me know that ETERNAL HUNTER received a starred review in the November 2 issue of Publishers Weekly. Yay! (Thank you wonderful people at Publishers Weekly !) Here’s the review (and you can read lots of other great reviews at the Publishers Weekly site): Eternal Hunter Cynthia ...1 week ago -
Happy Monday Indeed!
Pub Rants —
Authority: 574
STATUS: Holy cow what a morning! What’s playing on the iPod right now? EVERYTHING SHE WANTS by Wham! I’m getting no work done because all I’m doing is sitting around and grinning like mad. Remember back in July when I let y’all in on a little secret about how wonderful my colleague Sara Megibow is? ...1 week ago -
What Can Publishers Learn from Cory Doctorow?
Publishing in the 21st Century —
Authority: 108
The short answer? Everything. Doctorow, whose brash and sometimes subversive-sounding publishing strategies have made him a folk hero to his fans and generated intense controversy in the mainstream publishing community, has laid siege to the very ramparts of that community by wagering that hes at least as good a ...1 week ago -
What Can Publishers Learn from Cory Doctorow?
E-Reads —
Authority: 544
The short answer? Everything. Doctorow, whose brash and sometimes subversive-sounding publishing strategies have made him a folk hero to his fans and generated intense controversy in the mainstream publishing community, has laid siege to the very ramparts of that community by wagering that hes at least as good a ...1 week ago -
From podcast to publication — the social media success story behind J.C. Hutchins’ The 7th Son
The Social Media Soapbox —
Authority: 106
I just received the first 10 chapters of J.C. Hutchins newly published thriller, The 7th Son: Descent , in a free, down-loadable “special edition” pdf . It was sent to me courtesy of CC Chapman’s podcast Managing the Gray . I say newly published, because the novel has been around for awhile. Hutchins ...1 week ago -
Top 10 book list shuts out women
Book Blog —
Authority: 516
Publishers Weekly, which surveys some 50,000 book a year, has announced its first top 10 list. Interestingly, it includes not a single book written by a woman. (This year, Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” won the Booker award and several novels by…2 weeks ago -
Starred review from PW
Three Percent - Article —
Authority: 474
Our release of The Golden Calf by Ilf & Petrov is only a few weeks away, and Publishers Weekly has already run a splendid and starred review (and our first starred review in PW , at that): A hilarious blend of absurdist, futurist and surrealist sensibilities, this new (and only complete) translation of ...2 weeks ago
