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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 ...9 hours ago -
Review: A Ladys Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird
BookNAround —
Authority: 475
Isabella Bird was an inveterate traveller, naturalist, and writer. This might not be an unusual description for women today but Bird was all of these things in the mid-nineteenth century, a time when womens lives were far more constrained than they are today. She chronicled many of her travels in letters home to her ...4 days ago -
‘Dancing with Mr. Darcy’ ~ a Book Review
Jane Austen in Vermont —
Authority: 112
Dancing with Mr Darcy: Stories inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House Library Selected and introduced by Sarah Waters Honno Modern Fiction, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-906784-08-9 UK £7.99 [I made mention of this book in another post in which Lane Ashfeldt , author of one of the short stories in this anthology ...1 week ago -
Women And Memoirs: When A Little Narcissism Is A Good Thing [Narcissus In Bloom]
Jezebel —
Authority: 819
Serial memoirist Mary Karr has a new book out, and in a Double X interview she shares some interesting insights about womens autobiographical writing — and some annoying shit about how much god likes her. Onetime Jezebel editor Jessica Grose writes that Karr keeps a warning above her desk: letters that spell ...1 week ago -
Female Creative Partnerships
Women & Hollywood —
Authority: 596
Julie White (l) and Theresa Rebeck I am so sick and tired of all the stories about how women compete against each other (lots of them bullshit designed, I believe, to keep women from working together) that it’s important to acknowledge and celebrate when we get a good, positive story about how women work together ...1 week ago -
Interview with Val McDermid- Writer of A Place of Execution Airing Tonight on PBS
Women & Hollywood —
Authority: 596
Juliet Stevenson I stumbled upon Val McDermid’s work in a bizarre way. I was watching the latest MI-5 on DVD and there was a new female lead Hermione Norris. I liked her so I looked to see what else she was in and stumbled across Wire in the Blood a British series that starred Norris and Robson Green. In ...1 week ago -
In the News!
Jane Austen in Vermont —
Authority: 112
Jane Odiwe has just announced the publication of her latest novel: Willoughby’s Return . “I’m writing to everyone about my new book Willoughby’s Return , which is about to be published on November 1st and I’m hoping you will help me spread the word by mentioning its release to anyone you think might be ...1 week ago -
Interview with Director Katherine Dieckmann, Director/Writer of Motherhood
Women & Hollywood —
Authority: 596
I had a great conversation with Katherine a couple of weeks ago and then I traveled out of town twice and never finished transcribing it which is why it is so late. I am a one woman operation and don’t type really well. In high school typing was an elective and it conflicted with lunch in my schedule and for ...1 week ago -
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Nell Scovell
Women & Hollywood —
Authority: 596
photo credit: Colin Summers While you might not know her name, you’ve probably watched a show she has written on. She created Sabrina, the Teenage Witch , and wrote for Coach, Newhart, Murphy Brown and many others. In this absorbing and brave Vanity Fair Letterman and Me she talks about her time as a ...2 weeks ago -
Paul Ferroll by Caroline Clive
Fleur Fisher reads —
Authority: 126
“Nothing looks more peaceful and secure than a country house seen at early morning. The broad daylight gives the look of safety and protection, and there is the tranquillity of night mixed with the brightness of day, for all is yet silent and at rest about the sleeping house. One glorious July morning saw this calm ...2 weeks ago -
Happy Birthday, Ursula K. Le Guin
Feminist SF - The Blog! —
Authority: 91
Today, Ursula K. Le Guin celebrates her 80th birthday. Her wonderful stories have immensely widened my political outlook and inspired my commitment to social change. Here’s to many more birthdays! Birthday Celebration Links: Happy Birthday, Ursula! – Ambling Along the Aqueduct Happy Birthday Ursula K. Le ...3 weeks ago -
Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color" [Literature And Life]
Jezebel —
Authority: 819
At their New Yorker Festival reading on Friday, Junot Diaz and recent MacArthur Genius Grant winner Edwidge Danticat talked about writing with kids, being marginalized as a " nerd of color ," and why its so hard to change the world. But first they read. Danticat picked an excerpt from her story "Ghosts," in ...3 weeks ago -
Mark Your Calendar: November 2, 2009
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot —
Authority: 425
SOUL DANCING AT THE LIBRARY Lovers of Jamaica and Jamaican literature, are in for a rare treat as Jamaican poet, columnist and top communications practitioner, Jean Lowrie-Chin shares her work at the South Regional-Broward College Library on Monday November 2nd, at 6 p.m. She will read from Souldance, a ...3 weeks ago -
The living reed,: A novel (Hardcover) newly tagged “science fiction”
MySpace Comments —
Authority: 162
The living reed,: A novel ( Hardcover ) By Pearl S Buck 93 used and new from $0.68 Customer Rating: First tagged "science fiction" by Janet Hunter Customer tags: pearl s buck (2), women writers (2), women , historical dimensions and perspectives , 20th century ...4 weeks ago -
Pride and Prejudice (Audio CD) newly tagged “audiobook”
AudioVideoTeam.com - Technology News and Reviews. —
Authority: 124
Pride and Prejudice ( Audio CD ) By Jane Austen 1 used and new from $199.24 Customer Rating: First tagged "audiobook" by Jennifer Fitzsimmons Customer tags: jane austen (3), pride and prejudice (2), women , lindsay duncan , historical dimensions and perspectives , ...4 weeks ago -
Anarchism & Science Fiction Panel in Seattle
Feminist SF - The Blog! —
Authority: 91
For those of you in the Seattle area, you might be interested in a panel I’m moderating at the Seattle Anarchist Bookfair on anarchism and science fiction. This panel, presented by Common Action , will consist of local anarchist fans, writers, and scholars of science fiction. The panel will discuss major works ...4 weeks ago -
Emmy Winning Writer Kater Gordon Departs Mad Men
Women & Hollywood —
Authority: 596
Something’s fishy over at Sterling Cooper. It’s not too often that a newly minted Emmy winner leaves the show that earned her an Emmy, but that’s what seems to have happened to Kater Gordon. Nikki Finke reported on Deadline Hollywood yesterday that Gordon has departed the show. It’s not clear whether ...4 weeks ago -
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Confessions of a (Not So) Domestic Diva —
Authority: 91
Since it may be awhile before I post something even remotely interesting, and even longer before I post any actual "writing", I send you all to this creative writing post I did ages ago. Like I said then, the story itself had nothing to do with the article posted, or anything even remotely in common with the actual ...4 weeks ago -
A Story for Nandi by Fungai Machirori
StoryTime —
Authority: 108
I have always been a lucid dreamer. Once, as a child, my grandmother told me that dreams as clear as mine - as clear as spring water - were my mind’s own way of diluting its distresses. Some people, she said, cried out their woes. And others, like me, found clarity and peace through their dreams flowing with cool ...4 weeks ago -
Dylan Landis @ Politics & Prose October 11
Madam Mayo —
Authority: 124
If youre anywhere near DC, be sure to attend Dylan Landis book launch for Normal People Dont Live Like This at Politics & Prose this Sunday @ 1 pm. P.S. Check out her guest-blog post for Madam Mayo, "Five Magnetic Spaces."More anon.4 weeks ago
