Margaret Atwood's next book will be a poetry collection

Posted on 01/28/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What’s up next for Margaret Atwood after sharing the Booker Prize for the sequel to one of the most beloved...

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Tagged As: Poetry, The Guardian, Women in literature

Appearances by "American Dirt" author Jeanine Cummins are being canceled

Posted on 01/27/2020 at 02:37 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Several book signings with the author of American Dirt are being canceled in the wake of criticisms of the novel....

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Tagged As: Scandal, Women in literature

Nancy Drew's death in new comic series stirs up controversy

Posted on 01/27/2020 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The creators of an upcoming comic strip in which Nancy Drew dies are urging fans of the sleuth to give...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Graphic novel, Women in literature

Isabel Allende's new novel, "A Long Petal of the Sea," is out

Posted on 01/21/2020 at 12:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to author Isabel Allende! Her brand-new novel, A Long Petal of the Sea, follows refugees of the...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Excerpt, Historical fiction, NPR, The New York Times, Women in literature, Writer's Digest

D.C. writers hope to revive E.D.E.N. Southworth's fame

Posted on 01/12/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fun fact: The woman who encouraged Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin was, in fact, also an author...

Tagged As: Classic literature, Women in literature

Why "Such a Fun Age" author Kiley Reid is already adapting it for the screen

Posted on 01/08/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another debut novel that’s hitting several headlines is Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid. Reese Witherspoon has chosen it...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Diversity, Excerpt, NPR, The Guardian, Women in literature

Find out why there's such fuss over "Topics of Conversation"

Posted on 01/08/2020 at 09:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Have you been seeing Topics of Conversation all over your literary newsfeed and wondered what the fuss was about? Well,...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Excerpt, Literary Hub, NPR, Women in literature

Author hopes to buy house that appears in Charlotte Brontë's "Shirley"

Posted on 12/16/2019 at 11:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A British author has launched a fundraising campaign to save a house with ties to Charlotte Brontë. The Red House,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, Women in literature

Why Jane Austen's novels have endured

Posted on 12/16/2019 at 09:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In honor of Jane Austen’s birthday, we have two recent posts on her significance to share. Her modern-day fame is,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Women in literature

Happy birthday, Grace Paley!

Posted on 12/11/2019 at 09:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The writer and activist Grace Paley was born on this day in 1922. We’ll admit it — we weren’t terribly...

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Tagged As: History, Literary Hub, Women in literature