Posts tagged "women in literature" | Newswire

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...

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

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

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...

Categories: Author Interview

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

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,...

Categories: Author Interview

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

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,...

Categories: Today in Books

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

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,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Women in literature

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...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, Literary Hub, Women in literature

Posted on 12/10/2019 at 08:26 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Emily Dickinson, one of the greatest American poets, was born on this day in 1830. Appropriately for one who wielded...

Tagged As: Classic literature, Poetry, Quotes, Women in literature

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Excited about Barbara Taylor Bradford’s upcoming prequel to A Woman of Substance, her 1979 blockbuster hit? Then you’ll be glad...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Romance, The Guardian, Women in literature

Posted on 11/27/2019 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re nearly a year away from the next Nobel Prize for Literature, but there may already be a front-runner for...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, The Guardian, Women in literature