Tag: women
PEN America is a member of PEN International, a non-political, non-governmental, worldwide association of writers founded in 1921 to promote intellectual cooperation among writers everywhere, to emphasize the role of literature …
Somehow, the new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast just got even more amazing. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Emma Watson has revealed some incredible details about Belle‘s new …
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman’s privacy rights are “broad enough to encompass the right to terminate her pregnancy.” Now, despite the decades …
Melanie Pitman
February 13, 2017
Authors, Autobiography, Biography, Book Lists, Classics, Drama, Faves, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Humor, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Relationships, Self-Help, Women
Ever since the iconic Leslie Knope introduced us to the concept of Galentines Day, women everywhere have been buying chocolate for their besties and having pre-Vday girls’ nights like …
Women haven’t been very prominent over the years in the comic book field. For a long time, women worked behind the scenes with notable names such as illustrator Rose …
You can never go wrong with buying another book (so what if you already have a few hundred?), but there are some books that unquestionably top the list of …
Calling all fantasy nerds! Now is your time to shine. If you (like me), ever re-read Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, or The Mortal Instruments so many times that …
There are still many, many celeb books that need to be published–come on, Meryl! Just a tiny little Donald-bashing book!–but thankfully, some of our favorite stars are excited to release …
A “classic” is a book that stands the test of time, bringing something meaningful into the lives of more than one generation of people. But not all classics are …
As recently bemoaned in the Times Literary Supplement, for centuries lists have tried to dictate how and what we read. Of course, it’s nice to be offered suggestions, a …
Virtually everybody has heard of Frankenstein in some form or another- whether it’s from one of the many movie adaptations or as a Halloween costume classic, but it is often …
Scrappy Little Nobody was written by Anna Kendrick, triple-platinum singer, Oscar-nominated actress, Tony-nominated Broadway star, and all-around goddess. That right there should be enough to get you to buy, open, …
Are you a die-hard Swiftie? Did you secretly love Twilight in middle school but now bash it every chance you get? Or are you open about your Twihard-ness and …
One month ago, we elected Donald Trump President of the United States of America. It still doesn’t feel real. Most of the time it feels more like a nightmare. Some …
Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, originally published in 1928, is often looked upon as one of Woolf’s less serious novels. Written on a self-confessed ‘writer’s holiday’ from more focused works, this …
It is with great confliction that I take you through this list. Many of the books below are phenomenal works of literature. Some are so anti-feminist that it’s nauseating, …
As an elementary school student in Kabul, Aghanistan, Sajia Darwish had very few books to read: the school “library” consisted of nothing more than a spare closet with a few …
Carrie Schneider is a Brooklyn-based artist whose most recent art exhibition, “Reading Women,” has been on display since late October in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at …
Carrie Fisher: known only in the eyes of most as Princess Leia herself. But this legendary role, taken up when she was just 19, is far from her only …
If you’ve heard of the little movies, When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, (just about everyone has, I know!) you may be aware of how, over 20 …