Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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LESSONS IN LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES, Elizabeth Chakrabarty: Excerpt
We are delighted to feature an excerpt from Lessons in Love and Other Crimes by Elizabeth Chakrabarty (The Indigo Press), which is shortlisted for the 2022 Polari First Book Prize. The winner is announced 15th November: https://www.bl.uk/events/the-polari-prize LESSONS IN LOVE AND OTHER CRIMES ‘One of the most gripping and powerful books I’ve ever read; I […]
Writing Scary Stories: Monsters 101
By Christina Hamlett Like a lot of kids, I grew up thinking that monsters lived in my closet. I had no real reason for believing this, nor did I ever ponder why they could be kept so easily at bay by a Tinkerbelle nightlight, an open bedroom door and a cadre of vigilant stuffed animals. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters – Terena Elizabeth Bell
Authors Interviewing Characters – Terena Elizabeth Bell TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE (Whiskey Tit, December 2022) Tell Me What You See (Whiskey Tit, December 2022) is a collection of ten experimental short stories about coronavirus quarantines, climate change, the January 6th invasion on the US Capitol, and other events from 2020-2021. Written in both word […]
Q&A with Jordyn Feingold, MD, co-author of CHOOSE GROWTH: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt
Jordyn Feingold MD, positive medicine physician and researcher, co-wrote CHOOSE GROWTH: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt (TarcherPerigee), one of the first positive psychology books aimed directly at coping with and growing from pandemic life, with Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD, cognitive scientist, humanistic psychologist, and host of The Psychology Podcast. A research-based toolkit to […]
There and Back Again
There and Back Again Sarah Beth Martin They say it’s better to have loved and lost. This usually applies to relationships, but it can also relate to experiences, goals, or other missed opportunities. Twenty years ago, I had a top tier literary agent and a book deal with a mid-sized publisher. I didn’t realize how […]
Extract from VALENTINE ACKLAND: A TRANSGRESSIVE LIFE
We are delighted to feature an excerpt from Valentine Ackland: A Transgressive Life by Frances Bingham (Handheld Press) which is shortlisted for the 2022 Polari Book Prize. The winner is announced on 15th November: https://www.bl.uk/events/the-polari-prize Valentine Ackland: A Transgressive Life At last, a biography of Valentine Ackland. Frances Bingham has written the definitive biography of […]
Excerpt from Cammie Wolf Rice’s The Flight: My Opioid Journey
Excerpt from Cammie Wolf Rice’s The Flight: My Opioid Journey, Chapter 1 Cammie Wolf Rice is a mother, an advocate, an author and an agent for change. She has personal experience dealing with the dangers of opioid misuse through her own son’s battle from childhood through his passing at the age of 32. Cammie has […]
Jettisoning History in a Historical Novel By Martha Anne Toll
Jettisoning History in a Historical Novel My debut novel, Three Muses, came out in September as a “historical novel.” The publisher describes it as follows: In post-WWII New York, John Curtin suffers lasting damage from having been forced to sing for the concentration camp kommandant who murdered his family. John trains to be a psychiatrist, […]
I Wrote Through Pain to tell a Story that would Empower my Children
“I wrote through pain to tell a story that would empower my children” I had a secret—a dark truth tucked deep in my brain that I held on to for years. Twenty, in fact. The secret was this: I was sexually assaulted as a young woman, and subsequently diagnosed with PTSD and bipolar. These are […]
Giving Daisy A Voice by Libby Sternberg
By Libby Sternberg If we’re going to be honest about The Great Gatsby, it’s the story of a stalker and his victim, ultimately leading to tragedy. Jay Gatsby pursues his love, Daisy Buchanan, with such single-minded focus that he ends up buying a house across from her and throws glamorous parties as bait to lure […]
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