Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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Authors Interviewing Characters: Caroline Leavitt
With or Without You, by New York Times Bestselling author Caroline Leavitt, starts with a long-time couple arguing about the course of their relationship. Simon, a former rock star, wants her to help him regain his fame, but Stella, a very practical nurse, wants him to grow up, to buy their New York City apartment, […]
Never in One Place for Long
Genevieve Jenner, the author of a new collection of short stories centred around food, Chocolate Cake for Imaginary Lives, shares her literary inspirations Recently I made stuffed mushrooms for dinner. I described the dish as having a 1970s continental vibe to it. At dinner I began to make up a story for my family about […]
Allegiance to Winds and Waters: Bicycling the Political Divides of the United States
In 2011 and 2012, I bicycled around the perimeter of the United States, 12,000 miles. I was 53 when I began and 54 when I finished the circle fourteen months later. I was not an athlete. I was a laid off college instructor, a woman suffering from PTSD, a political activist and social movement scholar. […]
Who Needs Other Women?
The friend you used to tell every scrap of good news to, and every heartache, too. The sister you shared a bedroom with for years. The woman at work who knew more about your day and your reaction to it than anyone else. Where are they now? Women’s fiction is about relationships, and well-written books […]
Writing About Death by Saralyn Richard
As a mystery author, I’m often asked how and why I write about death. “You’re such a genteel lady. Why don’t you write about happy things: parties, petit fours, and puppies?” I do write about happy things. Parties, petit fours, and puppies inhabit my books, for sure, because those are some of the delightful things […]
How It All Started, by Suzanne Redfearn
By Suzanne Redfearn It started out simple: I had a story I wanted to tell. The hard part was I wasn’t a writer and didn’t know the first thing about writing a novel. Fortunately, when I started, I didn’t care if it was good. I wasn’t looking to get published. I was simply determined to […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Cleyvis Natera
Neruda on the Park by Cleyvis Natera An exhilarating debut novel following members of a Dominican family in New York City who take radically different paths when faced with encroaching gentrification “Strikes all the right notes—captivating characters, lyrical language, and a storyline that captures your imagination and refuses to let go . . . an […]
On Writing: You’re Stronger Than You Think
“You’re stronger than you think, and fiercer than you ever dreamed” ~ getting published takes bravery, persistence, and a stubborn streak. I was so lucky that one of my favorite writers, USA Today bestselling author, Abbi Waxman (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and the upcoming Adult Assembly Required, among others) generously agreed to blurb […]
Q&A with Rosie Acosta, Author of YOU ARE RADICALLY LOVED: A Healing Journey to Self Love
Q&A with Rosie Acosta, Author of YOU ARE RADICALLY LOVED: A Healing Journey to Self Love (Tarcher/Perigee; February 2022) From the award-winning host of the Radically Loved podcast, comes an invitation to discover the healing power of who you are, body, mind, and spirit. Rosie Acosta is a world-renowned yoga and meditation teacher, host of the top-rated iTunes podcast, Radically Loved, and author of YOU […]
An Interview with Kathleen Courtenay Stone
THEY CALLED US GIRLS: Stories of Female Ambition from Suffrage to Mad Men by Kathleen C. Stone is a wonderful new collective biography of seven women who aspired to professional jobs in the mid-twentieth century. It was an era when women were expected to find fulfillment at home, in the mold of television’s June Cleaver. But these women […]
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