Quote of the Day – March 30, 2020
Tag: Women authors
Fierce Reads for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month and though most of us are stuck at home, that shouldn’t stop us from celebrating the strength and endurance that women bring to society. And reading great books is a great way to do that! So here are some YA book selections about fierce female characters by strong female (with some male) authors. Continue reading “Fierce Reads for Women’s History Month”
Books to Read This Month: March Edition
It is already the third month of the year…how far are you in your 2020 reading goal? Do you feel like you are in a reading slump? Don’t fret book lovers! I am here to tell you that you can still have an amazing reading year. And “spring cleaning” is the perfect time to start afresh! Let these following new releases be your perfect new start: Continue reading “Books to Read This Month: March Edition”
Quote of the Day – September 18, 2019
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Book Review: Memoirs of Emma Courtney by Mary Hays
Format: Paperback
Pages: 220 pages
Published: July 1, 2009 (First published 1796)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Genre:Â Fiction & Literature, Classics Continue reading “Book Review: Memoirs of Emma Courtney by Mary Hays”
Books By Women: Female Writers To Watch Out For
As much as we like to think much has changed, the literary world is still a male-dominated industry. Women may buy more books than men but that doesn’t account for female writers being overlook in the book world, according to a survey done by VIDA, Women In Literary Arts. But just because the publishing world refuses to progress, that doesn’t mean readers shouldn’t. So in honor of International Women’s Day, let us take the time recognize the female authors. 2018 looks like it is going to be another great year for book written by women. Just check out these ten books and see what great we can anticipate for the rest of the year: Continue reading “Books By Women: Female Writers To Watch Out For”
Quote of the Day – February 12, 2017
Top Ten Tuesday: Authors Joining Forces
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish. Today’s post is:
Top Ten Author Duos You’d LOVE To See Write A Book Together (aka my (Jamie’s) world would explode if Gayle Forman and Jandy Nelson wrote a book together) — might be hard to come up with 10 but still would be fun! Bonus points if you tell us what kind of book you’d like them to write!”
Meg Cabot & Emily Giffin
Two funny writers…an interesting combination
Jojo Moyes & Kate Morton
They both do such great emotional writing, it would just be so great to have them combined.
Joshilyn Jackson & Karen White
Jane Austen & Charlotte Bronte
I know that Bronte didn’t exactly like any of Austen writings, but it would be interesting to see these great minds work together.
Libba Bray & JK Rowling
They both done such a great job creating worlds…why not try to write one together?
I couldn’t really think of anymore right now but maybe during day I’ll think of others.  Who would be on your list?
Weekly Tea Discussion: Chick Lit
Even just typing out that term makes me cringe.
I mean, what does it really mean? This is the definition according to Wikipedia:
Chick lit is genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly.”
Okay…that can describe most books and they are generally not considered to be “chick lit”. When you hear that definition, you think to yourself “That doesn’t sound so bad”. But then you hear this definition of chick lit, from a publisher no less, who changes your whole perception of the genre.This is a definition from the Harlequin imprint Red Dress Ink:
Red Dress Ink is a literary collection created in 2001 in the United States and published by Harlequin Editions since June 2003 in France, of which gender is the chick lit ‘: contemporary and urban comedies with unmarried heroines and thirties.”
Granted, this definition came from a Wikipedia entry and was in French but the impact of the statement is just the same: the term “chick lit” is a bit degrading. Continue reading “Weekly Tea Discussion: Chick Lit”
