Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:31:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Ancestry, Archives, and Acadian Folklore: The Inspiration Behind A SEA OF SPECTRES https://booksbywomen.org/ancestry-archives-and-acadian-folklore-the-inspiration-behind-a-sea-of-spectres/ https://booksbywomen.org/ancestry-archives-and-acadian-folklore-the-inspiration-behind-a-sea-of-spectres/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:43:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49527 Nancy Taber What to do with an article about an 18th century ancestor during the Acadian Expulsion, an almanac excerpt about a 19th century bank cleaner (possibly) turned thief, and research about 20th and 21st century military women? Blend it all into a historical novel with three protagonists and three timelines. Throw in a phantom […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/ancestry-archives-and-acadian-folklore-the-inspiration-behind-a-sea-of-spectres/feed/ 0 49527 Telling the Truth: Memoir, Myth and Magical Realism https://booksbywomen.org/telling-the-truth-memoir-myth-and-magical-realism/ https://booksbywomen.org/telling-the-truth-memoir-myth-and-magical-realism/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 05:04:41 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49407 By Ann Batchelder Writing the truth has long been standard procedure for memoir authors. But truth is not fact. For every story, there might be several points of view. Memoir narrators assume readers understand that their book is one version of what happened. Still, it is the memoirist’s job to remain honest.  My memoir, Craving […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/telling-the-truth-memoir-myth-and-magical-realism/feed/ 0 49407 From Super Collaborator to Solo Historical Novelist https://booksbywomen.org/from-super-collaborator-to-solo-historical-novelist/ https://booksbywomen.org/from-super-collaborator-to-solo-historical-novelist/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:16:48 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49339 By Peggy Joque Williams If I could claim to have a writerly Superpower, it’s that I am a great collaborator. As far back as sixth grade I was collaborating with friends, spending our summer evenings brainstorming and passing around the notebook as we wrote the next great Beatles movie after A Hard Day’s Night came […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/from-super-collaborator-to-solo-historical-novelist/feed/ 0 49339 On Writing I’m History…but do I repeat myself? by Lee Knapp https://booksbywomen.org/on-writing-im-history-but-do-i-repeat-myself-by-lee-knapp/ https://booksbywomen.org/on-writing-im-history-but-do-i-repeat-myself-by-lee-knapp/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:22:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49672 By Lee Knapp Somewhere on my old MacBook Pro that ran on Snow Leopard OS are dozens of files from around 2009 entitled “Tucker Book,” where I sketched out a vague idea about my old high school being a microcosm of America itself. With my marriage in turmoil, in 2003 I returned to teach history there. I […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/on-writing-im-history-but-do-i-repeat-myself-by-lee-knapp/feed/ 0 49672 AUGUST RECOMMENDED READS https://booksbywomen.org/august-recommended-reads/ https://booksbywomen.org/august-recommended-reads/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:20:24 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49670 The Summer of Love and Death (A Ford Family Mystery Book 3), Marcy McCreary “Refreshingly smart, witty, and sophisticated . . .” —Natalie Symons author of Lies in Bone, on The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon “Propulsive, addictive, with lush, visceral prose and richly-layered characters . . .” —May Cobb, author of My Summer Darlings, on The Murder of Madison […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/august-recommended-reads/feed/ 0 49670 How Women Experience Illness: One Mystery at a Time https://booksbywomen.org/how-women-experience-illness-one-mystery-at-a-time/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-women-experience-illness-one-mystery-at-a-time/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:56:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49525 By Kate Michaelson It’s a good bet you know at least one woman with a complex, ongoing health issue—whether it’s an autoimmune disease, endometriosis, or something not yet diagnosed. Maybe you deal with an issue like this yourself.  I’m one of those women too. In fact, my own quest for a diagnosis is part of […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/how-women-experience-illness-one-mystery-at-a-time/feed/ 3 49525 Finding Inspiration in Darkness: Cults, Characters, and Crafting Only the Guilty Survive https://booksbywomen.org/finding-inspiration-in-darkness-cults-characters-and-crafting-only-the-guilty-survive/ https://booksbywomen.org/finding-inspiration-in-darkness-cults-characters-and-crafting-only-the-guilty-survive/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:42:57 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=48487 By Kate Robards When I sat down to work on my second thriller novel, I knew only one plot point: a teenager would go missing from a place called the Bird Haven, a wildlife sanctuary where she worked part-time after school. As a dedicated plotter, I finessed this idea through multiple iterations of outlines, but […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/finding-inspiration-in-darkness-cults-characters-and-crafting-only-the-guilty-survive/feed/ 0 48487 July: Reading With Rochelle Weinstein https://booksbywomen.org/july-reading-with-rochelle-weinstein-july/ https://booksbywomen.org/july-reading-with-rochelle-weinstein-july/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:37:24 +0000 https://booksbywomen.org/?p=49638 Hello Readers & Friends, It’s been steamy hot around most of the country, but July was a great time to lose yourself in the pages of a good book. Here are the stories that got me through: some old, some new, French, memoir, and a summer splash. If you need a break from the world, […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/july-reading-with-rochelle-weinstein-july/feed/ 0 49638 Authors Interviewing Characters: Lauren Thoman https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-lauren-thoman/ https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-lauren-thoman/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:14:53 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=48989 About You Shouldn’t Be Here:  Two strangers search for the truth behind bizarre occurrences no one else dares to discuss—only to discover that they’re connected by secrets that could destroy them both. A thrilling and twisty novel by the acclaimed author of the Mindy’s Book Studio pick I’ll Stop the World. When sixteen-year-old Angie Stewart […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-lauren-thoman/feed/ 0 48989 Does the World Really Need Another Beach Book? (Yes!) https://booksbywomen.org/does-the-world-really-need-another-beach-book-yes/ https://booksbywomen.org/does-the-world-really-need-another-beach-book-yes/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:04:45 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=49632 By Suzanne Kamata I have always loved going to the beach. I grew up near Lake Michigan, and while my family did not live on the shore, I had friends who did. I loved hanging out at their houses, where we’d watch sunsets, hold bonfires on the beach, or just go for long walks, scuffing […]

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