Women Writers Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/category/women-writers/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:40:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 On Writing A Survival Guide for Women Who Feel Stuck in Their Marriage, Should I stay or Leave? https://booksbywomen.org/a-survival-guide-for-women-who-feel-stuck-in-their-marriage-should-i-stay-or-leave/ https://booksbywomen.org/a-survival-guide-for-women-who-feel-stuck-in-their-marriage-should-i-stay-or-leave/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:30:30 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=46195 A Survival Guide for Women Who Feel Stuck in Their Marriage, Should I stay or Leave? My name is Rebecca and I work as a Relationship Therapist for Relate Leeds, Bradford, UK. After seeing a recurring pattern in the therapy room of many women feeling lost and confused in their marriage / relationship, I decided […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/a-survival-guide-for-women-who-feel-stuck-in-their-marriage-should-i-stay-or-leave/feed/ 0 46195 Wanda M. Morris “interviews” Ellice Littlejohn of All Her Little Secrets https://booksbywomen.org/wanda-m-morris-interviews-ellice-littlejohn-of-all-her-little-secrets/ https://booksbywomen.org/wanda-m-morris-interviews-ellice-littlejohn-of-all-her-little-secrets/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:30:26 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=37377 Named a “Most Anticipated” read by AARP, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Essence, CrimeReads, She Reads, and more!  All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing pressure of keeping secrets. Morris brings a vibrant and welcome new voice to the thriller space.” —Karin Slaughter, New York Times and […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/wanda-m-morris-interviews-ellice-littlejohn-of-all-her-little-secrets/feed/ 0 37377 WHY DID YOU WRITE THAT SCENE? https://booksbywomen.org/why-did-you-write-that-scene-by-deborah-k-shepherd/ https://booksbywomen.org/why-did-you-write-that-scene-by-deborah-k-shepherd/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:46:50 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=34418 WHY DID YOU WRITE THAT SCENE? By Deborah K. Shepherd I’m on the phone with my sister-in-law, discussing the upcoming debut of my novel, So Happy Together. As is the case with most of my other relatives and friends, Jaye is excited to have “an author in the family” and has many questions, most of the […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-janet-stilston/feed/ 0 33510 Sherri Rosen interviews Deborah Gaal about her novel, Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints https://booksbywomen.org/sherri-rosen-interviews-deborah-gaal-about-her-novel-synchronicities-on-the-avenue-of-the-saints/ https://booksbywomen.org/sherri-rosen-interviews-deborah-gaal-about-her-novel-synchronicities-on-the-avenue-of-the-saints/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:27:51 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=34233 Sherri Rosen interviews Deborah Gaal about her novel, Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints Sherri Rosen: What is the book Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints about?  Deborah Gaal: In the novel’s prologue a shaman tells a woman she must write a story to please the ancestors. What kind of story?” she asks. The shaman answers, […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-their-characters-lisa-braxton/feed/ 0 29999 AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: LIZA NASH TAYLOR https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-liza-nash-taylor/ https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-liza-nash-taylor/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:29:00 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=32220 A sweeping Jazz Age tale of regret, ambition, and redemption inspired by true events, including Josephine Baker’s 1925 Paris debut in Le Revue Nègre.  “Fasten your seatbelts…this is one fabulous book that will keep you turning pages.”  —Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Summer Listed in PARADE MAGAZINE’S 30 Best Beach […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/authors-interviewing-characters-liza-nash-taylor/feed/ 0 32220 The Other American Dirt Issue: Is Fear of Appropriation Fomenting a Culture of Censorship? https://booksbywomen.org/the-other-american-dirt-issue-is-fear-of-appropriation-fomenting-a-culture-of-censorship/ https://booksbywomen.org/the-other-american-dirt-issue-is-fear-of-appropriation-fomenting-a-culture-of-censorship/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:13:35 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=30007 I was recently in the NPR studios in New York to participate in the show, 1A’s, panel discussion on the enduring American Dirt kerfuffle, specifically, “What The Controversy Over ‘American Dirt’ Tells Us About Publishing And Authorship.”   Seated in the studio with me was Vox culture writer, Constance Grady, and from two remote locations we were joined by […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-other-american-dirt-issue-is-fear-of-appropriation-fomenting-a-culture-of-censorship/feed/ 7 30007 Introducing Art In Fiction https://booksbywomen.org/introducing-art-in-fiction/ https://booksbywomen.org/introducing-art-in-fiction/#comments Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:40:41 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=28397 INTRODUCING ART IN FICTION A New Literary Website Developed by Carol M. Cram Author of a trilogy of historical novels about women in the arts I’m thrilled to announce the launch of Art In Fiction (www.artinfiction.com), a new website for lovers of novels inspired by the arts.  I’ve created Art In Fiction as a literary […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/introducing-art-in-fiction/feed/ 1 28397 Filling in the Gaps https://booksbywomen.org/filling-in-the-gaps-by-barbara-hoffbeck-scoblic/ https://booksbywomen.org/filling-in-the-gaps-by-barbara-hoffbeck-scoblic/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:45:41 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=26524 Filling in the Gaps by Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic As I worked on my memoir, Lost Without the River, I often realized that I needed details about events that occurred before my memory had kicked in. I was grateful my five remaining siblings were willing and able to fill in my blank spots. Remarkable. I’m the youngest, […]

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