Becoming Kin — Krawec, Patty — "Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonial...

According to NPR, "Minnesota nice." It’s a stereotype born from a culture of kindness and politeness.

These were my favorite books, both fiction and nonfiction, through my 2025 reading journey.

If time is short during the holidays, these short story collections by women might be a great choice!

When women write fantasy, you get female characters that aren't just side characters; female characters that don't look like they came out of a lingerie magazine. You get female characters who fight. ...

The more things spin out of control, the more we need to hold each other close in community. There are a lot of great new books out this year to help us do that.

Some of the most famous authors in the thriller genre are women, including Gillian Flynn, Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell and Karin Slaughter. Here are some new thrillers to chill you.

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The National Book Awards are one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world. The National Book Foundation administers the awards which will be given on November 19, 2025.

It's spooky season! Horror can help us explore things in our world that don't make sense. There are a lot of things in women's lives that don't make sense. And there are a lot of women writing about t...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature is an international literary prize established according to Alfred Nobel's will that will be announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, in October 2025 a...

“Its 132 rooms, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators are spread across the 6 floors—plus 2 hidden mezzanine levels—all tucked within what appears to be a three-story building.” ― ...

Women have been writing mysteries forever. Many female authors that were popular in their day, such as Metta Victor (1831-1885), Pauline Hopkins (1859-1930), and Mary Roberts Rinehart (1872-1958), ha...

So many of the more that 4200 unique titles listed in the banned book index collected by PEN America are written by women. These are just some of the incredible titles that we have in our young adult ...

So many of the more that 4200 unique titles listed in the banned book index collected by PEN America are written by women. These are just some of the incredible titles that we have in our adult collec...

Before the 1960s and "Second Wave Feminism," female writers were few and far between. An influx of female writers also came with the transition of science fiction to the "literature of ideas" when the...

Women's stories, women's lives, women's perspectives have value. Women make up more than 50% of the United States population, but women's lives and stories are often trivialized, dismissed, hidden, or...

“We aren't the mistakes we made in the past. We're the choices we make going forward. And, when we can, we use the power we're given to help the people who matter to us.” ― Ariel Slamet Ries, Strange ...

The 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award, and the Astounding Award will be presented on Saturday evening, August 16, 2025, at a formal ceremony at Seattle Worldcon 2025. The awards began in 1939. Leig...

During this long hot political summer, consider what women have to say about politics. All of these titles touch on politics in some fashion. Their inclusion on this list is not necessarily an endorse...

The Booker Prize has been one of the leading literary award in the English speaking world for over five decades. Each year, the prize is awarded to what is, in the opinion of the judges, the best sust...

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There's a long standing stereotype that women aren't funny, but that's wrong. However, funny is hard because it's so subjective and moody. These are all very funny women.

Join us on July 10, 6-7:30 PM, for DIY Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products! Here are some books to inspire you.

According to Pamela B. Rutledge Ph.D. in Psychology today, "True crime media fulfills psychological needs like safety, mastery, and emotional regulation." But maybe it's like the train wreck from whic...

“It happened to us. We refuse to let it happen again.” ― Frank Abe, The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration

Magical realism "relies upon the presentation of real, imagined or magical elements as if they were real. It relies upon realism, but only so that it can stretch what is acceptable as real to its limi...

“Translation is an interestingly different way to be involved both with poetry and with the language that I’ve found myself living in much of the time. I think the two feed each other.” – Marilyn Hack...

“Consider this: I have been to every country in the world, and that includes North Korea, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Venezuela. People often ask me about “dangerous” countries, no doubt thinking of...

Witnesses believe that the two women who were arrested were mother and daughter, with ICE arresting the mother and Worcester police arresting the daughter.