Women Writers, Women Books

01/12/2024

“A whole new generation of disability art has blossomed” Professor Amanda Cachia on her National Arts and Disability Award https://creative.gov.au/news/stories/a-whole-new-generation-of-disability-art-has-blossomed-professor-amanda-cachia-on-her-national-arts-and-disability-award-established/ Amanda Cachia Gambrell

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01/12/2024

My Immigration Story and the Role it Played in Writing My Historical Debut Novel White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton

by Rosa Kwon Easton White Mulberry is inspired by the life of my Korean grandmother, a young woman coming of age in 1930s Japan-occupied Korea. The story follows the journey of Miyoung, an eleven-year-old girl who has dreams too big for her poor, farming village outside Pyongyang – to become a tea...

01/12/2024

Check out our recommended reads for December! https://booksbywomen.org/recommended-reads/
Sandra Schnakenburg Gabi Coatsworth Deborah Driggs Ashley Sweeney Diane Papalia Zappa
Amanda Cachia Gambrell Michele Kwasniewski EA Smiroldo Carole Bumpus Paula Swope- Self-Help Author Zelly Ruskin
Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Sharon Maas Claudia Long, Michelle Snyder, Lee Kelly - Author Lauren Martin Amber Wardell Thelma Adams Margaret Ann Spence

01/12/2024

Paula Swope, author, speaker, and Chopra Certified life coach and instructor, aims to leave you in better shape than when you tuned in. Each podcast guest is selected strategically with your health and wellness in mind. Guests appearing on Paula’s podcast are from all walks of life, but they shar....

30/11/2024

I am always delighted when I see someone’s face light up because my story intrigues them.

When I was 16 years old, in 1971, I ran away from home in Connecticut to join the hippies in California. My memoir No Rules follows the next four years of my life, how that period of time changed me, and how I ultimately awakened to feminism and found my own strength.

It’s a story women want to hear now.

30/11/2024

On Writing We Walked On by Thérèse Soukar Chehade

On April 13, 1975, the sky above Beirut erupted with bombs and machine gun fire, marking the beginning of the Lebanese civil war. Within weeks, the city divided into two warring camps, a division that would last for fifteen long years. I was twelve. My life changed forever. A year into the war, Beir...

29/11/2024

https://booksbywomen.org/the-crafting-of-inspired-and-outraged-the-making-of-a-feminist-physician/

By Alice Rothchild In 2005, in the midst of two years of severe back pain and an arduous 18-month recovery from a spinal fusion, I received the suggestion from a friend and former editor to write a book on health and human rights in Israel/Palestine. I had been co-leading delegations to the region,....

29/11/2024

Empowered Heroines: Strong Women that go Beyond Stereotypes in Fantasy Literature by Sophie Haeder

Empowered Heroines: Strong Women that go Beyond Stereotypes in Fantasy Literature Fantasy literature has long been a realm of imagination where the impossible becomes reality, and the boundaries of the human experience are stretched beyond the mundane. Among the most captivating elements of this gen...

27/11/2024

DEAR BOBBY: MY GRIEF JOURNEY, Diane Papalia: Excerpt https://booksbywomen.org/dear-bobby-my-grief-journey-diane-papalia-excerpt/ Diane Papalia Zappa

DEAR BOBBY: MY GRIEF JOURNEY, Diane Papalia In Dear Bobby, Diane Papalia Zappa describes the loss of her beloved husband after three short years of marriage. She talks about her own grieving process and outlines ways that can help others cope. The centerpiece of this book is a collection of several....

27/11/2024

Honored to be named a FINALIST in the 2024 American Writing Awards for Women’s Fiction

26/11/2024

Her Story, My Voice: Honoring My Mother’s Journey in Imperfect https://booksbywomen.org/her-story-my-voice-honoring-my-mothers-journey-in-imperfect/ by Katy Motiey

by Katy Motiey I have been journal writing ever since I was ten years old, when we left Iran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. I have a full box of journals buried in the closet. I have often wondered why I write down my thoughts the way I do. I write them down in no […]

25/11/2024

Lost in Austen Variations https://booksbywomen.org/lost-in-austen-variations-by-kelly-miller/ Kelly Miller

By Kelly Miller My writing journey began late in life—years after I took an early retirement from the Postal Service. I stumbled upon Pride & Prejudice fan fiction online and became fascinated with the stories; they were imaginative and compelling. In almost every story though, I found aspects tha...

25/11/2024

International bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, has died aged 91 International bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, has died aged 91 With deepest and heartfelt sadness it has been confirmed that international best selling author, Barbara Taylor Bradford, has died aged 91. Ba...

23/11/2024

My Writing Journey by Kathryn Gauci

By Kathryn Gauci My writing journey didn’t begin until later in life – around 2012. Prior to that, I was a textile and carpet designer. I live in Melbourne, Australia, but am originally from Leicestershire in the UK. I studied textiles, first at Loughborough College of Art and then specialised i...

22/11/2024

The Accidental Author by Andrea Ezerins https://booksbywomen.org/the-accidental-author-by-andrea-ezerins/ Andrea Ezerins

When I was young, I was a voracious reader with no burning passion or desire to be a writer. If some grown-up asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I replied, “Astronaut, teacher, track star,” but never author. I was living my ordinary life as an insurance executive, mother, wife, etc. [....

22/11/2024

Authors Interviewing Characters: Margaret Dulaney

Whippoorwill Willingly by Margaret Dulaney A mysterious invitation prompts young Whippoorwill Willingly to travel to an enchanted lake in the far reaches of the Swiss Alps. Each day’s discoveries will alter the course of her life, offering forever friendships of all varieties: two-legged, four-leg...