bell hooks Will Never Leave Us: She Lives On Through The Truth Of Her Words
“No Black woman writer in this culture can write ‘too much,’” bell hooks once wrote, “Indeed, no woman writer can write ‘too much’… No woman has ever written enough.”
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Canada Unveils Stamp In Honour Of Author Margaret Atwood
On a stamp, really, the nerve… How ever will I live it down… How cringe. How eye-rolling: Margaret Atwood.
Ten Things You Should Know About Union Minister Smriti Irani’s Debut Book
The book is inspired by the martyrdom of 76 CRPF personnel who were killed in a Naxalite attack in Dantewada, in April 2010.
Beyond ‘Girl Gone Mad’ Melodrama: Reframing Female Anger In Psychological Thrillers
Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and many other books of the genre prioritise unhelpful stereotypes over more subtle psychological states.
Feeling Spent? Here’s A Light-Hearted Reading List To Lift Your Mood
Amidst the crisis, here are some books that might help you brighten up your mood.
Woman At Point Zero: Nawal El Saadawi’s Radical African Feminism Was Ahead Of Its Time
El Saadawi’s feminism was ahead of its time – in both the Arab and the African worlds.
Hélisenne De Crenne: First French Novelist To Tell Her Own Story
Torments of Love is Hélisenne’s only work to be dedicated to female readers who she called “all honest ladies”.
Children’s Book Author Beverly Cleary Passes Away At 104
I believe my books age so well because childhood is universal: Beverly Cleary
WWF 2021 Anuja Chauhan: Individual experiences are the only richest source of inspiration
Everybody’s personal experiences are their raw data. Things that happen to you in the first person are your most individual source, and the things that a writer hears or reads are secondary sources. – WWF 2021 Anuja Chauhan
Shefali Tripathi Mehta On Why She Wrote A Book That Captures Stigmas Around Mental Health
Shefali Tripathi Mehta on what inspired her to write a book on the struggles of those caring for loved ones with mental health issues.
