In part two of my Women’s History Month, I’m exploring notable female authors, women who both made a contribution to the overall history of literature and made an impression on me throughout the years. In many ways, female authors are relegated to second-class status. At various points in history, writing wasn’t considered an appropriate pastime [...]
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Women’s History Month – The Characters
In the U.S., March is Women’s History Month (and it’s also the month in which I was born, which I don’t think is a coincidence) and to celebrate, I’m presenting a three-part series of the women in literature – both fictional and real – that have helped shape my own ideas about women, writing, reading [...]
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Meredith
There comes a time in every young girl’s life when she realizes that while Mom may not, in fact, know everything, Judy Blume almost certainly does. I’m a firm believer that YA fiction, especially YA fiction for girls, fills an important and vital role in the angst-y and melodramatic lives of adolescents. And I’m not [...]
