Wild Women and Books: Bibliophiles, Bluestockings & Prolific Pens from Aphra Ben to Zora Neale Hurston and from Anne Rice to the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
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Updated from its original version with an introduction by Ntozake Shange, Wild Women and Books is a celebration of perhaps the most revered and radical women writers of history. Beginning with the first recorded writer of either gender, Enheduanna of Sumeria, and ending with acclaimed authors of today, including Toni Morrison and J.K. Rowling, this is a must-read for those who must read.
Brenda Knight brings more than one hundred female authors to life for today's readers. She makes their tumultuous and admirable paths to literary expression easily accessible in chapters such as Literary First Ladies; Ink in Their Veins; Banned, Blacklisted, and Arrested; and Women Whose Books Are Loved Too Much.
From religious transcribers and political dissidents to erotic playwrights and romantic poets, no subject or literary form is left untouched. In honor of those women whose pens pioneered, persevered, and proved that the female voice is brilliant, we invite you to listen.
Brenda Knight
Brenda Knight began her career at HarperCollins, working with luminaries Paolo Coelho, Marianne Williamson, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Knight was awarded IndieFab’s Publisher of the Year in 2015 at the ALA, American Library Association. Knight is the creator of Badass Affirmations series as well as the author of Random Acts of Kindness, The Grateful Table and Women of the Beat Generation, which won an American Book Award. Knight is publisher at Mango Publishing. She teaches at the San Francisco Writers Conference and Writing for Change and serves as President Emeritus of the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter. Brenda Knight resides in the SF Bay Area. She blogs about acts of kindness at: lowerhaightholler.blogspot.com.
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Reviews for Wild Women and Books
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I thought it seemed a little dated, but I still enjoyed it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must read for any bibliophile! This will part of my permanent collection.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Little bios on a who's who of female authors through the ages. It's a quick read. Would like to see a book of this sort on women readers "who love books too much".
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Short biographies of women who were weel-known writers and especially some early ones who had a hard time being recognized.