Nicola and Holly discuss some of their favourite women authors: ones we’ve read devotedly, ones we’re we want to read more from, and a few who we really think we’ll love.
*Disclaimer: As far as we are aware these authors identify as female/women and we've used feminine pronouns. If we've made any mistakes, we apologise, and do let us know.–– What We’re Currently Reading ––Holly
Swallows and Amazon’s by Arthur Ransome | http://amzn.to/2a8xsPh
The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey | http://amzn.to/2aUJ6xjThe Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink | http://amzn.to/2bhurQPAlso mentioned: Leena's Pan Macmillan book tour with Cathy Rentzenbrink and Paula Hawkins | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwB6rWVV3NANicola
Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion | http://amzn.to/2bdMXq4The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick | | http://amzn.to/2bdMXq4–– Books We Recently Acquired ––Nicola
The Lesesr Bohemians by Eimear McBride (sent by request from Faber & Faber) | http://amzn.to/2bhuCvC–– Our Favourite Women Authors ––Valeria Luiselli (The Story of My Teeth, Sidewalks)Marian Keyes (Sushi for Beginners, Rachel's Holiday, The Woman Who Stole My Life)Nora Ephron (Heartburn, I Feel Bad About My Neck, The Most of Nora Ephron)Melissa Harrison (Clay, At Hawthorn Time, Rain)Heidi Julavitz (The Folded Clock: A Diary)Also mentioned these essays:Soup is the Breakfast of Kings http://www.extracrispy.com/culture/146/soup-is-the-breakfast-of-kingsAmerica Exceptionalism on Ice http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/american-exceptionalism-on-iceOlivia Lang (The Trip to Echo Spring, To the River, The Lonely City)Maggie Nelson (The Argonauts, The Red Parts)Abigail Ulman (Hot Little Hands)Daisy Johnson (Fen)Miranda July (No One Belongs Here More Than You, The First Bad Man)Maria Semple (This One Is Mine, Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Today Will Be Different)Nina Stibbe (Love Nina, Man at the Helm, Paradise Lodge)Jenny Diski (Stranger on a Train, Skating to Antartica, The View From The Bed)–– Follow us! ––
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