April 2012
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George R.R. Martin on writing women
George Stroumboulopoulos: There's one thing that's interesting about your books. I noticed that you write women really well and really different. Where does that come from?
George R.R. Martin: You know, I've always considered women to be people.
March 2012
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On the Rules of Literary Fiction for Men and Women... →
annadevries:
“The top tier of literary fiction — where the air is rich and the view is great and where a book enters the public imagination and the current conversation — tends to feel peculiarly, disproportionately male.” —Meg Wolitzer
It’s an oft-made argument, but it bears repeating, and re-reading.
When Authors Take Risks, That's Not Kid Stuff -... →
sarahreesbrennan:
plenilune:
It’s because adults are discovering one of publishing’s best-kept secrets: that young adult authors are doing some of the most daring work out there. Authors who write for young adults are taking creative risks — with narrative structure, voice and social commentary — that you just don’t see as often in the more rarefied world of adult fiction.
THANK YOU. YOU...
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In Memory of Adrienne Rich
libraryjournal:
nationalbook:
Adrienne Rich’s history-making 1974 National Book Award acceptance speech
“We, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, and Alice Walker, together accept this award in the name of all the women whose voices have gone and still go unheard in a patriarchal world, and in the name of those who, like us, have been tolerated as token women in this culture, often at great cost...
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The Spiral Dance: Romance Novels, The Last Great... →
sarahreesbrennan:
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Maria Bustillos:
Romance novels are feminist documents. They’re written almost exclusively by women, for women, and are concerned with women: their relations in family, love and marriage, their place in society and the world, and their dreams for the future. Romances of the…
Nicely put: ladies as the subject!
I love me some romance novels, y’all. I was...
Farrar, Straus and Giroux: An Excellent Random... →
fsgbooks:
The Tournament of Books always features plenty of smart discussion about publishing, criticism and contemporary literature.
Exhibit A, from C. Max Magee:
It’s all about word of mouth for me. There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of readers whose taste I trust and admire. I see what these…
This is how I managed to run a mini-library from my dorm room. People trusted my...
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“When they throw the water on the witch, she says, “Who would have thought a good...”
– John Waters describes his favourite scene in The Wizard of Oz (via bohemea)
“If you’re younger than 13, don’t use Tumblr. Ask your parents for an Xbox or try...”
– The new Tumblr TOS. [NPR Books site, for those of you younger than 13.] (via nprfreshair)
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John Green's tumblr: Why Libraries Are Different... →
fishingboatproceeds:
Yesterday on twitter, I expressed annoyance with the hundreds of people who send me emails or tumblr messages or whatever to let me know that they illegally downloaded one of my books, as if they expect me to reply with my hearty congratulations that they are technologically sophisticated enough…
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“I just thought we could hang today. Maybe see a movie, get something to eat. We...”
– Dean, Gilmore Girls. (via booksandquills) 