Category Archives: book reviews

Women Writers Reading: Angélique Jamail reads Erika Johansen

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Misty

I often tell my students, especially my seniors, that they need to make the world a better place. They smile, they nod, they agree. They contemplate ways in which they might do that. I’m not being flippant when I charge … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading Roundup: Writing Women’s Lives

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Misty

Summer is just the time for lovely, doorstop-sized biographies of wonderful women writers. Some of these aren’t that recent, but still good reads nonetheless. For your long sunny hours at the pool or beach, femmeliterate recommends: The Last Love Song: … Continue reading →

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Divided We Stand, by Marjorie J. Spruill

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Misty

Depending on how you look at it, feminism has either become more acceptable and mainstream, or it continues to be perceived by most young women as a radical dogma that requires one to forego personal grooming and to revile men. … Continue reading →

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Women Writers Reading: Teresa LaBella reads Colleen Hoover

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Misty

This Christmas I gave myself the best book I’ve ever or quite possibly will ever read. In It Ends with Us, author Colleen Hoover explores the complexities of human emotion, entangled layers of relationships, chance meetings and chances missed and … Continue reading →

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Susan Carroll and the Allure of the Regency Romp

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Misty

I’m doing it again. The days are shorter, the nights are longer, and there is more time to snuggle on the couch reading. I could be diving into all the wonderful new literary fiction that’s out there (just found Margaret … Continue reading →

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Women Writers Reading: Teresa LaBella reads Ciji Ware

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Misty

I’ve read two books by this author. My motivation and interest in reading both extended beyond entertainment to assistance in researching a story I plan to write. A Race to Splendor dropped me in the middle of earthquake-ravaged San Francisco … Continue reading →

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