Letter from the Editor
This letter is about what Women Writers, Women Books means to its editor, within the context of her life. I grew up moving. Moved when I was 1, 2, 3, 5 and we kept moving. Cambridge, Massachusetts....
View ArticleBook Review: Lisa Bloom’s Swagger
If you’re interested in a hard-hitting, information-packed, passionate examination of how our American culture is impacting boys in the beginning of this 21st century, Swagger will shake you up. The...
View ArticleTips from Going to a Book Festival
The Gaithersburg Book Festival. Pretty much my first time. Free. Close. Just up the road from my family’s home in Maryland. Company. I got to drive with a fellow author, and global nomad (TCK), Sara...
View ArticleBook Review: Poet Diana Raab’s Listening to Africa
Each poet’s voice is as unique as they are, and poems within a collection are varied too, like a region’s weather, with trends and ranges, but ultimately, hopefully, both predictable and unpredictable....
View ArticleHonoring Literary Fiction Author Camilla Trinchieri
As writers, each of us has a writer, or several, who has made a difference in our lives. Writers we admired. Writers who have mentored us, friended us, sent an encouraging note. Or, from a distance,...
View ArticleThe Vet and the IED
During the month of October 2012, for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we will be featuring some posts related to Domestic Violence. This one is a poem by Anora. People like to ask her if her #DV...
View ArticleRevolt by Qaisra Shahraz, Released October 7, 2013
Revolt by Qaisra Shahraz is Launched Arcadia Press launched Revolt by the international best-selling English / Pakistani author Qaisra Shahraz. We have been following her international travels to...
View ArticleBook Review: Elaine Neil Orr – A Different Sun
A Different Sun by Elaine Neil Orr “Overseer say whippin’ wasn’t enough.” “Enough for what?” “To make an impression.” The word sounded like something that bears down and changes you forever. “It’s good...
View ArticleSeven Reasons You’re Publishing Too Soon
If you’re like many of us, the chance to publish a book of our own writing is like arriving in the promised land. It is the holy grail, an elixir, a blissful intoxication. Seeing our work in print...
View ArticleWhat Do You Mean I Have to Market My Writing?
We all start with different decks. Some with no cards. Some with no money. Some not even at the table. It’s not fair. There’s nothing fair about it. Maybe it will never be fair. But if you want to...
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