A call to action: on the 2014 National Book Awards
Built in 1841, the large, Greek Revival building at 55 Wall Street has housed the New York Merchants Exchange, the United States Custom House, and the National City Bank—the earlier,… Read more »
The rise of the literary anti-heroine
A bevy of recent books feature female main characters who avoid falling into the role of caregiver or even quirky love interest. Instead, Sarah Hughes has noticed a new cultural… Read more »
The Critical Flame will dedicate one year to women writers and writers of color
The Critical Flame, a literary journal founded in 2008, announced that it will spend one year focusing its review coverage on women writers and writers of color, beginning in May.… Read more »
Women writers on sexism in the industry
On Friday, Brooklyn Based published a wide-ranging set of responses from five female authors on sexism in publishing, primarily fiction. Orli Van Mourik begins her piece by briefly covering the… Read more »
INTERVIEW: Roxane Gay
Our girl in Michigan, Abby Koski, interviewed renaissance woman Roxane Gay MOBY: You have so many great projects going on. How do you find that these different projects balance and… Read more »