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The Reader’s View: Lisa Halliday’s Asymmetry
Make some time to curl up with a new book as February comes to a close: Lisa Halliday’s novel Asymmetry is a gorgeous quick read that will keep you thinking for days.
Ladies Who Brunch Discuss Salt Houses and A Long Time Gone
When the Ladies Who Brunch discussed Salt Houses and A Long Time Gone, generational struggles and social pressure on women were two of the topics the groups focused on.
Bookmark This! Valentine’s Day
In this edition of Bookmark This! we revisit Valentine’s Day with libraries you’ll love, woke ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day, and the reemergence of the rom-com as a new type of story.
Bookish Events: February Edition
If you’re not too busy working on your submission for the WNBA Writing Contest (don’t forget, entries are due March 1st), break up the tedium of February with bookish events around the city!
Publishing and the #MeToo Movement
Last week, WNBA president Jane Kinney-Denning posted an article calling for individuals to speak out for the publishing industry to change in light of the #MeToo movement. Here are some of the conversations that are – and aren’t – being had.
Members Write Now: Diana Altman
“You are in the wrong skin, at the wrong time, in the wrong place.” – This month’s Members Write Now features an excerpt from Diana Altman’s story “In the Wrong Skin,” which will publish in The Notre Dame Review this spring.
Women in the Literary Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
“Women really moved the book world forward. And that’s an undertold story.” – and other highlights from the panel Women in the Literary Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities, which celebrated the launch of the WNBA’s book: WOMEN IN THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE.
Lady Jane’s Salon Ninth Anniversary Celebration
Join Lady Jane’s Salon for the ninth anniversary celebration on Monday, February 5! Not sure what Lady Jane’s Salon is? It’s romance + books + charity: a romance reading series launched by WNBA members that donates net procedes to charity.
The Reader’s View: Roxane Gay’s Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
As we lose the heat wave last weekend, hiding inside with a book sounds like a perfect plan! Roxane Gay’s deeply personal Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body describes her personal bodily journey while also exploring the reality of having a large body in a world that doesn’t accommodate it.
The Reader’s View: Lisa Halliday’s Asymmetry
Make some time to curl up with a new book as February comes to a close: Lisa Halliday’s novel Asymmetry is a gorgeous quick read that will keep you thinking for days.
Ladies Who Brunch Discuss Salt Houses and A Long Time Gone
When the Ladies Who Brunch discussed Salt Houses and A Long Time Gone, generational struggles and social pressure on women were two of the topics the groups focused on.
Bookmark This! Valentine’s Day
In this edition of Bookmark This! we revisit Valentine’s Day with libraries you’ll love, woke ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day, and the reemergence of the rom-com as a new type of story.
Bookish Events: February Edition
If you’re not too busy working on your submission for the WNBA Writing Contest (don’t forget, entries are due March 1st), break up the tedium of February with bookish events around the city!
Publishing and the #MeToo Movement
Last week, WNBA president Jane Kinney-Denning posted an article calling for individuals to speak out for the publishing industry to change in light of the #MeToo movement. Here are some of the conversations that are – and aren’t – being had.
Members Write Now: Diana Altman
“You are in the wrong skin, at the wrong time, in the wrong place.” – This month’s Members Write Now features an excerpt from Diana Altman’s story “In the Wrong Skin,” which will publish in The Notre Dame Review this spring.
Women in the Literary Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
“Women really moved the book world forward. And that’s an undertold story.” – and other highlights from the panel Women in the Literary Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities, which celebrated the launch of the WNBA’s book: WOMEN IN THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE.
Lady Jane’s Salon Ninth Anniversary Celebration
Join Lady Jane’s Salon for the ninth anniversary celebration on Monday, February 5! Not sure what Lady Jane’s Salon is? It’s romance + books + charity: a romance reading series launched by WNBA members that donates net procedes to charity.
The Reader’s View: Roxane Gay’s Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
As we lose the heat wave last weekend, hiding inside with a book sounds like a perfect plan! Roxane Gay’s deeply personal Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body describes her personal bodily journey while also exploring the reality of having a large body in a world that doesn’t accommodate it.
