women authors

Brief biographies of 150 women who have made significant contributions to literature and criticism, from poet Virginia Hamilton Adair to novelist and scholar Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor.

Presents an overview of American women writers of the 1920s, including Edna St. Millay, Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, and Zelda Fitzgerald, discussing the social and personal lives of these maverick literary heroines.

A continuation of Ruth Reichl's story that focuses on her switch in careers from chef to restaurant critic.

A Vietnamese man working as Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas's cook in 1934 Paris looks back on his early life in his native country while deciding whether or not to accompany the couple to America.

Offers a brief overview of the life of children's author Pam Mu?oz Ryan, discussing her childhood, years as a teacher, writing career, personal life, and other related topics.

The single day that Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley spend together in 1988, the day after college graduation in Edinburgh, makes a distinct impression on each of them and a relationship forms only after they part ways and are reunited once a year on the same day for twenty years.

While James Cooper, who recently left his post at the Hollows Police Department, struggles to come to terms with an event from his past, Eloise Montgomery, a psychic, helps Michal Holt to find answers about his mother; meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Willow's poor choices after arriving in The Hollows from Manhattan with her newly divorced mother could lead her to further danger.

A biography of American author Willa Cather providing information on her life from her childhood in Nebraska to her successful writing career.

An account of Mary Shelley's career, her childhood, her creation of Frankenstein, her marriage, and the second half of her life after her husband's death.