women authors

A letter from Beatrix Potter to a young friend who is ill marks the origin of her famous tales.

The author of the popular books about Oliver and Amanda Pig describes her life, her daily activities, and her creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

The author describes how her love of words and her personal experiences evolved into a career as a writer.

A prominent children's books author shares her life, her daily activities, and her creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

This is an easy-to-read biography of J. K. Rowling, the English author of the popular Harry Potter series of children's books.

Examines the life of Suzanne Collins, author of "The Hunger Games," and how her childhood has informed her stories for young adults.

Profiles the lives and writing of eleven women from around the world and from throughout history who defied the odds to leave a legacy of literature.

Memories of the author about her difficult childhood as the adopted daughter of an English mother with strong religious convictions, and her subsequent search for her biological mother.

Reclusive south African author Clare Wald hires the unknown Sam Leroux as her official biographer but neither person acknowledges their past link that has something to do with Clare's anti-apartheid activist daughter, Laura, who went missing twenty years earlier.

Contains twenty-nine essays from various writers in which they discuss the moments they discovered they were feminists, including selections from Jessica Valenti, Rebecca Traister, Miriam Zoila P?rez, and others.