5 Devastating Dorothy Parker Quotes

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Born 125 years ago today, Dorothy Parker was an author prized for her ability to devastate anyone in a few carefully chosen words. To celebrate the occasion in…

A Q&A with Kit de Waal

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The fantastic Kit de Waal has been longlisted for the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her second novel The Trick to Time. Read on to find out about…

Kate Mosse: a new book & a new website!

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Brilliant Women’s Prize for Fiction co-founder and bestselling author Kate Mosse will shortly be back with her latest novel The Burning Chambers, which publishes in May 2018. Kate’s brand…

Votes for Women: Our 2018 judges on what suffrage means to them

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Today we’re celebrating 100 years since some British women finally won the right to vote with some inspiring thoughts from our 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction judges. Under the…

Denise Mina’s 5 Under-Appreciated Scottish Women Writers

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Happy Burns Night one and all! To mark the occasion, Scottish crime writer, playwright and 2014 Women’s Prize for Fiction judge, Denise Mira has put together a list of…

Celebrating 200 years of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

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This year marks the 200th anniversary since the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, considered by many to be one of literature’s greatest novels. Brought up by her father, Mary…

Our top 10 quotes from 2017

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It’s no secret that 2017 has been a great year for women’s fiction, we’ve had new novels from Women’s Prize winners Ali Smith and Zadie Smith, 4 out…

Mary Beard on Women & Power

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Britain’s best-known classicist and former Women’s Prize for Fiction judge Mary Beard, has just released a feminist manifesto you need to know about! In Women & Power Mary revisits the gender…

Outsiders: 5 Women Who Changed the World

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It’s not a secret that we love an opportunity to celebrate women’s voices, and the release of Outsiders, the latest book from award-winning biographer Lyndall Gordon is the…

Thriller Queens on What Makes a Killer Read

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At the Baileys Prize Book Bar, at Waterstones Tottenham Court Road, we brought together a line-up of internationally bestselling writers to talk about what makes a great thriller. As…

Q&A: Women’s Equality Party Founder Catherine Mayer

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Following a brilliant appearance at our Stories for Rebel Girls event at Latitude Festival this year, we caught up with the fantastic Catherine Mayer, co-founder of the Women’s Equality…

Our Top 10 Picks for Edinburgh Book Fest

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This year’s Edinburgh Book Festival looks set to be the best yet, with an incredible array of authors from seasoned international bestsellers to exciting debut writers. Plus, we’ve…