Women writers

Margaret Atwood, The writer of great intelligence and optimism

American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, Styles of Radical Will, The Way We Live Now, Illness as Metaphor, Regarding the Pain of Others, The Volcano Lover, and In America // photo by Jill Krementz, source: everyday-i-show.livejournal.com

Genius, captured on camera.

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Simone de Beauvoir by Denise Bello, Paris années 1930 #debeauvoir #simonedebeauvoir #denisebello#paris

In a celebration of the brilliant female authors of the past, we’ve collated a list of our top ten classic feminist novels.

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call. ~Liz Carpenter

Simon de Beauvoir

Susan Sontag

Top female writers and editors recommend other female authors who have somehow been overlooked or forgotten, either because of their gender, the language in which they wrote, or their books have gone out of print.

Ever since I read this article from The Millions back in July, I’ve been waiting in hot anticipation to…read. When I reviewed books, I used to get request, receive and write a review be…

Keira Knightley