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These publishers are taking a chance on teen writers and giving them opportunities to sign book deals, unlike many traditional publishers. “So many people frown upon” teen writers, says the founder of one hybrid publisher.
If you still think this genre is mainly for men, think again. I did some math and came up with good reasons for authors to include more female protagonists.
Despite initial dismissal toward the LGBT community and same-sex marriage, Asian Americans in California have become more supportive of the movement. Being reminded of their past exclusion from broader American society has helped with this acceptance.
Here’s my list, what books are on yours? Send us your favorite, your top five or top 10. Let’s build the nonfiction canon of women’s history! Take a break over the holidays and email us at editors@womensenews.org.
While every woman’s path to achieving political leadership and influencing public policy is different, these rules help women get on the right track, argues Rebecca Sive in this excerpt from “Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman’s Guide.”
As children, these young women were more valued by their families than daughters in the past generations and they’ve achieved more than women who came before them in their towns. But pressures on them to get married remain strong.
When Bushra Zaidi was killed by a bus on her way to college, the city of Karachi erupted, says Rafia Zakaria in this excerpt from “The Upstairs Wife.” Justice for her death didn’t come until two years later, in 1988, during the national elections.
At 300 pounds, Kara Richardson Whitely decided to attempt to climb Kilimanjaro for the third time, this time without losing weight first, she says in this excerpt from her memoir “Gorge.”
These activists fight for reproductive issues often overlooked by other advocates, such as forced sterilization and services for undocumented immigrants, says Nancy Reiko Kato in this excerpt from the anthology “Talking Back: Voices of Color.”