Recent Posts Tagged With 'literature'

• ‘Sworn virgins’: When a woman becomes a man – presenting author Elvira Dones

  Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 07:08 in art, literature, europe, lifestyle, books we love, w-women, w-recommend

  Written by : Ardita Gjeçi “Hana” is a book and documentary “Sworn virgins” of Elvira Dones, a well know Albanian writer who lives between USA and Switzerland. The author of several books about women stories, this time decided to write about...

• Abigail Jones and the ‘Restless Virgins’

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 02:01 in art, literature, sexuality, teenagers, scandal, North America, non fiction, w-women

  Abigail Jones’ first book turned to be a bestseller. ’Restless Virgins: Love, Sex, and Survival at a New England Prep School’ (William Morrow, 2007; Harper, 2008, coauthored) is a work of narrative nonfiction, based on a true story...

• Suzanne Kamata and the Multicultural Mothering

  Posted on Saturday May 9th, 2009 at 06:39 in art, Culture, japan, parenting, asia, literature, lifestyle, mom, motherhood, us, North America, w-women

  Suzanne Kamata’s recent book Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering takes an unusual approach to mothering: on the base of the real women’s stories it describes what are the challenges that meet a mother who is raising a ...

• W-Recommend: Ruth Reichl - ‘Not Becoming My Mother’

  Posted on Saturday May 9th, 2009 at 02:26 in art, literature, motherhood, nyc, books we love, women in news, w-pulse, w-recommend

  Ruth Reichl is editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine and former New York Times restaurant critic. During her ‘Times’ years she was known for her inconventional approach to issues that the other critics tend to overlook. ‘She has writt...

• Sybil Baker - the More I Travel, the More I Want to See

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 10:06 in art, literature, usa, w-women

  ‘The Life Plan is a screwball comedy for the 21st century, a witty and winning romp through one woman’s discovery that life, love, and liberty do not always go according to plan.’ ‘The Life Plan is also the most original, no-h...

• Mercy Adhiambo - My Life’s Journey

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 05:27 in art, africa, women, literature, kenya, empowering, w-causes, empowering third world, girl-child

  Mercy Adhiambo is 21 and already a hero. Even if in her own country - Kenya - it’s not easy to become a hero once you are female. But her story wouldn’t be noticed without Kim. Kim and Mercy. Mercy and Kim. Two women who met each other t...