by Kaulie Lewis
Though Schles doesn’t qualify for true Bloomer status—Invisible City was first published in 1988, when he was 28—the book was something of a cult title and was out of print for over twenty years. Continue reading →
by Kaulie Lewis
But a darker side of Wilder’s semi-autobiographical children’s series is revealed in the new version of her first work, Pioneer Girl . . . This restored autobiography includes details and stories judged too adult for the Little House books. Continue reading →
by Kaulie Lewis
“Is writing a beauty contest? Is it a sports competition? Beauty and sporting achievement might be associated, in our culture, with youth . . . but there’s no reason this should go for the written word too.” Continue reading →
by Vicraj Gill
That Bloomer Diana Athill . . . regards death as openly and unflinchingly as James does is evident in her recent piece for The Guardian . . . In the essay, Athill describes how as a teenager she made a point of regularly contemplating death. Continue reading →
by Vicraj Gill
Zamorano’s essay is candid about many things . . . the way self-help books helped her along her literary path; and the way she even “pray[ed] for God to excise this writing aspiration from [her] heart.” Continue reading →
by Vicraj Gill
Of course, success in later life isn’t limited to art or academia . . . Case in point: Joe Pavey, a 40-year-old runner who won her first gold medal at the 2014 Final European Athletics Championships, making her Europe’s oldest female champion. Continue reading →
by Vicraj Gill
Both “writing and mothering” and the question of privilege come up in a great conversation between Lauren Francis-Sharma . . . and Bernice McFadden about their lives as published writers of color. Continue reading →