OMG this list is an instaclassic ―and makes me feel totally seen. the last one ―which i resented having to read in high school― is totally spot on.
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#books #literature #popculture
Some of literature's most undeserved reputations.Tom Russell (ScreenRant)
Who Owns Women Detectives?
Now that Miss Marple and Nancy Drew’s early novels are entering the public domain, what comes next for them?
By Ellen O’Connell Whittet
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Books by Carolyn Keene and Agatha Christie at PG:
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I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:
"Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."
(by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)
That's it. That's the whole poem.
#poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon
Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!
Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore.
Brittany Allen
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#books #literature #blacklivesmatter #NationalBlackBookstoreDay
The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2), a group launched last Juneteenth by Kevin Johnson of Sacramento’s Underground Books, has announced a new holiday: National Black Bookstore…Brittany Allen (Literary Hub)
