In honor of March being Women history month I wanted to post something that celebrates inspirational women writers in both the past and present and focus on the ongoing struggles they face.
The trouble is in the statistics. Of all book reviews written for popular publications three-fourths of the authors were men. The term “Women’s fiction” is a growing commodity. Sometimes it refers to books written by women and sometimes it refers to books containing feminine content. Either way separating literature by gender hinders the options readers have and somehow always finds female authors backed into a corner. Here are some women authors that despite the odds stacked against them managed to make their voices and stories heard. (This list is based on personal opinion).
- K Rowling: An author who inspired millions with her Harry Potter novels was the first author to attain the title of billionaire. Yes, she is a woman. Though J.K Rowling (Joanne Rowling) writes under a pseudonym to help encourage reading diversity it soon became clear this author was a woman. The books became so popular that her name became a sensation overnight. Her fantasy series is one of the most popular in history.
- Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and so much more. Some of her best-known novels include The Bluest Eye, Beloved and Song of Solomon. Morrison is also a champion of the arts and spoke out against censorship after one of her books was banned in a high school in 2009. All her works focus on the African American experience in many different forms.
- Suzanne Collins’s national bestseller The Hunger Games trilogy has remained on the New York Times best-seller list for over six years since it’s publication in 2008. This saga revolves around a corrupt society and one girl who just wants to keep those she loves safe. This trilogy revolves around humanity and oppression and does not focus on whether or not you are on Team Peeta or Team Gale.
- Donna Tartt won the Pulitzer Prize last year for her novel The Goldfinch. Though it took her eleven years to complete this novel it hit the New York Times bestseller list its fist week and it flew off the shelves.
- Amy Tan draws from her life experience as a daughter of Chinese immigrants. She has written multiple books including the bestselling novel The Joy Luck Club and The Hundred Secret Senses. She has also written two books for children one of which was adapted to television as Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese cat.
The picture below includes some of my favorite women authors that did not make it onto the list.
from Meta Search Alerts copy http://ift.tt/1GmlcDV
Sourced by "The typist writer". The place where writers, bloggers, and publicists come to expand their knowledge in the field content production and publication.
0 comments:
Post a Comment