Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History

Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History by Lauren Marino

A boldly illustrated celebration of literary history's most revolutionary, talented women writers Women have written some of our most extraordinary literary works while living in societies and cultures that tried to silence them. These women dared to put pen to paper to express the multifaceted female experience. In Bookish Broads, Lauren Marino celebrates fierce, trailblazing female writers, reworking the literary canon that has long failed to recognize the immense contributions of women. Featuring more than 50 brilliant bookish broads, Marino cleverly illuminates the lives of the greats as well as the literary talents history has wrongfully overlooked. Each intimate portrait delves into one woman's works and is accompanied by vibrant illustrations depicting each literary legend in her element and time.

Alexandra Kilburn a Painter, Illustrator, and Muralist based in New Orleans.

Lauren Marino Hi, I’m Lauren. I have loved books since before I learned to read and as a lifelong bookworm I’ve had the great privilege of spending my career close to what I love – words strung together and bound together into things of beauty. They have allowed me to explore people, places and ideas I wouldn’t be able to experience without them.As a professional book editor and publishing executive I get to work with writers and words and ideas all day.As a writer I love to research and write about groundbreaking, strong women – women who broke the rules and pursued their dreams without apology.

I hope reading about them inspires you as much as they inspired me while writing about them.