Busy Reading Books

S01E02 | Women Writers Around the World


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It’s Women’s History Month! To celebrate amazing women writers, Marina gives us some insight into the publishing world and why some consider it a tough industry, especially for women. Our host also shares some of her favourite books written by intelligent and astute female authors.

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
  • Anne Tyler - A Spool of Blue Thread
  • Barbara Kingsolver - The Posionwood Bible
  • E. Annie Proulx - The Shipping News
  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun
  • Elena Ferrante - My Brilliant Friend
  • Tara Westover - Educated: A Memoir
  • Keggie Carew - Dadland: A Journey into Unchartered Territory
  • Jean McNeil - Ice Diaries: An Antarctic Memoir
  • Bernadine Evaristo - Girl, Woman, Other
  • Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
  • Megha Majumdar - A Burning
  • Jokha Alharthi - Celestial Bodies
  • Hanna Alkaf - The Weight of Our Sky
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