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Reading Heals a Broken Heart

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Some people turn to a song. Some people turn to work of art. Some people turn to friends or family. Cleyvis Natara (WNBA-NYC) turned to a book to help her broken heart heal.

Reading Affects Our Brains

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Reading books is good for us. Audrey Webster, a member of the WNBA-NYC, explains how reading affects our brains.

Writing in the Face of Grief

Claudia and Bob Riess pose for a photo. His arm is around her shoulder and they both hold a drink.

In 2009 my husband was windsurfing off the coast of Maui; flexing his well-toned muscles as he perfected his jibes; falling off the board and climbing back on, conquering the force of nature to be one with it. Meanwhile, I, his landlubbing wife, safely planted in the sand, was snapping photos of my seventy-two-year-old daredevil. […]

Power Behind the WNBA: Jane Kinney Denning

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The member diversity in the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) makes our goal of connecting, educating, advocating, and leading possible. As bookwomen, we believe “Books Have Power.” The Bookwoman welcomes Jane Kinney Denning (WNBA-NYC) to the “Power Behind the WNBA” interview series! Tell us about yourself.  I am a writer, an editor, and the immediate past […]

The Power behind the WNBA: Linda Rosen, National Recording Secretary

Cover art by Tasha Tudor for The Secret Garden shows an illustration of a little girl wearing a hat and rain jacket walking through a door with plants on either side.

The member diversity in the WNBA makes our goal of connecting, educating, advocating, and leading possible. As bookwomen, we believe “Books Have Power.” The Bookwoman welcomes Linda Rosen (South Florida),  the WNBA’s National Recording Secretary, to the “Power behind the WNBA” interview series! Tell us about yourself. I’m proud to be the National Recording Secretary […]

The Power behind the WNBA: Laurel Stokes, New York City

The member diversity in the WNBA makes our goal of connecting, educating, advocating, and leading possible. As bookwomen, we believe “Books Have Power.” The Bookwoman welcomes Laurel Stokes (New York City),  WNBA-New York City‘s president, to the “Power behind the WNBA” interview series! Tell us about yourself. I’m the president of the WNBA’s New York […]

Showcase Your Book

Women in the Literary Landscape

Women in the Literary Landscape

Karmafornia, by NC Weil

Karmafornia, by NC Weil

A Daughters Kaddish, by Sarah Birnbach

A Daughters Kaddish, by Sarah Birnbach

Destinys Daughter, by Frances Altman

Destinys Daughter, by Frances Altman

Museum of the Soon to Depart, by Andy Youngg

Museum of the Soon to Depart, by Andy Youngg

The Awesome Book of Queer Heroes, by Kathleen Archambeau and Eric Rosswood

The Awesome Book of Queer Heroes, by Kathleen Archambeau and Eric Rosswood

Lost Seeds -The Beginning, by Teresa Sebastian

Lost Seeds -The Beginning, by Teresa Sebastian

The Murmur of Everything Moving: A Memoir by Maureen Stanton

The Murmur of Everything Moving: A Memoir by Maureen Stanton

In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse, by Mary Mackey

In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse, by Mary Mackey

Of White Ashes, by Constance Hays Matsumoto

Of White Ashes, by Constance Hays Matsumoto

Crystal Lake Gifts, by Susan W. Green

Crystal Lake Gifts, by Susan W. Green

Lake Song: A Novel in Stories, by Lesley Bannatyne

Lake Song: A Novel in Stories, by Lesley Bannatyne

Outside Voices, by Joan Gelfand

Outside Voices, by Joan Gelfand

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