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more about #writing more comments → Perhaps Not: Dude, EVERY year is the year of Alice Munro. more » garconne est grise: Up-and-coming- Lauren Groff. Her book of stories Delicate Edible Birds is beautiful. And all about women. more » BestEuphemismEver: Can I get a ZZ Packer shout out? P.S. ZZ, write! more » NellMood: Oh, I love the short story. Some of my other favorite short story writers are Flannery O'Conner (of course), Annie Proulx, Maile Meloy, Mary Gaitskill... more » Mary McCarthyite: Other great short story writers: (ahem) Mary McCarthy; Jean Stafford; Flannery O'Connor; Caroline Gordon. Now we have an even 12 on the list! more » GGobsessed: What about Jhumpa Lahiri (sp?) What about freaking Flannery O'Connor? I mean, to leave out HER? A disgrace, I say! more » Ratinski: Alice Munro is quite possibly my favorite author, living or dead. Of all the piles of books littering my apartment, her anthologies are the ones I go ... more » Thus Spake KATE!: i think the real kicker is what he said after that. "I like listening to you talk about history" WHOA. Hold the presses. Women are worth listening to... more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: Interesting. I have been called smart by many guys, but not pretty (I've gotten cute, and nice butt, but certainly never beautiful). So, certainly I... more » loginname: I agree with you right up until this point: "...but her conservative outfits and simple hair also give her a certain freedom — the freedom to talk ... more » the_pest: Was it really only me who got a little weirded out by the "you're so smart" swoon? The first thing I thought of is that Jon would never adoringly say... more » SomeAuthorGirl: Does it have to be that complimenting someone's mind is asexual? Intellect and sexuality can't be mutually exclusive. I need to ponder this. Especi... more » rodmanstreet: She talks about history the way I do! ... and then Lewis and Clark totally threw a hissy fit! But I kind of don't blame them because walking to the ... more » Flackette Goes Retro: If my boyfriend ever leaves me, I'm pretty sure it will be for Sarah Vowell. I suppose I should take it as a compliment, as he likes smart, nerdy brun... more » LaComtesse: I recently saw her at an event at Symphony Space (this may or may not have been a Dr. Horrible Sing-Along that Mr. LaComtesse and his friends wanted m... more » -
#shortbutsweet
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Writing
Is 2009 the year of the female short story writer? Maybe, but some of the literary lionesses on this list have been at it a long time. We'd add Amy Hempel and Lydia Davis to make an even eight. [Guardian] -
#byavowell
Sarah Vowell, Jon Stewart, And The Freedom Of The Bowl Haircut
It's pretty much standard operating procedure for male talk show hosts to compliment female guests on their looks. But in his interview with Sarah Vowell last night, Jon Stewart took another tack — and it was pretty adorable. More » -
#notsocrazytalk
Do You Talk To Yourself?
Confession: I talk to myself all day, almost every day. But I swear, it's not because I'm insane. More » -
#onrudeness
"You Have To Be Willing To Have Only Four Friends": Lorrie Moore On Writing
In a profile in this month's Elle, author Lorrie Moore talks about her upcoming novel and why being an artist is kind of "creepy." More » -
#madworld
Female Writers Live Mad Men
The Mad Men blitz has included a wave of Twitter followers and sleek avatars, a rash of retro cocktails and a mass screening in Times Square. Not bad for a stealth women's show. More » -
#twitcrit
Susan Orlean Asks, Is Writing Harder For Women?
Writer Susan Orlean is generating a lot of discussion with this Tweet: "Is it just an accident there are so few female literary non-fiction writers? The focus necessary plus the travel & odd hours makes it tough." More » -
#womenbehavingawesomely
"I've Never Played By The Women's Rules": British Author And Iconoclast Martina Cole
To say that bestselling British crime author Martina Cole has "balls" (as one colleague does) doesn't do justice to this iconoclastic woman, who prefers piloting her speedboat and writing about killing people with apple corers to chasing after men. More » -
#bloodyhell
Twilight's Stephenie Meyer Admits Her Writing Sorta Sucks
Twilight's Stephenie Meyer is profiled in the March issue of Vogue, and she reveals something very interesting: More » -
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#girlsonfilm
Male Writer Likes Women's "Soul And Strength, Toughness And Vulnerability"
Writer Richard Wadlow tells yesterday's Guardian what it's like to be the only man writing for Mistresses, a BBC series "about the tangled love lives of four modern women." More » -
#deaths
R.I.P. John Updike
John Updike, the prolific, Pulitzer-winning writer, has died at 76. The cause was lung cancer. More » -
#rants
Modern Kids Ruin Penmanship For The Rest Of The Population
Fellow nerds who were super into calligraphy as kids: apparently no one's into handwriting anymore. I know: Next you're gonna tell us nerds aren't blending their own perfumes that all smell the same! -
#majormysteries
Family Secrets
If you've ever wondered at a dynamic that allows both mother and daughter to pursue competing careers as suspense-writers and also regularly collaborate, well, you'll get a charge out of NPR's interview with the Higgins-Clarks.
