God Bless America

Congratulations are in order to Jezebel editor Anna North, who, a mere 7 months after graduating with an M.F.A. in fiction from the Iowa Writers Workshop, has sold her first novel. [Publisher's Weekly]

Congratulations are in order to Jezebel editor Anna North, who, a mere 7 months after graduating with an M.F.A. in fiction from the Iowa Writers Workshop, has sold her first novel. [Publisher's Weekly]

Publishers Weekly didn't include any female authors on its list of the 10 best books of 2009. Is a counter-list in order, or should we just do away with such lists entirely?