Wislawa Szymborska: Nothing of the Ordinary: Mark Ordon in conversation with the Nobel Laureate’s personal secretary, Michal Rusinek
Mark Ordon interviews Michał Rusinek, personal secretary to the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska.
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Ursula Phillips on Polish Author Zofia Nałkowska
The Thornfield Review warmly welcomes translator Ursula Phillips, as she reflects upon the prolific Polish feminist author Zofia Nalkowska.
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A Review of Transfer (Naomi Shihab Nye, 2011) by Eve Lyons
Today TTR is pleased to present guest book reviewer Eve Lyons, a fine poet, playwright, and fiction writer living in the Boston area. Welcome, Eve! A Review of Naomi Shihab Nye’s book Transfer (2011) I have almost every book Naomi Nye has written. And she, along with Langston Hughes, hold a special place in […]
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Mary Stewart’s “ Lidice”
Guest blogger Allison M. on a favorite poem by the author Mary Stewart.
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Scattering The Dark, Edited by Karen Kovacik
A book review by by Claudia Stanek
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Primeval and Other Times By Olga Tokarczuk
A book review by Mark Ordon
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Listen to the words of Shanize Njeri Wanjiko, a fierce young poet from Nairobi
A poem of unity
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Three Questions for…Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy has written 17 novels including The New York Times Bestseller Gone To Soldiers; the National Bestsellers Braided Lives and The Longings of Women, and the classics Woman on the Edge of Time and He, She and It. Among her 19 volumes of poetry the most recently published include Made in Detroit (Alfred A. […]
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Welcome
Welcome- The Thornfield Review is an online blog and archive which celebrates women authors and honors them as an integral part of world literary tradition. We feature discussions about great women’s literature, both fiction and nonfiction, in book form and also in adaptation to stage, screen, music and other arts. As well, we’ll bring you […]
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List #1: A Traditional Women’s Canon
101 works of narrative fiction by women
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List #2: Toward an evolving canon: 100 works of narrative fiction written by women, one title per author
What happens when you only allow one title per author? And include works translated into English?
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List #4: 59 additional works of narrative fiction by women
An additional supplement of 59 works by women, many of which have garnered prizes such as the Pulitzer, Man Booker, National Book Award, Nobel and more!
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List #3: A supplement to List#2- 51 additional works of narrative fiction by women
If you’ve finished List#2, here are 50 more excellent works by women…
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List #5: 30 Master storytellers: the iconic, the beloved and the giants of genre
These works by master female storytellers captivate the imagination and never let go!
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List #6: 87 sci-fi, fantasy and magic realism novels by female authors: which titles would you add?
We’re going for a printable reading list of the best science fiction and fantasy fiction by women. From magic realism and sword and sorcery to dystopian epic and feminist future, we want you to weigh in. What’s your ranking of the finest 100 titles available? Let us know your top choices!
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