Literary Mid-Wife Jessie Redmon Fauset
Harlem Rhapsody is a novel about Jessie Redmon Fauset, a novelist, critic, and poet who mentored Black writers during the Harlem Renaissance
N.J. Mastro
Mar 24
Solitary Walker: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft
The inspiration and story behind N.J. Mastro's debut Solitary Walker: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft coming out this February.
N.J. Mastro
Feb 13
#31 Titles: Biographical Novels About Women
Find out about #31titleswomeninhistory, an annual initiative in March promoting biographical novels about audacious women from the past.
N.J. Mastro
Jan 29
Maria von Trapp, The Woman vs. the Myth
If you're a fan of the musical The Sound of Music, then you'll love Michelle Moran's novel Maria, biofiction about Maria von Trapp.
N.J. Mastro
Dec 14, 2024
Slave No More
Yellow Wife is a stunning novel inspired by the true story of Mary Lumpkin, a Black woman who turned a slave jail into a university.
N.J. Mastro
Oct 30, 2024
Story Magic: Helen Lowe-Porter, Translator
Mrs. Lowe-Porter is a biographical novel by Jo Salas about Helen Lowe-Porter, the woman who translated Thomas Mann’s novels into English.
N.J. Mastro
Sep 26, 2024
Sarah F. Wakefield: A Story of Captivity
In The Lost Wife, Sarah Brinton is a fictional character based on Sarah Wakefield, a white woman taken captive in the 1862 US-Dakota War.
N.J. Mastro
Aug 18, 2024
Lady Macbeth: Ruthless Villian or Stately Queen?
Lady Macbeth is a minor historical figure who became a literary badass because of one historically inaccurate play. Until now.
N.J. Mastro
May 28, 2024