Books within books

by petronellarose

One of my very favourite fictional characters is Permanent Rose, from Hilary McKay’s Casson Family books. She is the youngest of four, living in a rather unconventional and chaotic family, and she loves… Read More →

How to be a Woman: I’m a Feminist? by Hannah Hassack

by Keris

Throughout my adult life, since I have been old enough to understand that the difference between men and women goes beyond whether you have a foo foo or a dinky, when asked (surprisingly… Read More →

Working women: Debbie Young

by Keris

Who are you and what do you do?  My name is Debbie Young and I live a multi-tasking life! I am employed by a lovely children’s charity called Readathon to work every morning… Read More →

Fifty Shades: Another Stick to Beat Women With?

by clodaghm

I know what you’re thinking – not another article about Fifty Shades of Grey. So, apologies – but I find some of the criticism of this book so offensive, that I had to… Read More →

Now let’s have some real mummy porn, Erika by Keren David

by kerendavid

She is, according to  yesterday’s Daily Telegraph, a ‘shy housewife’ who ‘resembles a suburban school dinner lady’ (A hairnet? A pinny?). She drinks plonk and lives in a semi. She eats Nutella by… Read More →

The princess and taking the pee

by babygenderdiary

Do you tweet?  When we became parents, we found it a quick way to read about interesting parenting ideas, really briefly, because we didn’t actually have time to sit down and read much… Read More →

A brief history of mothers in fiction

by Carrie

When my dear friend Hazel Davis started up her How To Be A Daughter website as research for her own book, she asked me if I’d be able to contribute something. Initially, she… Read More →

Bea inspired: Beatrice Wood

by Keris

I’d never heard of Beatrice Wood until earlier today when I saw her her photograph linked by Lisa Clark (one of our Bea contributors). Obviously her name – Bea – jumped out at… Read More →

Getting to know us: Mucky Books

by Keris

If you’ve been following the Fifty Shades of Grey fandango, you’ll know that “erotic fiction” is touted to be the next big thing in books, partly, apparently, thanks to the rise of e-readers… Read More →

Something for the ladies, by Shelley Harris

by Keris

Imagine my surprise when I opened a recent copy of The Bookseller and discovered a new category of fiction: Intelligent Women’s Reads. I’ll just run that by you again: Intelligent Women’s Reads. Now, I’m going… Read More →