Books by and for independent women

Isabel Losada on agents, editors and rejection letters at the SW11 Literary Festival.

A review of The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite by Beatrice Colin, as part of the Cover Stories series.

An anthology of short stories about women and the clothes they wear, published by Honno in early 2010.

Our Agatha Christie obsession continues with jewellery by Jezebel Charms…

Nicola Beauman on Dorothy Whipple, feminism and the possible untimely end of Persephone Books.

It was her 120th birthday last week, but we’re still crazy for Agatha Christie…

The UAL Freshers Festival is soon to be in full swing, including a Zine Fair next Monday!

Charlie & Lola creator Lauren Child is celebrating their tenth birthday at The Lightbox in Woking.

Foyles are celebrating Penguin’s 75th birthday with a themed day of events next weekend.

Justine Picardie’s tribute to Coco Chanel comes out today, and she’ll be talking all about it next week.

What we thought of Foyles’ Indie Alliance Weekend, featuring publishers, authors, workshops and arguments aplenty!

Need to hide that hip flask of booze? Here’s a kitsch cutesy diary to do just that.