Books by and for independent women

We celebrate the 108th birthday of the infamous diarist and erotica writer.

We went to see Kate Mosse, Antonia Byatt and Lennie Goodings talk gender in publishing.

We take on another Penguin Mini Modern, this time by the grand dame of fairytale and folklore…

Happy birthday to the author of classics including Paradise, Beloved and The Bluest Eye!

She’s fond of puzzles, playgrounds and Morse code, and can easily rip your throat out…

A love story of the history of medicine in America written by a former nurse.

The author of the Lady Julia Grey series talks to us about lady-loving ladies in the Victorian era.

A collection five sinister stories by the acclaimed author of The Lottery.

The début novel from Annabel Pitcher that’s going to be on everyone’s shelves.

A look at the love interests from 90s chick-lit that we’re still swooning over.

Feeling the love for Carol Ann Duffy at the Southbank Centre’s Book Club.

Manga porn, throbbing members and sex in the kitchen…Black Lace books have it all.