Books by and for independent women

Almost two centuries after her birth, we wish a happy birthday to the author of Wuthering Heights.

Geek heroes, magic, timelessness and tragedy. The lightning-scarred teen wizard has got the lot.

Greek mythology, sex slavery, and pointless subplots. Amanda Farah was unimpressed…

A ‘Drabble for dummies’ from the author of seventeen novels and all sorts of awards…

Amy Sedaris, Simon Pegg and Orange Prize winner Téa Obreht all love this Austin institution…

The controversial Caitlin Moran memoir gets a going over…

A ghostly mystery with sex, chaste sorority girls and strange and sinister apparitions.

The true, heartwarming story of an accidental adoptive family.

A fatal car crash, hidden truths and dramatic tragedy…

As if we needed an excuse for scribbling smut…

Xanax, incest, darkness and detachment in this haunting tale of an American teen in Paris.

Letters to Eminem, Metallica and PJ Harvey at London’s latest literary night.