Opinion and Analysis

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  Women Writers and their Mental Health

  The leading women writers going public with their issues and illnesses...

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  Top Women Science Fiction Writers

  The women SF writers you should be reading...

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  Carol Ann Duffy as Poet Laureate

  Carol Ann Duffy has now been Britain's first female Poet Laureate for four years - how's she doing so far?

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  Shakespeare’s Overlooked Ladies

  We celebrate the bard's birthday with a look at his best women characters...

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  Women Writers and Nature

  The women writers exploring our relationship with nature...

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  Autism in Literature

  From Luna Lovegood to Mr. Darcy...

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  Are we the trolls? Feminism and the Carnivalesque

  Are women writers the original morality-offending raspberry blowers?

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  My Three Favourite…Books Set in Jewish Communities

  Three books about history, faith and families...

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  My Three Favourite…Badass Mothers

  The fictional mothers we'd want on our side...

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  International Women’s Day: Why We’re Still Talking About It

  Do women have equality in literature and other fields?

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  Banned Books: Lesbian Novels

  The books that caused controversy across the globe...

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  A Valentine’s Date with your Favourite Literary Crush

  The best (and worst!) fictional characters for an imaginary Valentine's date...