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As the 19th century dawned, women took advantage of the novel to scrutinize the societies that considered them second class citizens.

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A woman tries to make sense of her inappropriate college affair with the help of an unusual saint. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Julia Langbein about her comic novel, "Dear Monica Lewinsky." ...

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Julia Langbein’s novel considers the legions of women whose lives have been forever marred by compromising early ...

Have we invented an eighth deadly sin? I thought initially that the title of Peter Jones’s Self-Help From the Middle Ages: ...

Caroline Golum used a crowdfunding site and a credit card to raise funds for her movie about a 14th-century mystic. Then she ...

It is merely human nature to wonder what’s at the other end of any mysterious rope or cable one might encounter in the world, but rarely does the result wind up being worth anything, much less ...

If you’ve ever needed a reminder that your best chapter hasn’t been written yet, allow Alaina Hoskins to be your proof. At 57 years old, nearly 58 (and yes, she wants you to know exactly how old she ...