The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Knopf Publishing, 2012 ISBN: 978-0307744432 528 p.p. Review by Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick In our post-Twilight civilization, I have learned to be very suspicious of […]
NW by Zadie Smith The Penguin Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-1594203978 401 p.p. Review by Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick Zadie Smith has been a literary darling since her debut novel, White Teeth, […]
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger Scribner, 2009, ISBN: 978-1439165393 401 p.p. Review by Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick Despite the onslaught of horror/romance crossovers that have plagued pop culture in the […]
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy Fawcett, 1985 ISBN: 978-0449210826 384 p.p. Review by Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick What do we do with a woman who kills? The first […]
“A Telephone Call” by Dorothy Parker 1930, 5 p.p. Review by Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick The first time I read Dorothy Parker’s short story “A Telephone Call,” I was on my way […]
Every month, our staff at The California Journal of Women Writers will be highlighting our current reading selections, in order to help grow exposure for the myriad of women writers […]
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender Anchor, 2011 ISBN: 978-0385720960 304 p.p. Review by Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick I’ve always liked my fairytales sad. Happily-ever-afters are great for children, but […]
Jennifer Messing, Editor in Chief and Contributing Writer Jennifer is an editor, writer, poet, and German-English translator from the San Francisco Bay Area. Her passion for academia stems from the […]
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