Best Literary History Book Recommendations

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The Gone with the Wind author was a woman ahead of her time.

Revisting this classic novel, one writer discovers the truth about Holden Caulfield, and herself.

Inspirational books about women who won't let The Man get them down.

Jessa Crispin, in the midst of an existential crisis, follows the lives of exiled writers and artists.

Which books are your favorites to win on November 18?

The National Book Awards announce their complete list of finalists for 2015. Which books will you read?

Erica Jong shocked readers with her novel about women's sexuality in the 1970s, and she tells us why she's ready to do it again.

"If you're still having sex, you can save the marriage."

Let these words of wisdom from Pat Conroy, William Styron, Natalie Goldberg, and others inspire you to finish that book.

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These authors redefine the golden age.

The acclaimed writer of Chaos shares a handful of nonfiction works that have inspired his own.

Gloria Steinem reflects on Dorothy Dinnerstein's feminist classic and gender equality in early societies.

The best in modern Mexican American literature.

Gloria Steinem discusses the continued importance of Marge Piercy's sci-fi classic, Woman on the Edge of Time.

Paula Gunn Allen, a Native American activist, offers hope for the future in The Sacred Hoop, says Gloria Steinem.

How Margaret Atwood's classic shows the significance of reproductive freedom.

How Mary McCarthy's classic can be read as an indicator of change—or the lack of it.

Valerie Hudson's critical book shows how violence against women is a proxy for nationwide violence.