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Girlybooks

Description: For people who make an effort to read books by and/or about women. Whether it's sci-fi, social sciences or literature, we support female writers and positive representations of women.

(yes, male readers are welcome!)

Most recent members: TrishNYC, LERLY, lucysmom, shellibrary, runaway84, theoldman, ragulto101, nannybebette, coppers, R.S.Wells, freckles1987, Assumpta_Rainer, njdevils26, novelandmangacrazy, Berly, MonaTring, JillDavidson, Trialia, darby3507, noodlejet22, m4marya, Deesirings, GingerbreadMan, AquariusNat, daby, jane1104, cindilu, kikikrista, roseliot, MahoganyRain — 385 total

Created: Aug 17, 2006 by lizvelrene; Language: English

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What Books by Women Are You Reading: November 2009 78dianaleez, Yesterday 1:59pmignore
PW'S Top Ten List and Our Own Top Books 7Nickelini, Tuesday 6:55pmignore
Other 2009 Literary Awards & Nominations (women writers) 14avaland, November 13ignore
What Books by Women Are You Reading: October 2009 140rebeccanyc, October 30ignore
Virago and Persephone: What Writers did you discover there 15dianaleez, October 15ignore
Books about women by men? 66novelandmangacrazy, October 1ignore
GIRLYBOOKS MESSAGE BOARD 148avaland, October 1ignore
What Books By Women Are you reading , September 2009 ? 125teelgee, September 30ignore
Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee 5ElizabethPotter, September 28ignore
Women Rule Giller Prize 2teelgee, September 21ignore
Contemporary Short Stories for Women by Women 12primlil, September 21ignore
What Books by Women are You Reading Now? August 2009 160wookiebender, August 30ignore
Female fantasy/sci-fi writers 25lucien, August 21ignore
"Women's Book" Reading for July 2009 104wookiebender, August 8ignore
ORANGE JULY 2009 171mrstreme, July 30ignore
Marilyn French 11Booksloth, July 20ignore
What Books by Women Are You Reading: JUNE 2009 86Cariola, July 5ignore
Which female author is your "True Literary Soulmate"? 52Cecilturtle, June 18ignore
The Books by Women that Every Woman Should Read and Why 36ElizabethPotter, May 4ignore
How Do You Tag Your "Girlybooks"? 9janeajones, April 29ignore
Orange Prize 2009 21valerie2, April 29ignore
News & Ineresting Articles 7AquariusNat, April 28ignore
Science Fiction written by women 47AquariusNat, April 28ignore
Mysteries - by and about women 22AquariusNat, April 28ignore
Female western writer? 10AquariusNat, April 28ignore
Women's Writing in Translation 1avaland, April 2ignore
Louisville: HUMANA FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS ET AL 3urania1, March 25ignore
Critical approaches to women's memoir and personal journeys 34englishrose60, March 19ignore
Women and drugs - suggestions please 22charbutton, March 9ignore
Valentine's Day thread : Best Love Stories Written by Women 30nohrt4me, February 25ignore
What Books by Women are You Reading Now? January 2009 101Nickelini, January 30ignore
"Wuthering Heights" on PBS 21bleuroses, January 28ignore
YOUR BEST GIRLYBOOKS OF 2008 26lkernagh, January 19ignore
Tess on PBS 7Nickelini, January 18ignore
What Books by Women are You Reading Now? December 2008 90theaelizabet, January 1ignore
What books by and/or about women are reading - November 79avaland, November 2008ignore
World Dance Party Today at 3:00 p.m. est. (Set your world clocks) 1urania1, November 2008ignore
THEME READ FOR SEPT/OCT: women and historical fiction 54Cariola, November 2008ignore
YA feminist books? 9sussabmax, October 2008ignore
Rovella Starr was a beautiful journey 2dreamlikecheese, September 2008ignore
Octavia Butler's "Kindred" and other novels by women about the mixed race experience 8almigwin, September 2008ignore
Orange Summer - Beyond July 21judylou, September 2008ignore
In honor of Labor Day ... 4aluvalibri, August 2008ignore
DISCUSSION Theme read July Women & Religion and Spirituality 30streamsong, August 2008ignore
Sept/Oct theme read: historical fiction (discussion only) 1wandering_star, August 2008ignore
What books by and/or about women are you reading May-August 08? 253TerrierGirl, August 2008ignore
An Orange July 209urania1, July 2008ignore
We REALLY Need to Talk about Kevin 28urania1, July 2008ignore
THEME READ FOR JULY: Women and Religion, Theology, & Sprituality 49urania1, July 2008ignore
Oryx and Crake: Apocalyptic Dreaming 9nohrt4me, July 2008ignore
Half of a Yellow Sun 9Nickelini, July 2008ignore
Women Writing about Men 15avaland, July 2008ignore
London Review of Books 5LyzzyBee, July 2008ignore
What book "by and/or about women" are you reading now? 122avaland, July 2008ignore
THEME READ FOR JUNE: Women & War 91avaland, June 2008ignore
The Future of Theme Reads . . .comments requested. 62avaland, June 2008ignore
A Dozen Years of Nominees 84avisannschild, June 2008ignore
MAY THEME READ Dislocated Women DISCUSSION ONLY 32LizT, June 2008ignore
Memoirs 30avaland, June 2008ignore
Things we want our daughters to read 39Allie_Mag_79, May 2008ignore
Happy Mother's Day 12janeajones, May 2008ignore
Bellwether Prize 3avisannschild, May 2008ignore
PBS "Cranford" adaptation 33avaland, May 2008ignore
What books by and/or about women are you reading May - August 2008 5avaland, May 2008ignore
APRIL THEME READ Women & Beauty DISCUSSION ONLY 47avaland, May 2008ignore
THEME READ FOR MAY: Dislocated Women 62Cariola, May 2008ignore
Anyone interested in theme reads? 86avaland, May 2008ignore
women's publishers 8LyzzyBee, May 2008ignore
THEME READ FOR APRIL: Women and beauty 75SmithSJ01, April 2008ignore
THEME READ FOR MARCH: Social Class 98SmithSJ01, April 2008ignore
Watershed Novels 5superfancy, April 2008ignore
A few unfinished books - can you convince me to finish? 16TerrierGirl, April 2008ignore
Dormant: Older women 36TerrierGirl, March 2008ignore
Dormant: Things we want our grand-daughters to read 15Periodista, March 2008ignore
Dormant: The site picture 4collsers, February 2008ignore
Dormant: 'Women's Writing' - Just for women? 51nohrt4me, January 2008ignore
Dormant: What's the first book you plan to read in '08? 13HelloAnnie, January 2008ignore
Dormant: A romance to discuss... 1meredithgreene, January 2008ignore
Dormant: What book by and/or about women are you reading Sept-Dec 07 52nohrt4me, January 2008ignore
Dormant: Women Writing in Other Parts of the World 8fannyprice, December 2007ignore
Dormant: Masterpieces of Women's Literature 112yareader2, December 2007ignore
Dormant: Motherhood: What's contemporary fiction got to say about it? 19tiffin, September 2007ignore
Dormant: Remaining Childless by Choice -what say the stories? 10waderu, August 2007ignore
Dormant: Contemporary nonfiction about women's issues... 6rbhardy3rd, July 2007ignore
Dormant: Positive Representations? 18aluvalibri, July 2007ignore
500 Great Books by Women 209tiffin, July 3 stop ignoring
What Women's Books Are You Reading - May 2009 ? 106lindsacl, June 3 stop ignoring
Feminist graphic novels 17ElizabethPotter, April 30 stop ignoring
What Books by Women are you Reading Now? April 2009 94avaland, April 28 stop ignoring
Favorite Heroine? 69dianabacon, April 22 stop ignoring
What Books by Women are You Reading Now? March 2009 145lindsacl, April 17 stop ignoring
Descriptive and Prescriptive, Valid Now? 5nohrt4me, April 2 stop ignoring
Orange January 92sussabmax, March 18 stop ignoring
What Books by Women are You Reading Now? February 2009 136cmt, March 15 stop ignoring
March 8th - International Women's Day 7avaland, March 10 stop ignoring
What books by and/or about women are reading October 123englishrose60, November 2008 stop ignoring
What books by and/or about women are you reading Sept. 98urania1, October 2008 stop ignoring
What books by and/or about women are you reading May-August 08? (PART 2) 81urania1, September 2008 stop ignoring
The Complete Jane Austen on PBS 136englishrose60, August 2008 stop ignoring
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