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Anne Tyler: Literary Heroine
The aim of Bookdiva is to bring women who love books together, and highlight books that women might want to read.
I’ve written before about how I find the idea of gendering literature a slightly bizarre, although instinctively interesting, concept. It is difficult not to see the label of ‘women’s writer’ as derogatory – and I would usually resist it for any author I admire. But for once, this month, I am happy to claim it. Because if Anne Tyler is the ultimate example of a ‘women’s writer,’ it’s an accolade indeed.
You’ve probably heard of Anne Tyler. The …
Queen of Baltimore
