Tag: literature

Women’s Words: A Literary Video Podcast

By admin | Published 19th September, 2011

This short, free video podcast showcases the work of renowned author Louise Welsh and emerging writer Kirsty Logan. It is set in three fabulous locations which feature in Louise’s published work.

Posted in Featured, News, Reading Ideas | Also tagged Kirsty Logan, Louise Welsh, Naming the Bones, Podcasts, The Bullet Trick, The Cutting Room, video, Women Writers, Zoe Strachan Leave a comment

My Life in Books

By Laura | Published 23rd August, 2011

The second in our series of events looking at the role of books in women’s lives. Following on from our successful crime fiction event, this will focus on when books come late in women’s lives.

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Artists Kate Davis and Faith Wilding developed Feminist Lines of Flight in 2010, inviting a diverse group of people to add their feminist ‘must reads’ and ‘must sees’ to an inspiring list now available on our website.

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Feminist Lines of Flight

By Laura | Published 11th June, 2011

Artists Kate Davis and Faith Wilding developed a project, Feminist Lines of Flight in 2010 that involved a diverse group of people adding their feminist ‘must reads’ and ‘must sees’. The GWL Book Group is hosting a special session with one of the ‘Lines of Flight’ Marilyn French’s feminist classic The Women’s Room to launch this fantastic resource moving to the GWL website. All are welcome to come along and discuss this groundbreaking novel in a friendly and celebratory session.

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World Book Night

By Laura | Published 5th March, 2011

World Book Night, is an opportunity for our community to share some of our favourite books. Come along and receive free books, whilst chatting with women from across Scotland, including some up and coming and established authors. If you are a world book night giver, and your books are written by women, bring along your titles to share with other women.

Posted in Events | Also tagged Carol Ann Duffy, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Margaret Atwood, reading, Sarah Waters, Toni Morrison, Women Authors, World Book Night Leave a comment

Orlando’s Sisters

By Laura | Published 28th October, 2010

Discover more about the real life inspirations for Woolf’s remarkable figure ‘Orlando’ revealed within the collections at Glasgow Women’s Library.

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Twinset Launch Night

By Laura | Published 19th February, 2009

Writers Dilys Rose and Karen Knight have collaborated with artists Laurie Hastings and Polly Thewall on the poetry book “Twinset” which will be launched at Glasgow Women’s Library this February.