Category: GWL Recommends

A Taster of Events Springing Into the GWL This March!

Published on 28th February, 2017 by Kyla McDowall

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As the flowers begin to bloom, the nights begin to lengthen (finally) and we all thaw out, we at the GWL have prepared a jam-packed schedule from workshops to outings […]

Helen Oyeyemi and Boy, Snow, Bird: a Review

Published on 13th February, 2017 by Kyla McDowall

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Some of my very favourite reads are ones that intricately incorporate rich myth, folklore and fairytale, and Helen Oyeyemi’s novels are nothing if not characterised by her abundant use of […]

Monstress volume 1 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Published on 13th January, 2017 by Jessica S

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The realms of fantasy and sci-fi have been ,until recently, overwhelming masculine genres of fiction ,despite the impact of those like Le Guin and Atwood, as well as genres […]

An Exciting January Schedule!

Published on 12th January, 2017 by Kyla McDowall

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It’s a new year, and with it a new schedule of exciting and inspiring events here at the Women’s Library. January and February are jam-packed with events and workshops, so […]

Women’s Literacy And How the GWL Can Help!

Published on 28th November, 2016 by Kyla McDowall

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While doing some research lately for a personal project of mine, I came across some shocking statistics that I felt I just had to share on the GWL Blog. While […]

Ethyl Smith’s Story Café Specials: A List of 5 Great Women’s Historical Fiction

Published on 16th November, 2016 by Kyla McDowall

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As part of Bookweek Scotland 2016, we will welcome Ethyl Smith into the Women’s Library on Thursday 24th November from 12:30-2:30, where she will host the next anticipated edition of […]

A Review of The Novel The Color Purple In the Lead Up To ‘Celebrating Black on Screen Talent’

Published on 1st November, 2016 by Kyla McDowall

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“I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ast. And that in wondering bout the big things and asting bout the big things, you learn about the little […]

Please Join Us This Saturday For Voices of Experience – Discussions on Architecture

Published on 24th October, 2016 by Kyla McDowall

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All around the world, architecture shapes the character of a place and endures in our memories. Architectural landmarks are some of the only Earthly things that truly endure against time, […]

Don’t Miss This Week: Sharon Hayes In Conversation

Published on 5th October, 2016 by Kyla McDowall

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This Saturday 8th October, starting 2pm, we at the Women’s Library are delighted to welcome renowned American artist Sharon Hayes and her latest commission In My Little Corner of the […]

I Don’t Think Little Big Girls Should Go Walking in These Spooky Old Woods Alone: Carter’s The Company of Wolves

Published on 26th September, 2016 by Kyla McDowall

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Angela Carter is one of my all-time favourite writers, but, I shamefully admit, I had never read perhaps her greatest work – The Bloody Chamber, a collection of short stories. […]