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Women Who Love Books Too Much: Bibliophiles, Bluestockings & Prolific Pens from the Algonquin Hotel to the YA-YA Sisterhood

This is a celebration of the special relationship women can have with books. It crosses the ages from Biblical scribes to women writers making a name for themselves in the 21st century.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 284 pages

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