Who Is Your Fearless Woman?
Strand booksellers share their fave heroines
Fearless women make history. From members of our own family braving it out at home to activists we see fighting for change out in the field, we are surrounded by fearless women. In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked Strand employees who their fearless woman is! Below you will find just a few women writers we love and a work of theirs that we highly recommend. Who’s your fearless woman?
Rupi Kaur
The Sun and Her Flowers
Strand owner Nancy Bass chose Rupi Kaur for her fearless poetry. Kaur’s latest collection of poems, the sun and her flowers, shows even more of the author’s ability to move and heal her readers.
Toni Morrison
Beloved
Events staff Nicholas admires Toni Morrison, whose classic novel Beloved uses magic realism to tell the story of a black slave woman who escaped slavery during the American Civil War.
Joni Mitchell
Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe
Design team member Alison’s fearless heroine is singer Joni Mitchell. Joni Mitchell is a musical and lyrical genius who experienced highs and lows in her life uncovered in the Reckless Daughter biography.
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express
Events staff Cynthia is inspired by best-selling prolific novelist Agatha Christie. Murder on the Orient Express is a mystery novel (and now movie) where genius detective Hercule Poirot must solve a murder that takes place aboard a train.
Janie Crawford
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston
Marketing manager Leigh loves the character Janie Crawford from Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. Janie, the lead character, recounts the story of her life from a young woman to an adult and the impact of her marriages on her life.
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
Marketing team member Andrea believes Mary Shelley was truly fearless in her pursuit of writing at a time when what she was writing was not deemed proper. Her best-known work, Frankenstein, is the tragic story of an outcast creature created as a part of a science experiment.
Rose McGowan
BRAVE
Customer service representative Ro admires Rose McGowan. McGowan’s recent memoir, Brave, discusses her upbringing in a cult and sexual assault at the hands of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Kathy Acker
Essential Acker: The Selected Writings of Kathy Acker
Marketing team member Janna admires a few authors, among which is 70’s avant-garde writer Kathy Acker. Essential Acker contains excerpts from many of Acker’s works and explores themes of sexuality and philosophy.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Books By the Foot employee Sky appreciates Leo Tolstoy’s famous character Anna Karenina because of her fearlessness when it comes to matters of the heart. Widely admired, Anna Karenina is a complex and substantial work that covers matters of love and loss, class issues, and much more.
Dorothy Parker
The Portable Dorothy Parker
Merchandise buyer Lizzy’s fearless woman is humorist and poet Dorothy Parker. The Portable Dorothy Parker contains poems, stories, articles, and reviews that showcase her incredible wit and wisdom.
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