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3 months ago
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Guardian writer and Observer critic longlisted for inaugural Women's prize for nonfiction

Capitalism, artificial intelligence, Renaissance history, and motherhood are among the topics explored in the books on the inaugural Women's prize for nonfiction longlist.
Sixteen women, including Guardian US columnist Naomi Klein, Observer art critic Laura Cumming, and historian Tiya Miles, are now in the running for the £30,000 prize, launched last year to redress the relatively low numbers of women recognized in nonfiction prizes. [ more ]
Open Culture
3 months ago
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Read Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World: The First Sci-Fi Novel Written By a Woman (1666)

Science fiction has historically been male-dominated, but there have been notable works by women writers.
Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World, published in 1666, is considered a precursor to science fiction and utopian novel genres. [ more ]
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