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Shining Through the Struggle

This month, WFWA is excited to celebrate the diamonds in the rough. We are spotlighting characters who encounter challenges and emerge stronger because of them. Sometimes the challenge is external — war, political upheaval, family dynamics. Sometimes it is internal — vengeance, fears, regrets. Sometimes it is a combination of…
Women's Fiction Writers Association
June 25, 2025
TALL POPPY - Summer Staycation - New Lives in New Lands Journeys of ReinventionListicles

New Lives in New Lands: 5+ Journeys of Reinvention

After enjoying a great read about life in another country, do you ever daydream about living elsewhere? I've always dreamed of starting a new life in the south of France. While that hasn’t happened for me (yet!), I’ve found joy in creating characters who do live that fantasy. My Love…
Patricia Sands
July 24, 2025
Books About Books - Tall PoppyListicles

Can A Book Become a Main Character?

You walk to your gate at the airport, pick a chair, stash your suitcase, and see, sitting next to you, a person reading the same book you are. You could talk to that person instantly, right? Because the book gives you common ground. It’s the reason you’re reading this article…
Hank Phillippi Ryan
July 29, 2025
8 Books that Prove History Is Never NeutralListicles

8 Books that Prove History Is Never Neutral

Some scars don’t fade and some threats don’t disappear. They evolve, adapt and burrow into the cracks of modern life, waiting … These thrillers don’t just tell stories, but rather dig up what we thought was buried — ideologies dressed in new skin, Cold War ghosts whispering through modern politics,…
Monique Snyman
July 22, 2025
Poetry for the Soul - 7 Collections of Introspective Philosophical PoetryListicles

7 Collections of Introspective, Philosophical Poetry

Imagine the hush of dawn, when the world still speaks in quiet whispers — and poetry becomes the vessel for that inner conversation. These seven varied works are united by a shared purpose: to guide readers inward, toward reflection on identity, impermanence, suffering and spiritual awakening. Each volume offers a…
Katie Bloomer
July 28, 2025
Listicles

8 Books About the Hidden Lives of Women

These unforgettable stories uncover the hidden histories of "troublesome" women — those who were sent away, silenced or erased from society's pages. Through both fiction and fact, they reveal the shocking truth behind institutions that controlled women's lives, from forced adoptions to Magdalene laundries. Each book illuminates the way society…
Susan Wiggs
July 11, 2025
5 Books with Guilt-Free SpiceListiclesRomance

5 Books with Guilt-Free Spice

I mean, we all like the occasional something-something in our literature. There’s a reason romance is the #1 selling genre worldwide. It’s gripping, it’s enticing, and it hits us right in the chest. I love a book that tugs on my heartstrings, but I also like a book that shares its…
Charlie N. Holmberg
July 15, 2025