This Women’s History Month, celebrate strong, complex, and unforgettable female characters who challenge the status quo. These books with strong female leads span centuries and continents, offering a ...

Fern Kupfer's latest novel, "Strong Women in Chicago," blends feminism, humor and science fiction. Inspired by real-life events and concerns, the novel features a vomitoxin-based self-defense system ...

Author and podcast host Natasha Smith tackles grief that is specific to Black women in her new book Black Woman Grief (InterVarsity Press, Feb. 2025). PW talked with her about providing ways for Black ...

Her own rags-to-riches story mirrored those of many of her resilient heroines, and her dozens of novels helped her amass a fortune of $300 million. By Robert D. McFadden Barbara Taylor Bradford, one ...