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Dishes, Dinosaurs, and Books

Dishes, Dinosaurs, and Books

Jill Bryant
technology, eBooks, environment, publishing

CBC Radio makes a stimulating background for the evening dishwashing ritual. Last night I heard a re-play of a January Ideas broadcast called “Closing the Book,” produced by Sean Prpick. I found myself going above-and-beyond my usual cleaning regime, once the dishes were washed up, so I could catch the whole program. The commentary in the program contains facts and information, opinions and predictions--all of which has been affecting my daily life, and certainly my career.

Apples from Women

Apples from Women

Jill Bryant
feminism, publishing, female editors, female writers

Women Doing Literary Things (WDLT) is a website that features posts by women in the literary world. It was launched on International Women's Day in March 2011. A new post—and new voice—is added each week.

Kingston Young Adult novelist Y.S. Lee told me about this compelling website, and I thought it would be fun to get involved. It’s been really interesting reading the essays by women authors, poets, novelists, librarians, and journalists. Niranjana (Nina) Iyer, who is a Canadian freelance writer, came up with this fantastic idea and maintains the website. I love the way her site brings together women from so many different fields within publishing, and diverse geographical regions as well. It's a real coming together of women's voices.