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InterviewPayton TurnerJuly 28, 2020girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent

Sera Gamble

InterviewPayton TurnerJuly 28, 2020girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent
     

 
   Sera Gamble 
 






















                  

 
   Sera Gamble is the writer and showrunner behind TV pop culture hits  You , recently renewed for a third season, and  The Magicians , which wrapped its fifth and final
InterviewPayton TurnerMay 13, 2020girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent

Erica Chidi Cohen

InterviewPayton TurnerMay 13, 2020girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent
     

 
   Erica Chidi Cohen 
 






















                  

 
     Erica Chidi Cohen is the co-founder and CEO of LOOM, an LA-based wellbeing brand empowering women through sexual and reproductive health. Prior to LOOM, Erica
InterviewPayton TurnerApril 03, 2019girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent

KC Trommer

InterviewPayton TurnerApril 03, 2019girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent
     

 
   KC TROMMER 
 






















                  

 
   KC Trommer is the author of the debut poetry collection   We Call Them Beautiful   (Diode Editions, 2019) and the chapbook  The Hasp Tongue  (
InterviewPayton TurnerDecember 21, 2018

Eboni Marshall-Turman

InterviewPayton TurnerDecember 21, 2018
     

 
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   The Reverend Dr.  Eboni Marshall Turman  contains multitudes. She is an assistant professor of theology and African American religion at Yale University Div
InterviewPayton TurnerDecember 13, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent

Mel Flashman

InterviewPayton TurnerDecember 13, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Women Reading, women, Mel Flashman, Literary Agent
     

 
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   Mel Flashman is a literary agent for Janklow & Nesbit Associates where she represents authors like Stephanie Danler (of  Sweetbitter  fame) and Stanley Fish (lit
InterviewPayton TurnerOctober 09, 2018

Leah Dieterich

InterviewPayton TurnerOctober 09, 2018
     

 
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   Leah Dieterich is the author of two books. Her latest, a memoir titled  The Vanishing Twin: A Marriage , questions how individuality is preserved a
Payton TurnerJuly 30, 2018New York City, author, Diana Cenat

Diana Cenat

Payton TurnerJuly 30, 2018New York City, author, Diana Cenat
        
Payton TurnerJuly 03, 2018Sloane Crosely, New York City, author

Sloane Crosley

Payton TurnerJuly 03, 2018Sloane Crosely, New York City, author
        
InterviewPayton TurnerJune 19, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, black female artists, Women Reading, TANAÏS, Tanwi Nandini Islam, Bright Lines

TANAÏS

InterviewPayton TurnerJune 19, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, black female artists, Women Reading, TANAÏS, Tanwi Nandini Islam, Bright Lines
          

 
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   TANAÏS (aka Tanwi Nandini Islam) is a Bangladeshi American author and beauty company owner living in New York City. Her first novel,   Bright Lines  , was a fina
InterviewPayton TurnerJune 05, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, artists, black female artists, Yrsa Daley-Ward, The Terrible, Memoir, Poet, Actor, Wtier, UK writers, UK female writers, Women Reading

Yrsa Daley-Ward

InterviewPayton TurnerJune 05, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, artists, black female artists, Yrsa Daley-Ward, The Terrible, Memoir, Poet, Actor, Wtier, UK writers, UK female writers, Women Reading
              

 
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   Β   Yrsa Daley-Ward is a poet, memoirist, and actor hailing from Northern England. Yrsa’s lyrical, raw, and gritty memoir The Terrible is a power
InterviewPayton TurnerMay 04, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, black female artists, Women Reading

Jacqueline Suskin

InterviewPayton TurnerMay 04, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, black female artists, Women Reading
          

 
   Jacqueline Suskin 
 






















                  

 
   Jacqueline Suskin is a poet and performance artist living in Los Angeles. Most famously known for her multi-disciplinary project β€œPoem Store,” Jacquel
Interview, WritersPayton TurnerApril 24, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, marcy dermansky, writer, authors

Marcy Dermansky

Interview, WritersPayton TurnerApril 24, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, marcy dermansky, writer, authors
            

 
   Marcy dermansky 
 






















             

 
   Marcy Dermansky is the author of three critically acclaimed novels:  The Red Car ,  Bad Marie , and  Twins . Her work also appears in  McSweeney’s ,  Guernica ,
InterviewPayton TurnerApril 03, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Monika Woods, Literary Agent, Female Literary Agent

Monika Woods

InterviewPayton TurnerApril 03, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Monika Woods, Literary Agent, Female Literary Agent
          

 
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   GAL knew we had to interview literary agent Monika Woods for many reasons, the first being that her Twitter handle happens to be  @booksiju
Interview, WritersPayton TurnerMarch 22, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Ashley Ford

Ashley Ford

Interview, WritersPayton TurnerMarch 22, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Ashley Ford
            

 
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   Ashley Ford is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. Her forthcoming memoir will be published by Flatiron Books and is titled Somebody’s Daughter. Ashley has had h
Interview, WritersPayton TurnerMarch 15, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, danielle lazarin, back talk

Danielle Lazarin

Interview, WritersPayton TurnerMarch 15, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, danielle lazarin, back talk
          

 
   Danielle Lazarin 
 






















                             

 
   Danielle Lazarin is a writer living in New York City with her husband, daughters, and anxious dog. Her debut collection of short storie
Eliza WexelmanMarch 06, 2018Barbara Bestor, Bestor Architecture, Female Architects, United States, Los Angeles Architects, Los Angeles Women Architects, Women's Libraries

Barbara Bestor

Eliza WexelmanMarch 06, 2018Barbara Bestor, Bestor Architecture, Female Architects, United States, Los Angeles Architects, Los Angeles Women Architects, Women's Libraries
              

 
   Barbara Bestor  Photography by  C  ara Robbins  
 






















        

 
   Barbara Bestor is an architect based in Los Angeles. Since 1995, her firm Bestor and Associates has been responsible for creating many n
InterviewPayton TurnerFebruary 06, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, black female artists

Toyin Ojih Odutola

InterviewPayton TurnerFebruary 06, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Toyin Ojih Odutola, artists, black female artists
          

 
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   Toyin Ojih Odutola is an emerging artist living and working in New York City.   To Wander Determined   is her first New York solo sho
Payton TurnerJanuary 17, 2018alexis coe, new york, nypl, library, historian, female historian, currently reading

Alexis Coe

Payton TurnerJanuary 17, 2018alexis coe, new york, nypl, library, historian, female historian, currently reading
              

 
   ALEXIS COE  Photography by  Sylvie Rosokoff  
 






















        

 
   Alexis Coe is a New York-based historian specializing in presidency, women, and political history. She’s also the author of Alice+Freda For
InterviewEliza WexelmanJanuary 10, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, jenis ice cream, jeni britton bauer

Jeni Britton Bauer

InterviewEliza WexelmanJanuary 10, 2018girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, jenis ice cream, jeni britton bauer
              

 
   Jeni Britton bauer  Photography by  L  auren Pisano  
 






















      

 
   Meet the woman behind the deliciously creative flavors of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: Jeni Britton Bauer! Besides owning thirty
InterviewPayton TurnerDecember 12, 2017women writers, female writers, storyteller, girls at library, gal, women who read, emily ziff griffin, los angeles, producer, author

Emily Ziff Griffin

InterviewPayton TurnerDecember 12, 2017women writers, female writers, storyteller, girls at library, gal, women who read, emily ziff griffin, los angeles, producer, author
              

 
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   Photography by  L  auren Pisano    Emily Ziff Griffin is a writer, teacher, and producer who published her first novel,  Light Years , in September of
InterviewEliza WexelmanNovember 29, 2017new york, girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, Clare McNulty, Search Party, Search Party TBS, play lover, chekov, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Sarah-Violet, Tv Show creator, female writers, women in film

Sarah-Violet Bliss

InterviewEliza WexelmanNovember 29, 2017new york, girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, Clare McNulty, Search Party, Search Party TBS, play lover, chekov, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Sarah-Violet, Tv Show creator, female writers, women in film
              

 
   Sarah-Violet is a filmmaker who most recently co-created the critically acclaimed TV show  Search Party . GAL wonders: does a filmmaker have time or the desire to read? In the past several years, TV shows have gained strengt
InterviewEliza WexelmanNovember 27, 2017new york, girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, Miranda July, Clare McNulty, Search Party, Search Party TBS, Chantal Witherbottom, Margaret Wartime, Actress, Play, my side of the mountain, biodome, a bright room called day, play lover

Clare McNulty

InterviewEliza WexelmanNovember 27, 2017new york, girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, Miranda July, Clare McNulty, Search Party, Search Party TBS, Chantal Witherbottom, Margaret Wartime, Actress, Play, my side of the mountain, biodome, a bright room called day, play lover
              

 
   Clare Mcnulty  Photography by  H  eather Sten  
 






















      

 
   Clare McNulty spends much of her time as Chantal Witherbottom, a character from TBS' (and her best friend, writer Sarah-Violet Bliss')&nbsp
InterviewPayton TurnerNovember 12, 2017Abby Adesanya, novella nyc, writing salon, women writers, female writers, glamour magazine, storyteller

Abby Adesanya

InterviewPayton TurnerNovember 12, 2017Abby Adesanya, novella nyc, writing salon, women writers, female writers, glamour magazine, storyteller
              

 
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   Photography by  Megan Mack    Abby Adesanya is the Founder of Novella and a brand marketer based in NYC. As a writer since childhood, she is passionate abou
InterviewEliza WexelmanOctober 24, 2017new york, girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Julie Houts, Illustrator, Instagram, Literally Me, first book, George Saunders, Miranda July

Julie Houts

InterviewEliza WexelmanOctober 24, 2017new york, girls at library, reading, bookworm, feminist, feminism, empowered women, Julie Houts, Illustrator, Instagram, Literally Me, first book, George Saunders, Miranda July
              

 
   Julie Houts  Photography by  Sylvie Rosokoff  
 






















      

 
   Julie Houts lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. She creates satirical drawings beloved by the internet, famous people, not famous people, ca
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