Joanna Scutts - Firebrands | Thursday 26 September, 7pm

Join us for what promises to be a fascinating, lively, and fierce evening of conversation with literary critic and feminist historian Joanna Scutts on her new book Firebrands: 25 Pioneering Women Writers to Ignite Your Reading Life.

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In twenty-five witty and vibrant biographical essays, Firebrands introduces us to the brilliant and complex women writers that every discerning reader should know about.

From Murasaki Shikibu, the Japanese author of one of the world’s earliest novels, and Christine de Pizan, a poet in the royal court of medieval France, to Harriet Jacobs, who drew the world’s attention to the horrors of slavery through her own experience, Firebrands explores the lives and works of twenty-five extraordinary women writers. Joanna Scutts guides the reader through the centuries and across the world, hailing the fascinating lives and astonishing literary achievements of these women who dared to write against the odds.

Brilliantly researched and fiercely uncompromising, Firebrands is a reminder to all of us to question what – and who – is considered part of the canon.