Female authors heralded on International Women's Day

The Bookseller - 08.03.11 - Lisa Campbell

Inspiring books by and about women are being hailed for International Women's Day, as J K Rowling and Germaine Greer are named among 17 authors on the Guardian's Top 100 Inspirational Women list.

Female novelists are holding events to mark the occasion and authors are being celebrated today [8th March], the day the initiative reaches its centenary year.

International Women's Day is celebrated in 25 countries around the globe, celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future.

No less than 17 authors are being celebrated in the Guardian's Top 100 Inspirational Women list, from J K Rowling to Germaine Greer, Carol Ann Duffy to Margaret Atwood, as well as feminist sex researcher Shere Hite and blogger Jessica Valenti.

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