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David Leavitt

David Leavitt's books include the collection Family Dancing and the novels The Lost Language of Cranes, While England Sleeps, The Body of Jonah Boyd, The Indian Clerk (a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), and The Two Hotel Francforts. He is also the author of a biography of Alan Turing, The Man Who Knew Too Much. He is a professor of English at the University of Florida in Gainesville and edits the literary magazine Subtropics.

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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