Joy Williams, author portrait
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Joy Williams

JOY WILLIAMS is the author of four previous novels--including The Quick and the Dead, a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize--and four collections of stories, as well as Ill Nature, a book of essays that was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Among her many honors are the Rea Award for the Short Story and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She was elected to the Academy in 2008. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, and Laramie, Wyoming.
The Pelican Child
Harrow
The Visiting Privilege
The Other Week
Honored Guest
The Florida Keys
The Quick and the Dead
State of Grace
Breaking and Entering
Taking Care

Books

The Pelican Child
Harrow
The Visiting Privilege
The Other Week
Honored Guest
The Florida Keys
The Quick and the Dead
State of Grace
Breaking and Entering
Taking Care

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, disability justice, equality in the workplace, and more, with insight on their remarkable lives that inspired others to

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