{"product_id":"monster-she-wrote-lisa-krger-9781683691389","title":"Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet the women writers who defied convention to craft some of literature's strangest tales, from \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003eto\u003ci\u003e The Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e and beyond\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ewas just the beginning: horror stories and other weird fiction wouldn't exist without the women who created it. From Gothic ghost stories to psychological horror to science fiction, women have been primary architects of speculative literature of all sorts. And their own life stories are as intriguing as their fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone knows about\u003cb\u003e Mary Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e, creator of Frankenstein, who was rumored to keep her late husband's heart in her desk drawer. But have you heard of \u003cb\u003eMargaret \"Mad Madge\" Cavendish\u003c\/b\u003e, who wrote a science-fiction epic 150 years earlier (and liked to wear topless gowns to the theater)? If you know the astounding work of \u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e, whose novel \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House \u003c\/i\u003ewas reinvented as a Netflix series, then try the psychological hauntings of \u003cb\u003eViolet Paget\u003c\/b\u003e, who was openly involved in long-term romantic relationships with women in the Victorian era. You'll meet celebrated icons (\u003cb\u003eAnn Radcliffe, V. C. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e), forgotten wordsmiths (\u003cb\u003eEli Colter, Ruby Jean Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e), and today's vanguard (\u003cb\u003eHelen Oyeyemi\u003c\/b\u003e). Curated reading lists point you to their most spine-chilling tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart biography, part reader's guide, the engaging write-ups and detailed reading lists will introduce you to more than a hundred authors and over two hundred of their mysterious and spooky novels, novellas, and stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Krer, Melanie R. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683691385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683691389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 26","brand":"Lisa Krer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052307902719,"sku":"9781683691389","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65293e42-b568-44d7-9deb-a1d49266f5f7.jpg?v=1685018082","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monster-she-wrote-lisa-krger-9781683691389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}