S7 Ep2: Bookshelfie: Hollie McNish

<div>Multi-exit entrepreneur, investor and one of the UK’s most influential business figures, Debbie Wosskow OBE discusses the gender pay gap in writing, her fearlessness in asking men for money, and why the Women’s Prize Trust is so important.<br> <br> Debbie is best known for f ... Show More

<div>Presenter and author Alice Loxton discusses how fiction can help us understand the past – particularly when it comes to women’s stories; finding humour in classic literature; and her companionship with figures from history.<br> <br> Alice is passionate about bringing history ... Show More

<div>Presenter, DJ and radio host Kemi Rodgers is excited to head back to the jungle for the new series of <em>I’m A Celebrity </em>and shares what books she’ll be packing for the journey.<br> <br> Kemi is best known for her work on <em>Capital Radio</em> and as a co-host for<em> ... Show More

We listened to your comments. You loved them covering the 2024 Games, so we brought them back for more. Welcome to Fast Friends with Kelley O'Hara and Lisa Leslie! These two legendary athletes will give you their thoughts on the biggest stories in women's sports every week. In to ... Show More

This back to school season, we're bringing back some of our favorite Womanica episodes you might have missed. Today's Womanican is Gayl Jones (1949-present). She is a prolific author celebrated for her writing about Black womanhood, slavery, and the African Diaspora. She disappea ... Show More

Once upon a time, there was a bespectacled girl who loved tennis. She was resourceful and figured out a way to get tennis lessons for free since her family didn't have a lot of money. When she became a national champion, she began to fight for equal rights within the tennis circu ... Show More

Lisa Lane (1933-2024) was an American chess player and 1959 U. S. Women’s Chess Champion. She was also the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. For Further Reading: Lisa Lane, Chess Champion Whose Reign Was Meteoric, Dies at 90 QUEEN OF KNIGHT ... Show More

Pan Duo (1939-2014) was the first Chinese woman to summit Mount Everest and the second woman overall to summit the mountain after Junko Tabei in 1975.  For Further Reading:  Climbing Magazine: The First Three Women to Climb Everest Chicago Tribune: HANDMAIDENS TO THE `MOTHER GODD ... Show More

Emma Hays, former Chelsea manager and current head coach of the U.S national women’s football team joins Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman to discuss her illustrious career, winning Olympic gold, what a real leader is and the physical differences between the men's and women's game.She ... Show More

<p>In this month’s installment of the Book Review Book Club, we’re discussing “The Catch,” the debut novel by the poet and memoirist Yrsa Daley-Ward. The book is a psychological thriller that follows semi-estranged twin sisters, Clara and Dempsey, who were babies when their mothe ... Show More

<p>“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”</p><p>So opens Jane Austen’s Regency-era romantic comedy “Pride and Prejudice,” which for centuries has delighted readers with its story of the five Bennet si ... Show More

Author Rose Ruane (This Is Yesterday, Birding) picks Gaining Ground AKA Abra (1978) by Canadian feminist writer Joan Barfoot. One day, seemingly on a whim, a woman walks out of her home and her marriage, forsaking her family for a life of near-solitude and self-sufficiency. Many ... Show More

Katie Thistleton presents a showcase of the five shortlisted stories for this year's BBC Young Writers' Award.Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the BBC Young Writers’ Award with Cambridge University is open to all writers between the ages of 14 –18 and was created to d ... Show More