Author of Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music
with Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile
and Denise Oswald, editor and director of Soft Skull Press
The early nineties was the time of the riot grrl. Girls across the country put down gender roles and classic feminist critiques, and picked up instruments, zines, and revolutionary politics. For years the best bands were almost exclusively girl bands.
Author Marisa Meltzer is the coauthor of How Sassy Changed My Life (Faber, 2007). Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Elle, and Teen Vogue. She lives in Brooklyn. She'll be here with the legendary Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile and editor Denise Oswald to talk about the book, the music and the movement.
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A long-time Londoner moves back home to the Welsh countryside to care for her sick mother and discovers she's brought her self-absorption back with her. Kate is deeply flawed but so well drawn by Hadley that she feels like a friend you'll want to be stuck with forever. The sleek language and realistic struggle of human impulses against social restrictions make this novel a fascinating and fast read.