Female Writers Leading the Way

Best selling author Jayne Anne Phillips Photo by Elena Seibert

Author Jayne Anne Phillips
Photo by Elena Seibert

The most highly regarded American authors tend to be dominated by male writers. While female authors may top the sales charts, they are rarely celebrated as their male counterparts in the sense of their literary competence. There are multiple different reasons as to why, but overall the difference in sex doesn’t equate to the difference in ability to write. Who are some of the greatest female writers today and why is there a prejudice? Here is an article highlighting six female authors that showcase literary brilliance as well as the reasons male writers are often regarded as more capable.

Jayne Anne Phillips is listed as one of these authors, her latest novel, Quiet Dell, is historical fiction based on a man who preyed on wealthy widows, lured them to his home and subsequently murdered the widow and her family. The story follows a journalist as she pieces together what happened.

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