Almost Famous Women: Stories | 
pickThis is a really interesting read. It's an unusual format, and not what I was expecting. It's a collection of short fiction based on real women's lives, which in some ways I'm a little uneasy about - it feels like taking liberties with someone's actual life story to fictionalise it. The author makes it clear that it's fiction, though, and lists further reading if you want to find about more about the women. Very well written and thought provoking.
#ReadHarder challenge 8: the book that's been on your TBR shelf the longest #internationalwomensday #womenshistorymonth
Today on #read99women, @Kate.Braithwaite recommends this fabulous collection of stories inspired by real-life women from Dolly Wilde to conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton. Check it out! http://www.greermacallister.com/blog/2020/1/28/read99women-kate-braithwaite
What was more suffering in a year like this?
Great fiction about "hidden" women.
My #TBR shelf of books I might read soon is more of a messy stack (or three) but I‘ve found one of those fun library carts and plan to use it for my TBR! #TBRShelfie #LiteraryLuck
Love the cover of this one, a late Xmas pressie.
It decided to be Fall today so I moved my chair outside to read at work. It was a terrible mistake because it made me so sleepy right before busloads of FFA students arrived on a tour. Still worth it though.
Finishing this marvelous collection this morning. It's my third fall semester in a row reading and teaching it in my first year seminar, and it's a different (wonderful) reading experience each time.
#JustLikeFire , these women rose to be famous for one reason or another, yet are not quite household names. Looking forward to reading this. #GetMovin
pickThey say that “well-behaved women seldom make history.” Unfortunately they can be forgotten from history. Thankfully this author is doing her part to immortalize the women in these pages. She does such a great job, I read it in one sitting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Maybe the world had been bad to its great and unusual women. Maybe there wasn‘t a worthy place for the female hero to live out her golden years, to be celebrated as the men had been celebrated, to take from that celebration what she needed to survive.”
Pictured: Dolly Wilde, Oscar‘s niece. The quote comes from the story about her death.
pickHow I loved this historical fiction collection of #shortstories!
The author researched the lives of women peripheral to famous people like Dolly Wilde, Oscar‘s neice, Edna St Vincent Millay‘s sister, Norma, and the world‘s fastest woman, Joe. The collection made me want to read the author‘s source material to understand more about these fascinating women. 4.5⭐️ #yearofshortstories
Reading two #shortstory collections on the iPad. One I‘ve found to be surprisingly good. The other is a bit of a disappointment. I‘ll let you guess which is which. 🤐 Reserving judgement until I‘m finished. #shortstories #yearofshortstories
pickBeautifully written fictionalized accounts of small moments in the lives of women who were nearly famous. It‘s a great examination particularly of our power as women and how it changes as we age.
Doing what I usually do on January 1st: think about 2018 books. Last year I read a lot of recently published ebooks thanks to the library, so I‘m thinking about tackling more classics and mount TBR.
My Christmas haul! The Sarah Winman book is definitely a #blameitonlitsy pick. The other 2 have been on my TBR long before I joined Litsy. None are available at my library, which is my criteria for gift books. I also got a bunch of @outofprint shirts/socks, some cat stuff, & candy. Pioneer Girl is a withdrawn library copy & the cover is bent in the middle, but I‘ll get over it. Looking forward to adding these to my #MountTBR stack in 2018!
panIt may have been the fact that I was listening to this book, but it was really hard to keep up with who was who. Some of the stories for me didn‘t made much sense. I may try this one in actual book form rather than audiobook another day because I did like the stories to a point but was so confused it made me dislike them. ⭐️⭐️
Reading/listening to my two library scores from today by Christmas tree 🎄 light!
My poor tree has, so far, only been decorated by my excited 4 yr old (hence all the ornaments on the tree are at the bottom 🤣🙄). I‘m sure the rest of us will help decorate tomorrow ☺️
Picked up ‘Almost Famous Women‘ after seeing a review from @Brie & finding the audiobook available on my Libby app!
#LateNightThoughts #SassyBookworm 😏 #LitsyReview #NewBooks
pickHistorical fiction short stories imagine the lives of women on the periphery of fame, largely ignored or forgotten by history. I savored these stories. There was also a bibliography at the end for more information about these independent, daring, impulsive, creative, and reckless women.
so-soI've wanted to read this since it was marketed pre-pub. I love the concept deeply.
so-soReally hit and miss. Want some worthwhile reading? Actually look up the women this novel fictionalized.
Also jumping in to #ReindeerReads. This is a fantastic book of historical fiction short stories. Megan Mayhew Bergman is far and away one of my favorite writers!
Thanks @Jess7 🤶
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This is the last unread Kobo book I have. I don't really use Kobo, so once I'm done I can remove the whole app! Man, won't that feel good.
pickA great book about some badass women throughout history who were steps away from the spot light. It's a handful of short, smartly written stories that made for a quick and easy read. Really enjoyed and would highly recommend! :-)
pickI don't usually read short stories (this is only my second time) but I really liked the concept of this so I decided to give it a try and really enjoyed it. Some of these women I knew of and some I didn't but it definitely made me want to learn more about all of them since you do only get a glimpse. There was lots of googling after each story and some books were added to my TBR list for additional reading 🤓
pickToday's #womenshistoryreads rec is ALMOST FAMOUS WOMEN by Megan Mayhew Bergman. Every short story here is a gleaming, polished gem. Artists and nuns, elderly women and young girls, heiresses and aviators, they all blossom to life in Bergman's talented hands. #womenshistorymonth #historicalfiction #shortstories #herstory
"She was questioning then, as she does now: what makes you empty and what makes you full?"
#BookishGifts #SeasonsReadings2016
The beautiful moment when emailing your Waterstones and Book Depository wish lists to your family comes to fruition. (special credit to my husband for going off list with The Vegetarian. and for the chocolate coffee beans.)
pickWithout question, my favorite book of short stories of last year, this is a deliciously quixotic collection of tales of women lingering just out of the limelight. The characters that populate these stories – conjoined twins whose show business career has faded, Oscar Wolfe's niece – are real, but Mayhew Bergman has reached into the shadows of untold history to conjure up these bewitching stories. The results are spellbinding. Not to be missed.
What a surprise! I have many more short story collections than I thought ... Here are a few favorites.
#Booktober
I read a lot of short story collections, though I sometimes struggle with them. I read this one last year and i loved every single story. #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge
Too many to pull off my shelves so here are a few books by awesome women writers....#womenwriters #somethingforsept @TheSpinecrackersBookClub
pickReally interesting stories about women you might have heard of once. The writing was good but the last few stories almost felt out of place with the others. Despite that, it was really enjoyable to read.
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I just finished the story about Oscar Wilde's niece and I need a box of Kleenex
It's morning for me here in Vancouver so it's finally time to start #24in48! Getting ready for work now includes picking my first book. Figure the short stories would be easiest to read during my breaks especially when I'm exhausted after a late night out at Beauty & the Beast presented by Theatre Under The Stars.
How does one do a road trip? Go book shopping and tea/ jelly shopping before playing with sugar gliders, kangaroos, and parrots!
Even my super famous kitty approves my current book selection! I'm super excited to start reading this wonderful collection of short stories! First page: conjoined twins bickering, love it already!
Currently reading... puts me in mind of Wild Nights! by Joyce Carol Oates...
pickWhat an incredible, unique, fascinating premise for a short story collection. Megan Mayhew Bergman takes a whole host of real, mostly unknown women from history and strips them bare before re-creating them, raising them up and bringing them into the spotlight. Awesome. Blew me away.
