![]() ![]() More and more, this commanding feminist writer with the attention-getting name is drawing a devoted public. It’s called “Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work,” and describes her reflections on famous writers, her own work and “women who write too much.” They were mainly under 30, black and white, male and female - but mostly female, squeezed together to hear bell hooks read from her new book. On a recent Wednesday night the crowd at Vertigo Books lined up early, taking up every inch of space and spilling out the front door into the dusk. ![]() To follow more in the series, explore the #womenbywomen on Twitter, and share your own favorites using the hashtag.Ī woman of her words: Black feminist bell hooks finds no shortage of admirers - and critics To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re opening up our archives to share interesting profiles of interesting women - as reported by some of our most interesting women writers. “That’s what White photographers do.’ (Margaret Thomas for The Washington Post) ![]() “Don’t take my picture so close up,” bell hooks told a photographer in 1999. ![]()
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