BookWomen grew out of Minnesota Women’s Press, Inc., founded in 1985 by Mollie Hoben and Glenda Martin in St. Paul, Minnesota, to publish the feminist biweekly newspaper called Minnesota Women’s Press.
Attention to women’s literature and readers was always a focus of our newspaper, and early on, Glenda began to offer readers’ groups that met at the MWP offices, reading and discussing a broad range of writing by women. Out of these groups emerged our ongoing, and ever growing, list, The Great Books—Because Women Say So!, which now includes more than 600 titles.
We were captivated by the emerging female literary energy of the time, and we were interested in connecting with readers from around the country, so in 1996 we created the magazine, BookWomen, which continues to engage a band of loyal readers. We began offering Reading Retreats, for more intense discussion and exchange of ideas, and Books Afoot trips, to experience the interplay of literature and landscape.
Now, more than three decades later, we’re still at it. And still loving it. There’s nothing better than reading women’s words and connecting with kindred spirits around women’s writing.
Mollie & Glenda.
We have worked together in one way or another for 50 years.
Each of us has loved books and reading since we were young.
We share BookWomen activities: We both gather the content of BookWomen magazine and write regularly for the magazine. Glenda focuses on book groups and reading retreats. Mollie’s focus is on Books Afoot trips. But we both do some of everything.
We love to connect with readers and bring them together to explore and celebrate women’s words.
Contact us at
hoben@bookwomen.net
gmartin@bookwomen.net
books@bookwomen.net
BookWomen LLC
PO Box 8196
St Paul, MN 55108
Fariba
Fariba keeps track of our subscribers and retreat/trip participants, always cheerfully. Contact her at fariba@bookwomen.net.
