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WANDERINGS AND PONDERINGS

The newsletter where we muse about great reads, starting a company, and anything and everything in-between.

Foreword for QLB No. 1 The Home-Maker

Eva and Lester Knapp offer contemporary readers an imperfect but inspiring example of domestic equality.

Our Favorite Books of All Time

These tried and true favorites are always calling out from our shelves to be read again and again.

The Enduring Relevance of Plum Bun: A Novel Without A Moral

This beautifully complicated intersectional conversation-starter by Jessie Redmon Fauset is a perfect book club read.

Why Men are Less Likely to Read Books by Women

Imagine how much better we'd understand each other in a world in which Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is required reading for everyone.

QLB x Lost Ladies of Lit on Plum Bun: A Novel Without A Moral

Our dream interview: talking about Plum Bun: A Novel Without A Moral by Jesse Redmon Fauset with the Lost Ladies of Lit!

Fully Booked. (Quite literally.)

Who knew there were so many great podcasts out there for readers, history buffs, and just anyone and everyone curious about books and the people who make them?

About Our Books

Anything and everything regarding Quite Literally Books first three titles: The Home-Maker, Plum Bun: A Novel without a Moral, and The Pink House!

Why Have So Many Books by Women Been Lost to History?

We both consider ourselves to be well-read, so we've been surprised by how quickly we unearthed so many prolific women authors we had never heard of.

Welcome to the Quite Literally Books Community!

Bringing these books back has been a labor of love, and seeing our vision come to life (in your hands!) means everything.

Introducing Quite Literally Books

Lisa Cooper and Bremond Berry MacDougall talk about the origins of their company, Quite Literally Books.

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