Sharp

"What do I love about this book? For starters: Dorothy Parker, Rebecca West, Hannah Arendt, Mary McCarthy, Nora Ephron, Janet Malcolm. With Sharp, Michelle Dean has gathered ten 20th century literary trailblazers for an all-female intellectual history gala that’s as stimulating and insightful as its roster of guests. Her criterion for admission – being labeled “sharp.” All these women were fearlessly, caustically outspoken writers who “openly defied gendered expectations.” This book makes literary criticism accessible and lively."