Plants and of Ghosts (1980), Erosion (1983), The End of Beauty (1987), Region of
Unlikeness (1991), Materialism (1993), The Errancy (1997), Swarm (2000), Never
(2002), and Sea Change (2008).
Susan D. Gubar (1944– )
Literary critic and professor of English and women’s studies at Indiana University
who is best known for her collaborative work with Sandra Gilbert.
Joy Harjo (1951– )
Native American poet, playwright, and musician whose books include The Last
Song (1975), In Mad Love and War (1990), The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
(1994), The Spiral of Memory: Interviews (1996), A Map to the Next World: Poems
and Tales (2000), The Good Luck Cat (2000), and How We Became Human: New
and Selected Poems, 1975–2001 (2002).
Beth Henley (1952– )
Actress and playwright who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in drama for Crimes of
the Heart (1978). Her other works include The Wake of Jamie Foster (1982), The Miss
Firecracker Contest (1984), The Lucky Spot (1986), and Impossible Marriage (1998).
Linda Hogan (1947– )
Native American writer whose works include the novels Mean Spirit (1990) and
Power (1998); the essay collection Dwellings: Reflections on the Natural World
(1995); the play A Piece of Moon (1981); and The Woman Who Watches over the
World: A Native Memoir (2001).
Pam Houston (1962– )
Short-story writer, novelist, and essayist whose works include the best-selling
Cowboys Are My Weakness (1992); Waltzing the Cat (1999); A Little More about Me
(2000); and Sight Hound (2006).
Gish Jen (1956– )
Asian American fiction writer whose works include the novel Typical American
(1991); its sequel, Mona in the Promised Land (1996); and the short-story collec-
tion Who’s Irish? (1999).
Gayl Jones (1949– )
African American writer best known for her novel Corregidora (1985), published
when she was a graduate student at Brown University.
Erica Jong (1942– )
Novelist best known for works about women who seek lives outside of traditional
female roles, including Fear of Flying (1973); How to Save Your Own Life (1977);
and Serenissima: A Novel of Venice (1987), republished as Shylock’s Daughter: A
Novel of Love in Venice (1995).
Mary Karr (1955– )
Poet and professor of English at Syracuse University who is best known for her
memoir The Liars’ Club (1995). She followed it with two more: Cherry (2000)
and Lit (2009).