WOMEN READING ALOUD is honored to have hosted so many fine women in the literary world.
The following poets and writers are former guests of WRA or are appearing in 2024.




LARAINE HERRING, writer and memorist
January 28, 2021 – Virtual “In-Conversation”

JUANITA KIRTON, poet
December 3, 2020 – Virtual “In-Conversation”

LYNNE CONSTANTINE, novelist
March 29, 2020 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

GRACE SCHULMAN, poet and memoirist
October 27, 2019 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

FIONA DAVIS, novelist
March 31, 2019 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

M. J. ROSE, novelist, founder of Author Buzz
Octrober 29, 2017 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

TINA KELLY, journalist and poet
March 26, 2017 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

ANN HOOD, novelist
October 23, 2016 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series
www.annhood.us

MARIA MAZZIOTTI GOLLAN, poet and artist
October 23, 2016 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

IDRA NOVEY, poet, writer, translator
March 22, 2015 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

KAMY WICOFF, novelist, co-founder of SheWrites and SheWrites Press
November 1, 2015 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – Author Series

BARBARA COOKER, POET

HELENE STAPINSKI, memoirist/journalist

HEATHER SUMMERHAYE CARIOU, memoirist

CHARLOTTE MANDEL, poet

AMY FERRIS, memoirist/screenwriter

CAROLINE LEAVITT, novelist/essayist/blogger

ANN MARIE MACARI, poet

JOYCE HINNEFELD, novelist

JACQUELINE SHEEHAN, novelist/essayist

DORIANNE LAUX, poet

CATE MARVIN, poet, founder-VIDA

MOLLY BIRNBAUM, memoirist/journalist

CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE, novelist

JAYNE ANNE PHILLIPS, novelist
March 23, 2014 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – AUTHOR SERIES

JILL SMOLOWE, memoirist, editor People Magazine
October 26, 2014 – Bernardsville Public Library
“Tea and Conversation” – AUTHOR SERIES