Dr Helen Glew
@helenglew.bsky.social
Gender historian, book lover, runner, gymnerd.
Current projects: social & cultural history of the marriage bar; history of women typists
She/her
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781784996208/
Research/writing services:
https://helenglew.com
Current projects: social & cultural history of the marriage bar; history of women typists
She/her
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781784996208/
Research/writing services:
https://helenglew.com
I know.
Also: I loved this memoir. Read it in about a day after seeing Toews speak about it at the London Review Bookshop.
Also: I loved this memoir. Read it in about a day after seeing Toews speak about it at the London Review Bookshop.
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I know.
Also: I loved this memoir. Read it in about a day after seeing Toews speak about it at the London Review Bookshop.
Also: I loved this memoir. Read it in about a day after seeing Toews speak about it at the London Review Bookshop.
I know! So frustrating.
October 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I know! So frustrating.
See you tomorrow - looking forward to it!
October 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
See you tomorrow - looking forward to it!
This is really interesting to hear - and also with the Rilla parallels. I find that I'm starting to come across mentions of the pandemic in short stories, in particular, and also in a few novels (Tom Lake and Romantic Comedy spring to mind) where the pandemic setting is key to the plot.
October 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is really interesting to hear - and also with the Rilla parallels. I find that I'm starting to come across mentions of the pandemic in short stories, in particular, and also in a few novels (Tom Lake and Romantic Comedy spring to mind) where the pandemic setting is key to the plot.