Have you ever wandered the teen stacks at a library or bookstore and gone "I thought they wrote adult books?" Don't worry, you're not the only one. In fact, shelving female writers who write fantasy in the teen section regardless of material content/age is something of an issue...let's talk about it.

Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!

• "There's a weird, sexist problem in fantasy that we need to talk about," (Nunnally, 2019)
• "Women write fantasy for grown-ups, too" (Cain, 2019)
• "Virginia Judge Dismisses Case That Sought to Limit Book Sales" (Holpuch, 2022)

Authors/Books we mention

• Sarah J. Maas
• Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
• The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski