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Fast Fallen Women (Woodhall Press) includes 75 previously unpublished pieces on the topic of the ways in which women fall — whether they reach the boundaries of their lives and take flight, whether they stumble, or are pushed over the edge. The third book in a series, it’s edited by Gina Barreca and available for pre-orders.

Holding a compact mirror up to life, given that all the essays are under 750 words, the book bears witness to women's resilience, creativity and wit as women write about rising up against all odds. With new and original works by Amy Tan, Jane Smiley, Bobbie Ann Mason, Caroline Leavitt, Darien Hsu Gee, Honor Moore and Lynn Peril, as well as a dazzling range of emerging authors writing from diverse perspectives, Fast Fallen Women gives whispered conversations a full voice.

Gina has written 10 books, including the bestselling They Used to Call Me Snow White But I Drifted, Babes in Boyland: A Personal History of Co-Education in the Ivy League, Sweet Revenge: The Wicked Delights of Getting Even, and It's Not That I'm Bitter, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visibly Panty Lines and Conquered the World.

Other books in the series include Fast Fierce Women and Fast Funny Women, which feature the essays of a number of writers from the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop.