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Women of Letters

Jana M. Perkins, Petya K. Grady, Melissa Febos, Emily J. Smith, Stephanie Njeri Wambugu, Alia Hanna Habib, Anna Malaika Tubbs, Victoria Redel

In-depth conversations about work, writing, & professional success with the women shaping our cultural landscape. A longform interview series in its 3rd season.

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • Jana M. Perkins

    founder & host, Women of Letters | data scientist with a PhD examining how we design our lives around work work work work work

  • Petya K. Grady

    Book crazy. \ud83e\udd13\ud83d\udcda❤️

  • Melissa Febos

    I'm the bestselling author of five books, including Girlhood, Body Work, and The Dry Season, forthcoming in 2025.

  • Emily J. Smith

    Author of NOTHING SERIOUS (William Morrow / HarperCollins). Started writing in my 30s after a career in tech. Writing about identity, relationships, and reinvention.

  • Stephanie Njeri Wambugu

    New York

  • Alia Hanna Habib

    Literary agent and VP at The Gernert Company. Author of TAKE IT FROM ME: An Agent’s No-Nonsense Guide to Building a Nonfiction Career from Scratch (Pantheon * January 2026).

  • Anna Malaika Tubbs

    Storytelling is my passion. I'm a 2x NYT bestselling author of The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of MLK Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation + Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us.

  • Victoria Redel
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