Women in Literature

She was known for “It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health.”

She won the Booker Prize for “Possession” and was shortlisted for “The Children’s Book.”

She was Poet Laureate of the United States in 2003 and 2004.

She translated great books like “Love in the Time of Cholera” and “Don Quixote.”

She was known for works such as “Our Sister Killjoy.”

Her notable young adult novels include “Define ‘Normal'” and “Keeping You a Secret.”

Mantell cofounded Caedmon Records, considered to be the first major label to focus on spoken-word literature.

Her pen names included M.E. Kerr and Vin Packer.

The “Wolf Hall” trilogy chronicles the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell.

She helped kickstart the genre of chick lit.