Fascinating Mid-20th Century Women Novelists

5 writers who are sometimes overlooked and their work

My book group keeps me attuned to newer books (James by Percival Everett was my favorite new novel of this year), but I’m forever drawn to classic women writers.

While the writers highlighted here may not be obscure or totally forgotten (with the possible exception of Vera Caspary), they also may not leap to mind as the authors of our next great read. Le…