Dolen Perkins-Valdez was reading a biography of W.E.B. DuBois when she came across the small aside. It was piece of history she hadn’t known and couldn’t stop thinking about. The land for Ohio’s ...

She's the type of woman you'd bring home to mom -- the inspiration behind books like "Emily Post's Etiquette." From her ale breath to her Hobbit hooves, her hyperbolic cleavage to her dental dearth, ...

Two new historical novels set in mid-19th century America focus on seldom-told stories of women’s involvement in an era that profoundly redefined this nation. Each book is steeped in research, and ...

In her debut novel, “Wench,” author Dolen Perkins-Valdez explores a subject that is rarely spoke of: the life of a privileged slave of the pre-Civil War era, particularly the women who became the ...

The long-teased collab project of Arca and Hood By Air's Shayne Oliver, Wench, was debuted with a video last fall at the Hood By Air SS16 show during fashion week. The audio was an edit of multiple ...