Jasmine A. Stirling is the author of A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021), named a Best Book of the Year by A Mighty Girl and Book Riot, and winner of the IPNE Book Award. It is currently being translated to Mandarin.
Her new book, Dare to Question, Carrie Chapman Catt’s Voice for the Vote (Union Square & Co, 2023, Booklist starred review), tells the story of the leader who transformed the suffrage movement. Her third book, about Jeanne Barret, the botanist who disguised herself as a man and became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, comes out in 2025.
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"Effervescent text peppered with Austen’s own words tells the story of the beloved novelist, showing how greatness can unfold and how exciting creativity can be."
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IPNE Children’s Book Award Winner
A Mighty Girl Best Books of the Year
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Book Riot's Best Books about Writers
Tinybeans Best Books of the Year
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