Welcome to the Sitting Room Library
A place to gather and celebrate writing and art by women.
THE SITTING ROOM LIBRARY FEATURED ON A PODCAST!
"THE SITTING ROOM: A TREASURE TROVE OF 'LOST LADIES'"
The hosts of the Lost Ladies of Lit podcast, Kim and Amy, visited the Sitting Room Library in October and made a special episode all about our collection and work. Listen to hear snippets from co-founder J.J. Wilson's tour, and conversations about the history, present and future of the Sitting Room Library and the many wonderful readers and writers who have spent time here.
Available to listen on any podcast platform; for a direct link to the Lost Ladies of Lit webpage for the episode, click here.
Lost Ladies of Lit is a podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew about “lost” classics by women writers.
ANNOUNCING A NEW PUBLICATION FROM THE SITTING ROOM library!
A Luminous Halo: Selected Writings by Virginia Woolf
Cita Press and The Sitting Room Library present A Luminous Halo: a new collection of seven essential short works by Virginia Woolf, brought together in one volume for the first time. Curated and introduced by the Sitting Room Library's “Woolf Wall” curator, JoAnn Borri; cover by Cita’s Mariana Matos.
The book is free online in web and downloadable formats at citapress.org. You can also purchase a paperback version, which includes the additional essay "Professions for Women." Proceeds for book purchases go to the Sitting Room Library and Cita Press.
Posters and limited edition riso prints of the book cover illustration by Mariana Matos are available at shop.citapress.org.
Learn more about how the project came together via the Cita Press Bulletin.
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