Female Icons: It’s Not The Gaze, But The Look…

FEMALE ICONS: IT’S NOT THE GAZE, BUT THE LOOK… As a part of the Living Room Lecture Series, De Geuzen welcomes author Alison Norrington. The event will be streamed live from Rotterdam :: FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2007 @ 15:00 (calculate the time for your own region).

For the Female Icons series, Norrington will be lecturing about her own experiences in the world of Chick Lit, a rapidly expanding genre of women’s contemporary fiction. Talking about some of the characters in her novels, she will discuss the possibilities and restraints of the genre as a whole. Norrington’s lecture is a part of De Geuzen’s Living Room Lectures, a series of talks hosted in our respective homes.

Alison Norrington is the author of Class Act, Look Before You Leap and Three of A Kind. She has written articles for The Irish Star, Irish Tatler and Evening Herald. She is also a regular contributer to Women’s Way. For more information on Alison Norrington see:
:: Alison Norrington’s site http://www.alisonnorrington.com
:: Alison Norrington on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Norrington

For background reading on Chick Lit visit:

:: Chick Lit defined by wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit
:: Chick Lit Author Rountable http://www.authorsontheweb.com/features/0402-chicklit/chicklit.asp
:: Step into the shoes of a chick-lit author http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1753802006