A review by sara_m_martins
Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers by Lauren Burke, Kaley Bales, Hannah K. Chapman

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I loved this!
Short biographies (1/2 pages) folllowed by a few pages of illustrated novel for a part of each writer's lives, both really well done. I love the head subchapters' illustrations in this! This book serves as a small intro and give ways to further your knowledge! 
“The connections between these women tell us so much—the similarities between their careers; the way they explored the same themes; how they inspired one another; and the overlap with our modern-day experiences of writer’s block, financial insecurity, and fights for equality.”
The 18 writers chosen are known in classic literature (some more than others), that you'll enjoy reading about even if you (like me) don't know their works. I found their stories really interesting, each with a different and inspiring life story to tell! - also because you have writers with different backgrounds, featuring women of colour and queer women!
Organizing it by theme (3 writers in each) was also a brilliant way to do it; showing how they link to one another (sometimes in their social lives) or what and how much of an impact they had in the world around them/us. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the eARC.