Not only will readers find some of the finest music writing in the business here, but they’ll also learn how the musicians’ evolution influenced each essayist’s own creative process. The result? Incredibly empowering writing about what it means to be an artist and a human being. . . .Woman Walk the Line will touch readers to their cores — reminding them of their first musical loves and the difference between a musician and a star.
~Nashville Scene
Each of the 27 essays focuses on the experience of when music was a savior, an inspiration or an acknowledgment of a deep and personal truth.
~New York Times
A rhapsodic, moving look at music's transformative power.
~People
...truly stunning...
~PASTE
...a new collection of personal essays on the transformative impact of women in country music aims to change the narrative.
~The Washington Post
Best Music Books of the Fall
~Publisher's Weekly
30 Must Read Music Books This Fall—The deeply personal pieces often feel like the authors are cracking open a secret chest, sharing treasured glimpses into their true selves.
~Salon.com
Much has happened to shape the national discourse in the 18 months since Holly Gleason began working on Woman Walk The Line...Much has happened in the last 18 days to make it essential reading.
~Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
The essays in Woman Walk the Line are multidimensional, living, breathing cases for the importance of each of these female country artists, including aurally and visually. As an edited anthology of multiple authors, this book is surprisingly cohesive.
~Pop Matters
