![]() But I think it’s been something that’s been bubbling up over the past few years - women my age talking or thinking about “spinsterdom.” So I think there is some warmth around the word as well. I had to spend a lot of time convincing my publisher that this was a good idea, because they thought it was going to scare off readers, that no single woman wants to sit on the subway reading a book called Spinster. "Spinster" is also a word that people have very strong reactions to. It’s a book that’s about history as well as the contemporary experience. Not only have I always liked the word and the idea of the spinster, but I like how it broadcasts an historic angle. He wrote an academic book a couple of years ago called Single: Arguments for the Uncoupled, and talking about this is something we do all the time. You talk about why you love the word "spinster." At what point did you land on Spinster as your book’s title?I was in Toronto visiting my friend Michael, who I write about in the book, who is a professor at the University of Toronto. ![]()
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