Stories of adventurous women

Getrude Bell’s stories of her adventures in the Middle East in the early 20th century are gathered in “A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert.”

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By Carolyn Kellogg

May 29, 2015 1:40 PM PT

Consider these tales of bold women for your summer reading list.

Ultra Violet’s book “Famous for Fifteen Minutes” chronicles her friendship with Andy Warhol and his scene at the Factory.

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Carolyn Kellogg

Carolyn Kellogg is a prize-winning writer who served as Books editor of the Los Angeles Times for three years. She joined the L.A. Times in 2010 as staff writer in Books and left in 2018. In 2019, she was a judge of the National Book Award in Nonfiction. Prior to coming to The Times, Kellogg was editor of LAist.com and the web editor of the public radio show Marketplace. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in English from the University of Southern California.