Keynote
A collection of think pieces by one of
the best known and read Polish women
writers – the face of Polish feminism – and
at the same time a story about Poland in
the last decade.
Selling Points
 A collection of think pieces published
earlier in the two most important serious
Polish periodicals – Tygodnik Powszechny
and Polityka.
 Readable, sparkling, witty style, and at
once serious social and political analyses.
 Anna Dziewit-Meller has for many years
documented and commented on the crises
caused by conservative right-wing
governments in Poland.
 The author discusses the key problems
of today’s world – the rights of women
and members of the LBGTQ+ community,
climate catastrophes, the crisis of
democracy and other burning issues.
 Plucking Feathers is a collection of pieces
written both from a Polish and a universal
perspective.
 A compendium of information
about contemporary Poland – the key
to understanding Polish politics and
the social changes of the last decade.
 The author of multiple novels which
immediately became bestsellers.

 Dziewit-Meller is a well-known and
esteemed writer in Poland, as well as
being a familiar media figure – she writes
think pieces, curates a videoblog about
literature, and is also the author of
the extremely popular series of children’s
books Ladies and Girls.
Description
What does a woman who has stopped
worrying if something is ‘decent’ or
not think about Poland and the world?
Dziewit-Meller has come a long way as
a columnist – Plucking Feathers is a search
for her own voice. A search for the courage
to talk about important things, but from
a woman’s perspective. Over several years
as a columnist the author has commented
on the changes which have occurred in
Polish society and politics. The crisis
caused by the ruling conservative right
wing in Poland has spawned plenty of
analysis in Poland, but none of it is so
thought-through and comprehensive as
Dziewit-Meller’s. The texts published in
Poland’s most important and opinionforming
periodicals make for an acute,
but sarcastic and witty account of Poland
in the last decade. Compulsory reading
for anybody who wants to understand
the author’s homeland.
Target Market
Fans of non-fiction, particular social
reportage.
People interested in contemporary
European and Polish history.
Readers of contemporary essays and think
pieces.