Joy Press

Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television

Atria/Simon & Schuster

From a leading cultural journalist comes a definitive look at the rise of the female showrunner and a new golden era of television. In this informative and entertaining book, Press tells the story of the maverick women who broke through the barricades, starting with Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) and Diane English (Murphy Brown), and continuing through Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, and Jill Soloway. Press has written for The Village Voice, The New York Times, and The Guardian as well as many other publications.