pstrongCombining the soul-baring confessional of emBrain on Fireem and the addictive storytelling of emThe Queen's Gambitem, a renowned puzzle creator's compulsively readable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women's work and feminist protest.strongppThe indisputable queen of crosswords, Anna Shechtman published her first emNew York Timesem puzzle at age nineteen, and later, spearheaded the emThe New Yorkerem's popular crossword section. Working with a medium often criticized as exclusionary, elitist, and out-of-touch, Anna is one of very few women in the field of puzzle making, where she strives to make the everyday diversion more diverse.ppIn this fascinating work--part memoir, part cultural analysis--she excavates the hidden history of the crossword and the overlooked women who have been central to its creation and evolution, from the Crossword Craze of the 1920s to the role of digital technology today. As she tells the story of her own experience i