WithRed Comet, Heather Clark had a clear mission in mind: to rewrite the script on Sylvia Plath.

Doing justice to Plaths legacy meant claiming space for her literally.

I want her to take up space on that bookstore shelf.

Heather Clark; Red Comet

Credit: Carolyn Simpson; Knopf

I want a woman writer to have that three-inch spine.

Not many of them get it, and if anyone deserves it, its Sylvia Plath.

Every single file that I opened, I was like, Oh my god!

Thats the irony, isnt it?

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plathisavailable now.