*The links we have suggested are for national shops, but we encourage you to buy from your local bookshop or visit the library*
Women Don't Owe You Pretty - Florence Given
Women Don't Owe You Pretty will tell you to...
love sex, hate sexism,
protect your goddamn energy,
life is short, dump them,
And that you owe men nothing, least of all pretty.
Florence's debut book will explore all progressive corners of the feminist conversation; from insecurity projection and refusing to find comfort in other women's flaws, to deciding whether to date or dump them, all the way through to unpacking the male gaze and how it shapes our identity.
She also sells some fantastically feminist merch at https://www.florencegiven.com/collections/all
Body Positive Power - Megan-Jayne Crabbe
If you're tired of being at war with your body, then this book is for you. We've been convinced that happiness is something that only comes once we hit that goal weight, get those washboard abs, shrink ourselves down and change every part of ourselves. We believe that our bodies are the problem, but this is not true. It's how we've been taught to see our bodies that's the problem... It's time for us all to stop believing the lies we've been fed about what it means to be beautiful, and take our power back.
You can also follow her on Instagram at @meganjaynecrabbe
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language - Amanda Montell
A brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us, written with humour and playfulness that challenges words and phrases and how we use them.
Amanda Montell, reporter and feminist linguist, deconstructs language—from insults and cursing, gossip, and catcalling, to grammar and pronunciation patterns—to reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to keep women and other marginalized genders from power.
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Both an unforgettable portrait of defiance and authoritarian rule and a devastatingly powerful exploration of female oppression, The Handmaid's Tale is a classic dystopian vision with an all-too chilling resonance for our times.
Offred lives in The Republic of Gilead. To some, it is a utopian vision of the future, a place of safety, a place where everyone has a purpose, a function. But The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed.
When people asked Atwood where she got her ideas from, she said that all of them were taken from real events that have happened. So whilst it’s fictional, this book is harrowing in the way it reflects gender roles and subordination. A MUST READ.
This book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.
'Rupi Kaur has vision beyond her years... Her work is simply but powerfully expressed, and viscerally captures both universal human experience and the particular struggles of a young woman today.' - Huffington Post
New Erotica for Feminists - Caitlin Kunkel, Brooke Preston, Fiona Taylor, Carrie Wittmer
Your boss gives you a pay rise, the hotshot producer recognises your talents, the pizza delivery guy hopes you've got a box-set to watch with your extra-large pizza. Prepared to be satisfied...at last. Sometimes a plumber is just a plumber. Get what you really want this year with dozens of literary quickies to tantalise and titillate even the most world-weary feminist.
From four brilliant women with their finger on the pulse comes a wickedly funny, provocative and subversive response to #metoo and Time's Up.
