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“The future of music lies with trans and non-binary people”

Sojourner McKenzie27 November 2020

Sojourner McKenzie sits down with music historian and journalist Lucy O’Brien to talk about the 25th Anniversary edition of her book She Bop and the future of music...

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Shooting an arrow of strength in grief

Jordan Lynch22 November 2020

Jordan Lynch explores the piercing physicality of Sumita Chakraborty's debut poetry collection ...

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November fiction round-up

Leah Cross16 November 2020

The editors of The F-Word’s fiction section select the best new titles for November. ...

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The drumbeat of the self, the rhythm of society

Amara George Parker2 November 2020

Amara George Parker delves into Kae Tempest’s new non-fiction book On Connection, a powerful and compassionate exploration of self, society and creativity...

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Giving a voice to rural Argentina’s ‘dead girls’

Mariah Feria25 October 2020

Mariah Feria reviews Selva Almada's new journalistic fiction exploring femicide in Argentina...

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October fiction round-up

Zoe Turner7 October 2020

The editors of The F-Word’s fiction section select their pick of best new titles for October ...

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20 book recommendations for National Poetry Day 2020

Fliss Alma1 October 2020

The F-word team pick some of their favourite poetry collections to celebrate National Poetry Day 2020 ...

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“I wanted the novel to feel haunted by the prospect of hope, without it ever being secured”: an interview with Naomi Booth

Zoe Turner29 September 2020

Zoë Turner interviews author Naomi Booth about her chilling new novel Exit Management ...

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Mainstream feminism has a problem

Zoe Louise Tongue28 September 2020

Zoe Louise Tongue reviews Alison Phipps' new book, Me, Not You, which analyses the exclusionary basis of mainstream feminist movements and reflects on what white feminism can learn from Black feminist theory...

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Modern gothic mastery

Rosie Chalmers27 September 2020

Rosie Chalmers delves into the Booker-shortlisted author’s chilling second novel, Sisters...

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Exposing London’s rotten interior

Jessica White16 September 2020

Jessica White investigates the chilling deconstruction of capitalism and class in Naomi Booth's latest novel, Exit Management...

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September fiction round-up

Leah Cross15 September 2020

The editors of The F-Word’s fiction section select their pick of best new titles for September...

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Edinburgh Book Festival 2020 top picks

Olivia Logan15 August 2020

New non-fiction editor for The F-Word, Olivia Logan, shares her top picks for the (online!) Edinburgh Book Festival 2020...

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Sexuality, power and social justice in the #MeToo era

Georgina Diaz20 May 2020

Georgina Diaz finds a lot to get her teeth into in Carolin Emcke’s book When I Say Yes ...

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Movies never gave me a language, but they gave me a look

Alessia Galatini31 March 2020

Christina Newland’s collection of essays is a fun yet precise analysis of women discovering their sexualities through film...

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An investigation of desire

Katherine Tallent23 September 2019

Katherine Tallent reviews Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women and finds a compelling narrative, but also recognises the limitations of this much discussed bestseller...

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An eccentric and lingering snapshot of millennial womanhood

Sophie Whitehead30 August 2019

Sophie Whitehead reviews Livia Franchini’s debut novel, Shelf Life, and finds an evocative portrayal of a lonely life...

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Your summer reading list

Molly Greeves29 July 2019

Molly Greeves picks out her top suggestions for this summer’s poolside book haul...

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