books Archives - The F-Word

“A dinosaur-themed comedy podcast about trauma was what the world needed”

Lissy Lovett30 January 2019

Lissy Lovett interviews comedians Jodie Mitchell and Sofie Hagen about their podcast, Secret Dinosaur Cult...

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Roxane Gay in conversation with Liv Little

Genevieve Richardson7 January 2019

Genevieve Richardson is blown away by writer Roxane Gay in conversation with gal-dem founder Liv Little...

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The F-Word stage blog: November 2018

Lissy Lovett17 November 2018

The F-Word’s round-up of what’s happening in the world of comedy and theatre this month...

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Writing a world without gender

Florianne Humphrey31 May 2018

Florianne Humphrey is impressed with the socio-political issues explored in the steampunk fantasy novel Galleon...

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Listen without prejudice?

Joanna Whitehead22 January 2018

Joanna Whitehead reviews Under My Thumb: Songs That Hate Women And The Women Who Love Them, a collection of essays exploring misogyny in music...

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How reading feminism helped shaped my identity

Nicola Serafino16 May 2016

Nicola Serafino describes how her feminist reading helped her to make a positive decision not to have children...

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Shonda Rhimes’ Year of Yes

Nick Beard1 April 2016

Nick Beard reviews Year of Yes by TV producer Shonda Rhimes and finds her thoughts on motherhood and weight loss brave and thought-provoking...

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You are not who you do

Katherine Wootton2 February 2016

Kat Wootton reviews The Sex Myth by Rachel Hills and explores the fascinating links between sex and identity ...

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Can love conquer all – even the genre snobs?

Nick Beard19 November 2015

If there are clichés and poorly-written books in every genre, Nick Beard asks, why is romance always singled out for derision?...

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A life well lived

Lissy Lovett29 October 2015

Lissy Lovett finds a lot to appreciate in Gloria Steinem’s new book...

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“We need to be constantly fighting. We need to be raising our voices”

Gemma Fraser9 September 2015

Asking For It author Louise O’Neill talks to Gemma Fraser about rape culture, society’s fear of female sexuality, and how it feels to be the rising star of feminist fiction...

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Is this the most important book of 2015?

Gemma Fraser3 September 2015

Consent and victim-blaming in the age of the smartphone: we should all be talking about Louise O'Neill's Asking For It, says Gemma Fraser...

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Plenty of art… but where’s the asking?

Ashley Cook28 August 2015

Amanda Palmer’s The Art of Asking is emotional and inspiring, but when it comes to the big questions she misses the mark, says Ashley Cook...

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A Book For Her: ridiculing the sacred

Nick Beard17 August 2015

Nick Beard finds sharp humour, brutal honesty and a fine introduction to the power of feminist comedy in award-winning stand-up Bridget Christie's first book...

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The first EdFringe 2015 comedy digest

Lissy Lovett15 August 2015

Lissy Lovett and Megan Stodel check out some of the women telling jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe this year...

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Be good. Be pretty. Be chosen

Gemma Fraser8 July 2015

As a new adult edition of Louise O'Neill's dystopian debut hits the bookshops, Gemma Fraser explains why every feminist should pick up a copy of Only Ever Yours...

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Expecting more

Milena Popova8 July 2014

Although guest blogger Milena Popova doesn't expect bi and trans inclusion from Julie Bindel, she is frustrated by a failure to call this out when Stonewall's acting CEO recommends her new book ...

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New review: Celluloid ceiling

Ania Ostrowska3 July 2014

Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through, edited by Gabrielle Kelly and Cheryl Robson, is the latest title in the Women and the Arts series from...

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