The F-Word Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The F-Word on X
Contemporary feminist reviews, blog entries, features & news. Tweets by Fliss Alma 4 Aug 2020 to 4 May 2022. Initialled tweets may not represent the whole team.
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret AtwoodThe F-WordA terrifyingly tangible future | Despite some changes to her beloved novel, Becky Kukla thinks the serial adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is looking great | by @kuklamoo | from The F-Word archive https://t.co/uuwuOY0QE2
Hardcover, 2001
$37.45$18.73 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice Is Justice for All
Shon FayeThe F-WordWe're looking for a reviewer to cover @shonfaye's exciting new book The Transgender Issue which will be published in September. Sound interesting? Get in touch with our non-fiction editor via email at non-fiction@thefword.org.uk https://t.co/I8sMb2u4WU
Paperback, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale
Kate ListerThe F-WordIn a new interview for The F-word, Elicka Ghahramani talks to historian @k8_lister about her latest book, the fabulous #HarlotsWhoresAndHackabouts: a history of sex for sale - out now from @thamesandhudson. https://t.co/pMS2TlIL5x
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Strange Beasts of China
Yan GeThe F-WordWe're excited for the last of our top picks from our November fiction roundup to be released! Strange Beasts of China' by @YanGeMay, translated by @JeremyTiang, comes out from @TiltedAxisPress today. https://thefword.org.uk/2020/11/november-fiction-round-up/ https://t.co/renCw83sSF
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
First in the World Somewhere
Penny PepperThe F-WordFirst in the world somewhere | Cazz Blase salutes Penny Pepper and enjoys her post punk memoir First in the World Somewhere | by @CazzBlase | from The F-Word archive https://t.co/wdTNhHFp7x
Hardcover, 2017
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Girl Online: A User Manual
Joanna WalshThe F-WordFancy writing for The F-Word? We're looking for a writer to interview author Joanna Walsh about her latest book, 'Girl Online: a User Manual', out now from @VersoBooks If you're interested, get in touch at olivia.logan@thefword.org.uk to find out more. https://t.co/h6QbT0IlSj https://t.co/Hw77asK6ce
Hardcover, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Self-Portrait in Green
Marie NdiayeThe F-WordNew on The F-word, @JessTimpz reviews Marie Ndiaye's translated memoir, Self Portrait in Green, finding a slight book that nevertheless explores "[the author-narrator's] identity in a completely unique and refreshing way". Out now from @Influxpress https://t.co/4Yeff3dr2l
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Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel
Rachel HolmesThe F-WordIn a new interview, Olivia Logan talks to author Rachel Holmes about her new biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, a woman who committed her life to working for a society that was equal for all. #NaturalBornRebel is out now from @BloomsburyBooks https://t.co/QxScMsX7Hs
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Maus: A Survivor's Tale Part I: My Father Bleeds History (Maus #01)
Art SpiegelmanThe F-WordThis is a great thread on what we lose out on when we ban books that give us an unflinching look at history, as with the recent decision of a US school board to ban the comic Maus by Art Spiegelman, only days before #HolocaustMemorialDay. ^FA https://t.co/Pi1226dqXe
Hardcover, 1986
$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Will Still Be Whole (When You Rip Me in Half)
Ava Wong DaviesThe F-Word“I’m writing it for a younger version of myself” | Helena Snider Martin interviews Ava Wong Davies about her play 'i will still be whole (when you rip me in half)' | from The F-Word archive https://t.co/lrItPcykWd
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