Medium – Book About the Book – Natalie Haynes tells the story of Troy from the point of view of the women involved. She uses women, girls and goddesses to paint a picture of the campaign and its aftermath, from both the point of view of the Greeks and Trojans and other interested parties. EachContinue reading “2021 Book #61 – A Thousand Ships”
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2021 Book #57 – The Truths We Hold
Medium – Book About the Book – Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States (yay!) writes her autobiography – the tale of a daughter of immigrants who grew up in California and became a prosecutor, District Attorney, Attorney General, Senator and Vice President (and who knows, maybe the first female President ofContinue reading “2021 Book #57 – The Truths We Hold”
2021 Book #44 – Moxie
Medium – Book About the Book – Viv Carter is a student at an American High School. And she’s fed up. She’s fed up of the sexist comments from boys at the school, fed up of the school football team getting all the funding and attention, fed up of the teachers taking no notice, andContinue reading “2021 Book #44 – Moxie”
2021 Book #29 – Toksvig’s Almanac 2021
Medium – Book About the Book – Sandi Toksvig, the British/Danish presenter and comedian (and ex-Chancellor of the University where I did my Masters, so I’ve met her!), presents an almanac of the year, covering important and interesting facts about women – one for each day of the year. For each month, there is aContinue reading “2021 Book #29 – Toksvig’s Almanac 2021”
TBR Pile Book #5 – Circe
Medium – Book About the Book – Circe, the immortal daughter of Helios (the Greek God of the Sun), is a strange child, unloved by her parents and the rest of her family. Residing in her father’s halls, she sees many things that she dislikes and is teased, taunted and generally mistreated. She thinks ofContinue reading “TBR Pile Book #5 – Circe”
TBR Pile Book #2 – Rebel Women
Medium – Book About the Book – Rosalind Miles traces the history of female rebellion from the days of the French Revolution to the modern day. She uses case studies of female rebellions in dress, science, education, health and wellbeing, and sets a (wo)manifesto of what women need to be truly equal in today’s society,Continue reading “TBR Pile Book #2 – Rebel Women”
Book #37 – Invisible Women
Prompt – A book by or about a woman in STEM Medium – Book About the Book – Caroline Criado Perez discusses the nature of data bias in our male-focused world – by looking at up-to-date statistics and case studies, she investigates the data gap which exists because of the lack of communication and testingContinue reading “Book #37 – Invisible Women”
Book #29 – Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships that Changed History
Prompt – A book with ’20’ or ‘twenty’ in the title. Medium – Book About the Book: Written by Sam Maggs, this book tells the stories of 20 groups of female friends, whose friendships can be #squadgoals and who changed history through working together. The book includes different ‘squads’ – warriors, athletes, scientists, political andContinue reading “Book #29 – Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships that Changed History”
Book #22 – European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
Prompt – A book that passes the Bechdel Test (a book must feature at least two women, they must talk to each other and their conversation must be about something other than a man). Medium – Book About the Book – The second in a trilogy of books by Theodora Goss, ‘European Travel for theContinue reading “Book #22 – European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman”
Book #20 – The Merry Spinster
Prompt – A book written by a trans or non-binary author. Medium – Book About the Book – Daniel Mallory Ortberg re-imagines a series of classical ‘bedtime stories’ as dark and slightly creepy tales. The stories include psychological horror, emotional upset and feminist additions to create new plots and twists to some of the mostContinue reading “Book #20 – The Merry Spinster”
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