Books by and for independent women

Sister Bernard recollects life at a crumbling convent and forbidden Nazi love…

Amanda O’Boyle works in book publishing, and previous jobs include ball-bearing distributor, pub bouncer and bookshop manager. She was born in Canada, but moved to East London on a whim, which she counts among her wisest and most irresponsible decisions. She reads fiction promiscuously, but remains faithful to long-term literary loves like fictional-best-friend Anne Shirley. [...]

The aftermath and photo evidence of our tumble down the Not Part Of rabbit hole.

A literary appointment-only NY speakeasy? We want to go to there.

Heard of women’s comic collective Whores of Mensa? We get the lowdown from Ellen Lindner.

Is the book you love most your favourite because of when you read it?

We’ve got a set of the shortlisted books, and they could be yours!

Feminist Press, we love you!

Evoking the eeriness of Patricia Highsmith in this novel set on a Turkish coastal resort.

A daisy-chain début novel set in Brighton, from Revenge Ink…

Jess Haigh gives us the countdown of her favourite fictional curvaceous women…

The week’s news and events that you might have missed…