Gender studies, gender groups
Inconceivable: Reproduction in the Age of Uncertainty
Who can afford to have children in the 21st century? New Yorker journalist Anna Louie Sussman investigates the true cost of creating life in the modern world.
Crown Jewels: Royal Women and their Extraordinary Influence
Globally famous and yet universally misunderstood – these are the complex and utterly engrossing stories of Britain’s royal women behind the public façade.
Beyond Belief
A celebration and exploration of gossip, reclaiming it as a powerful tool for building relationships, sharing vital information and enabling women’s voices to be heard.
Her Name Is Alice: My Daughter, Her Transition and Why We Must Remember Her
‘Thoughtful, beautiful, incredibly necessary. People need to read this book, especially if they feel a resistance to. I wish everyone would.’ Sofie Hagen
‘Uncompromising, anguished, combative: culture wars have victims, and this is an agonising story told with honesty and passion.’ Richard Beard
‘An intimate, beautifully told memoir’ Elinor Cleghorn
Cash Cow: How the maternal body became a global commodity – and the hidden costs for women
‘Captivating, mind-boggling and deeply disturbing’ – Maureen Freely
A thought-provoking deep dive into the global fertility industry and the commodification of the maternal body
Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions
‘Brilliant’ Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times
‘This shimmering study … brilliant and wily’ Marina Warner, Observer
Winner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARD
Custody: The Secret History of Mothers
Custody is the first book for general readers on the history of child custody, an issue that affects so many lives and a question that seems fundamental to our experience and understanding of family. It’s also an act of dramatic storytelling, blistering polemic and large-scale historical re-evaluation.
The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook: A Guide for Women in Perimenopause and Menopause Who Are Over It
Welcome to the We Do Not Care Club: where the bras are optional, the chin hairs are thriving, and the menopause meltdown is mutual.
Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome's Imperial Women
‘Pacy, witty and authoritative’ Jonathan Freedland
‘In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern… a powerful and important book’ Daily Telegraph
Nobody Asked For This
Publishing as a standalone collection for the first time, and featuring new, never-before-published poems