Posts tagged independent press
Review: Girls Will Be Girls by Emer O'Toole

Girls Will Be Girls by Emer O’Toole is that sparkling book we need. O'Toole brilliantly explains the difficulty of eradicating society's misconceptions about gender and sexual orientation (i.e. the structure), and in particular how they shape our choices (i.e. our agency, our performance) and how they have changed standards of normality.

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Review: The Service by Frankie Miren

The Service intertwines the stories of three very different women whose lives are connected by the sex industry. The book shows just how much the sex workers involved in the industry rely on this work, with many living from payment to payment to cover rent, childcare, food, upkeep and other necessities. While a few are high-end call girls, these for the most part are the exception.

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