Author Archive

Telling tales

31st December, 2010 by Hannah B

There aren’t many books which mention masturbation in the first paragraph. But the brave opening of I Killed Scheherezade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman (Saqi Books) sets the scene for the whole book: Joumana Haddad writes about who she is, and what she is, in a compelling and bold manner. Haddad lived through the [...]

Right to choose

31st May, 2010 by Hannah B

Hannah B tries living on a pound a day.

The beat goes on

14th April, 2010 by Hannah B

Hannah B reports back from Ruskin College’s conference on 40 years of Women’s Lib

School’s out

22nd January, 2010 by Hannah B

Hannah B is unimpressed by indie film “Cracks”