Books

The Guilty Feminist

In 2015 I described myself as ‘guilty feminist’ for the first time. My goals were noble but my concerns were trivial. I wanted desperately for women to be taken seriously in leadership roles all over the world, but I also wanted to look good sitting down naked.

A funny, joyful, frank and inspiring book about embracing both feminism and our imperfections, from the creator of the hit comedy podcast, Deborah Frances-White.

‘This really is the “everything you have always wanted to know about feminism but were afraid to ask” manual. From a mind as lucid and witty as it is kind and empathetic comes essential reading for the planet.’ – Emma Thompson

‘Breathes life into conversations about feminism.’ – Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator of Fleabag

Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have

Does history have a right side? Is cancel culture real? What’s the line between comedy and offense? And why are we so obsessed with gender?

We are understandably scared to have some of these conversations. But Deborah Frances-White, bestselling author of The Guilty Feminist, is even more scared of not having them. Having grown up in a cult, she knows the value of freedom of speech, free thinking and the ability to disagree.

In her new book, she encourages us to ask difficult questions, listen, think, compromise and change minds, including our own. And she argues that we don’t need to agree on everything in order to find a way out and a way forward on some of the biggest questions in today’s world.

Are you ready to talk?

‘Deborah Frances-White shows us that progress lies in the imperfect spaces, where our shared humanity gives empathy the freedom to stretch out.’ – Natasha Radmehr, The Times