Fetch Your Mother’s Heart
By Lisa Luxx
Luxx’s debut poetry collection is an
examination of the tender violence that
pools in all our states of wanting; from
our intimacies to our uprisings. It searches
the grief of our longing, from the eyes of
displacement; carrying her experience
in foster care, adoption, and as a mixed-
heritage daughter of the Arab diaspora. The
poems in this collection follow a lesbian
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within. Drawing on old Arabic folk tales
such as Majnun Layla, Luxx reimagines
them through a queer lens. The poet tries to
understand her gendered capacity to love, as
she takes a feminist gaze to the role of sons
and mothers, inspired by a brutal attack she
witnessed where she found herself asking
‘What does it mean to recognise yourself in
the beast?’ Fetch Your Mother’s Heart grasps
for what is beyond our reach. This is a potent
response to our political epoch. Out May 26
from Out-Spoken Press
outspokenldn.comSee Red Women’s Workshop
By See Red, with a foreword by Sheila Ropbotham
From 1974 to 1990, See Red Women’s Workshop created a series
of feminist posters and calendars that tackled issues of sexuality,
identity and oppression. With humour and bold graphics, they
expressed the personal experiences of women as well as their
role in wider struggles for change. Written by See Red members,
detailing the group’s history, the book features all of their original
screenprints. Confronting negative stereotypes, questioning
the role of women in society, and promoting women’s self-
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important and dynamic era of women’s liberation. Out now from
Four Corners Books. fourcornersbooks.co.ukThe Women Writers’ Handbook
By Ann Sandham
To celebrate Aurora Metro’s 30th anniversary as an independent
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with writers such as Sarah Waters, Philippa Gregory, AS Byatt, Kit
de Waal and Claire Tomalin. This is a special edition of the indie
publisher’s inaugural publication which won the Pandora Award
from Women in Publishing, and Aurora Metro Books was named
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includes the original writing workshops plus quirky illustrations.
Available now from Aurora Metro. aurorametro.comThis Is How We Come Back
Stronger.
Edited by the Feminist Book Society
Spring 2020. As life retreated behind closed
doors, gender inequalities and systemic
racism were brought to new and shocking
prominence. Womxn of all backgrounds and
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by the crisis. So, what happens now?
Challenging, inspiring and optimistic, This Is
How We Come Back Stronger. is an intersectional
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what the future can hold for us all. Out March
23 from And Other Stories.
andotherstories.orgElaine Morgan: A Life
Behind the Screen
By Daryl Leeworthy
Published to celebrate Elaine Morgan’s
centenary, this is a richly detailed biography
of a feminist pioneer. Morgan grew up in the
Rhondda, read English at Oxford, and became
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How Green Was My Valley, and her original
screenplay, Lloyd George. Her books on
evolutionary anthropology and ethics, Descent
of Woman and The Aquatic Ape brought her an
international reputation. Out now from Seren
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