Books recommendations - women / GC authors

[CookieMumsters]

Can anyone recommend some good books by women, or gender critical authors?

Not necessarily looking for books about feminism, but any genre. I generally like easy reads / happy stories, and don't like too much waffle.

[Hoping4second]

The end of the world is flat by Simon Edge is a hoot.

[CookieMumsters]

Thanks @Hoping4second It looks good.

I also found Ben Elton recommended when I googled Simon Edge, can anyone recommend?

[Malahaha]

I second this recommendation! It's a brilliant satire about the trans infiltration of society. I saw it recommended by many of my GC friends on FB and so I read it.

Using the all-too-obvious analogy of flat-earthism (globularism), the story is about how a ludicrous, reality-defying concept can infiltrate society.

It's got everything: the banning of words ("global"), the cancellation of "globularists", Twitter campaigns to capture millennials, institutions and companies being awarded badges for compliance, and a billionaire puppetmaster behind it all.

The book is dedicated to five women: "For Allison, Gillian, Julie, Marion, Maya and Rachel. Heretical globularists all"

I know who they all are except Gillian, though a famous GC Gillian is on the tip of my tongue.

[Malahaha]

I should have mentioned the title once again: The Edge of the World is Flat, by Simon Edge.

Here is the Goodreads page with a few reviews.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/56792257-the-end-of-the-world-is-flat?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=aMvVGvlNtu&rank=1

[TheNumberfaker]

If you need any children’s books, Onjali Raúf has just received an MBE for services to literature and women’s rights.

[DaisiesandButtercups]

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Jane Harris

Hadley Freedom

Christina Dalcher

[Thelnebriati]

Ben Elton is highly recommended, his stories are very well written, funny, and dont seem to age like some fiction does; but they don't fit the easy reads / happy stories requirement. I can't really think of any feminist books that do.

[DaisiesandButtercups]

The Gillian mentioned in the dedication is probably Gillian Philip- children’s author. She was cancelled for heresy.