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A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 14:09

For once we can do a thread about a new book where all the writers are actually on this very board!

Some of you know what I have been up to recently, when I can tear myself away from posting twaddle, gifs and sweary words in bigly letters on here, but for the rest of you…

Over Christmas and New Year after the passing of the GRR (Scotland) Bill a thread was started by TerfranosaurusVagina on the Mumsnet FWR board with a poem about Nicola Sturgeon. Eventually on that thread (and a couple of other threads) over 80 poems were written.

Ramblingnamechanger suggested we do something with them to raise funds to help the women of Scotland and whilst Dodecaheidyin was tempted to write to Poetry Please on Radio 4, and ask them to do an extended special for Hogmanay about our poems, in the end it was decided to make the thread into a book.

After much procrastination by me “Under the Duvet of Darkness: Poems written by angry women for angry women because WOMEN WON’T WHEESHT” went live on Amazon on 31st March

https://amzn.eu/d/98aEnJy

If searching on the site you need to:

Select BOOKS as the department and UNDER THE DUVET OF DARKNESS in the search box.

Currently it doesn’t show up in the main all departments search (I don’t know why or if it will, it takes a while for everything to work properly according to Amazon).

Theres also a QR code below which should take you right there (hopefully the attached works)

MONEY FROM SALES:

In honour of Magdalen Berns, who co-founded the Scottish campaign group For Women Scotland, 100% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to For Women Scotland.*

*Please note that whilst the profit will be donated to For Women Scotland they are not involved, nor are they responsible in any way for the themes, contents or publication of this book.

“It’s not hate to defend your rights, and it’s not hate to speak the truth.”

Magdalen Berns (1983 – 2019)

A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet
A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet
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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 21:13
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Thank you everyone that has bought it today!

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 21:16

and to those that haven't yet I'll just leave this here right in your path

https://amzn.eu/d/8rHdb5p

A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet
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ArcaneWireless · 02/04/2023 21:20
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Amazin.

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 21:29

ArcaneWireless · 02/04/2023 21:20

Amazin.

I'm really interested to find out when the orders are processed how many it took to get that high. As I'm currently only on 14 orders processed in total. All of today's will get processed over the next couple of days/ tomorrow.

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Villagetoraiseachild · 02/04/2023 21:31

Spoken Word version next?

Whatsnewpussyhat · 02/04/2023 21:35

Amazing!

Just ordered.

Maybe the audiobook version could be read by JKR?

TessoftheDurbeyfields · 02/04/2023 21:35

Just ordered my copy!

beastlyslumber · 02/04/2023 21:39

Aw I hope JKR buys a copy! She's on here, right? She definitely is.

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 21:44

Villagetoraiseachild · 02/04/2023 21:31

Spoken Word version next?

I'm not doing it. I recorded myself as I had to read it out loud to do the final check to setup myself slipping any of it.

One and half hours and I sound like an idiot! I do not have a voice for radio! Even if I've got the face!

God, if only I knew a husband and wife couple who both narrate Naxos audiobooks!

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 21:47

beastlyslumber · 02/04/2023 21:39

Aw I hope JKR buys a copy! She's on here, right? She definitely is.

I can say this now the book is out there

Way back in January I emailed JKR an early early version of the book, purely for the thanks but no thanks email so that when we were at the top of the best seller chart I could go "Well Joanne, I did offer it to you first!"

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 21:48

Whatsnewpussyhat · 02/04/2023 21:35

Amazing!

Just ordered.

Maybe the audiobook version could be read by JKR?

I could live with that!

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ArcaneWireless · 02/04/2023 21:52

Isa Drennan would read it beautifully.

I’d actually bung a few quid into a pot for NS to read it, but I don’t think it would quite sound right with clenched teeth.

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 21:53

ArcaneWireless · 02/04/2023 21:52

Isa Drennan would read it beautifully.

I’d actually bung a few quid into a pot for NS to read it, but I don’t think it would quite sound right with clenched teeth.

@RealFeminist what's your price?

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ArcaneWireless · 02/04/2023 21:56

😊

Villagetoraiseachild · 02/04/2023 21:58

I think it would be great to have a diversity of voices but in my experience a Scottish accent always goes beautifully with swear words of any stripe.

Tillytrotter67 · 02/04/2023 22:09

It's in my basket, few more things to source before the buy button gets pressed. Well done The BB

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 22:37
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Group hug to all you idiots lovely people buying this.

Starts planning where to go on my cruise when I do a runner with the money. Will it be round the Caribbean or round the coast line of Hull?

Fingers crossed for the Caribbean.

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FOJN · 02/04/2023 22:50

Ordered, delivery Tuesday.

Well done to Boiled and everyone who is now a published poet.

334bu · 02/04/2023 22:58

📖 on its way!

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 22:59

Holy shit!
no 6 in Feminist Criticism best sellers
No 3 in poetry best sellers

A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet
A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet
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ArcaneWireless · 02/04/2023 23:01
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Not holy but awww. it’ll do the job
😉

DialSquare · 02/04/2023 23:11

Wow Boiled. That is amazing!

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 23:13

I erm don't know what to say really!

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Boiledbeetle · 02/04/2023 23:20

Just taken some better shots in case we never get this high again!

A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet
A Mumsnet thread about a book about a Mumsnet thread “Under the Duvet of Darkness” written by the women of Mumsnet
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Motorina · 02/04/2023 23:24

Fabulous! Well done Boiledbeetle.

Ordered :)

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