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

[Boiledbeetle]

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)

Let's amend that to Genius.
Mastermind way too patriarchal!

The next shot was all cat! As he stood on them then did the "I'll just clean my arse right here" routine! I've now rescued it for postherity

Yay! Reprint?

Just... WOW!

Was 189 in all books first thing!

I'm a big fan of the Oxford/serial comma:

In the U.S. state of Maine, the lack of a serial comma became the deciding factor in a $13 million lawsuit filed in 2014 that was eventually settled for $5 million in 2017. The U.S. appeals judge David J. Barron wrote, "For want of a comma, we have this case."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma#Individual_disputes

Definitely!

1-3 days can't come fast enough! I know this will be a good read

1-3 days can't come fast enough! I know this will be a good read

Nice photo, adds it to my collection. I missed that!

These will be my version of baby photos!

"...and this one was when she was four days old...look how advanced she is for her age!"

It would look even more perfect with a stickered on Nicola head....

I can not sully my precious with a photo of THAT WOMAN!!!!!

Why of course it will be. Every page you will marvel at our way with words! Our wit, our humour! Our obsession with merkins!

I am unsurprised that the commas were ultimately forced to identity as semi colons!

GRATITUDE EH

Ooh finally interesting things are starting to happen on my dashboard

(You know I don't mean it, but I don't want this lot to realise I'm a double agent).

I mean I'm hoping this one will look better by the end of the day, but they've started processing orders.

Exciting!

And the France copy buyer has just been informed by Amazon their order has shipped

I'm not totally stalker mode. I personally know the France buyer!

Oooo international!

I'm not a fan of the Oxford Comma, it's far too elitist. The Scumbag College Comma is more my style.

Excellent comedy reference there 😀

Some more are on their way.