“I just finished The Vegetarian. It’s scary and sad, but also deeply tender. It made me question my autonomy, which is exactly what I look for in a book.”

(Portobello Books, £8.99)

“Sometimes reading about another person’s life brings you closer to your own. That’s what this beautifully honest novel did for me. It’s a must-read.”

(Melville House, £9.99)

“A book based on the incredible Radical Women exhibition [which toured the US in 2017 and 2018]. Prepare to be stunned and inspired.”

(Prestel, £45)

“This was given to me by my best friend and was the perfect reminder that life is twisty, turny and full of surprises. We are always searching, always changing.”

(Clarkson Potter Publishers, £14.99)

“One of the great artists of our time, it’s a treat to be allowed into Anne Truitt’s mind as she contemplates the ups and downs of being an artist, mother and friend.”

(Scribner, £10.99)

“My copy of this book is worn from flipping through it so much. It contains one of my favourite poems of all time, Two Countries.”

(Eighth Mountain Press, £11.99)

“Super insightful book on the female form in film. This will really get your wheels turning about the images we were shown growing up and the new ways women can be depicted in the future.”

(Virago, £14.99)

“This is the most life-changing novel. It’s long, it’s difficult sometimes but it is a world I never wanted to leave. It is the type of art I aspire to make.”

(Vintage Classics, £10.99)

“The essays in this collection are hilarious, insightful and thought-provoking. If I could, I’d like to hang with Samantha Irby for the rest of time.”

(Faber & Faber, £9.99)

“A series of meditations on different words and how they shape the way we translate our experience. It has healed and broken my heart over and over.”

(Many Rivers Press, £16.85)

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