SHRILL: NOTES FROM A LOUD WOMAN

Women are told from birth that it's our job to be small: physically small small in our presence and small in our impact on the world. We're supposed to spend our lives passive quiet and hungry. I want to obliterate that expectation...'Guardian columnist Lindy West wasn't always loud. It's difficult to believe she was once a nerdy overweight teen who wanted nothing more than to be invisible. Fortunately for women everywhere along the road she found her voice - and how she found it! That cripplingly shy girl who refused to make a sound somehow grew up to be one of the loudest shrillest most fearless feminazis on the internet making a living standing up for what's right instead of what's cool.In Shrill Lindy recounts how she went from being the butt of people's jokes to telling her own brand of jokes - ones that carry with them with a serious message and aren't at someone else's expense. She reveals the obstacles and stereotyping she's had to overcome to make herself heard in a society that doesn't think women (especially fat women and feminists) are or can be funny. She also tackles some of the most burning issues of popular culture today taking a frank and provocative look at racism oppression fat-shaming twitter-trolling and even rape culture unpicking the bullshit and calling out unpalatable truths with conviction intelligence and a large dose of her trademark black humour.'Lindy West is an essential (and hilarious) voice for women. Her talent and bravery have made the Internet a place I actually want to be.' Lena Dunham