Books
Sex work allowed Isa Mazzei to embrace her outsider status
Behind closed doors — Last year, the award-winning writer took Hollywood by storm with a psychological horror based on her own experience in the sex industry. Now, ahead of the release of her debut memoir, she’s looking back on how her time as a cam girl saved her at her lowest point.
Written by: Lydia Morrish
Fighting Deliveroo: how to resist in the gig economy
‘Either we fight or we’re fucked’ — In his new book, writer and former-Deliveroo rider Callum Cant discusses the gig economy, ethical consumption, and the new strategies of resistance.
Written by: Jacob Charles Wilson
Juno Roche and the radical redefining of ‘trans’
A new manifesto — In their emboldening new book Trans Power, the LGBTQ activist makes an urgent call for change, while offering a new perspective on ‘trans‘ identity.
Written by: Jake Hall
Jamie Brisick on his long journey to surfing paradise
Dazzling Blue — In an extract from his new book, Huck’s Contributing Editor reflects on Uluwatu – a fabled surf spot in Indonesia he dreamt of escaping to in his youth.
Written by: Jamie Brisick
Why Tegan and Sara took themselves back to high school
An origin story — In their first memoir, the indie pop duo journey through their adolescent years – an odyssey of sex, drugs and self-discovery.
Written by: Katie Goh
John Waters: life lessons from the Prince Of Puke
A filthy mind — The renegade filmmaker on embracing weirdness, breaking taboos and taking acid in your seventies.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Great Britain and the toxic myth of virtuous origin
We need new stories — In her new book, We Need New Stories, journalist Nesrine Malik challenges the most damaging myths behind our age of discontent. In this condensed extract, she confronts the way the UK has ‘airbrushed’ its problematic past.
Written by: Nesrine Malik
How Carrie Goldberg turned litigation into an act of protest
Nobody’s victim — The formidable US lawyer has helped countless women in the fight against gendered violence, online stalking and revenge porn. Now, in a new book, she’s sharing her story.
Written by: B. Cartmell
How Lisa Taddeo uncovered the truth about women and sex
‘Everyone’s pathetic’ — In her groundbreaking new book, Three Women, the author explores the darkest depths of feminine desire – as well as the pain, passion and shame that comes with it.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
The mental health zine giving the power back to patients
Dear GP... — Dear GP is taking the traditional clinic letter and turning it on its head: painstakingly describing the doctors, rather than the patients.
Written by: Emily Reynolds
