CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However!

MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. MY NEW BOOK: MORE THAN A WOMAN I’m squeaking with excitement to be able to tell you about my new book, More Than a Woman, which is coming out on 3 rd September 2020. Back when I finished writing How to Be a Woman a decade ago, I truly thought I had it all figured out. I thought I had vanquished the patriarchy in my mind, and nailed the general ‘hoo-ha’ of becoming

a woman.

A LETTER TO TEENAGE GIRLS A Letter to Teenage Girls. Hello! Through How to be a Woman and How to Build a Girl, I’ve met a lot of teenage girls. And a lot of you are struggling. I wrote this letter to you – remember, you were not born scared, or self-loathing or overwhelmed. And sometimes, girls have to be mothers to themselves. I hope this helps you, no matter what I WISH WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HARASSMENT When I think about what I wish women didn’t have to worry about – I also think about (without going all “the children are our future” on your arse) what I hope my daughters don’t have to worry about and going out and not being harassed or abused by men is pretty high up on the list. I mean, it sounds ridiculous, it sounds like a

given

FANCY A NIGHT OUT?

Sex: it won’t happen unless you put it in the diary, and are fine about it “making the dog sad.”. Ageing: you are heading towards your Hag Years, and I’m here to tell you THEY’RE GREAT. Feminism: what we need now is a Womens’ Union, fighting for us – while we’re busy, yet again, trying to remove a mad, stray lemon-pip from

the

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES

Save our Libraries. This week’s vlog is about something very dear to my heart, something which austerity, in all its blinkered ‘wisdom’, is destroying by a million paper cuts: libraries. My local library made me – librarians are the sommeliers of the mind, offering you intriguing bits of knowledge once they know your tastes,

and

HOW TO BE FAMOUS TOUR DATES Caitlin will be doing a 6-date tour across the UK for her new novel, How To Be Famous (published 28th June). You can book your tickets today! TOUR DATES Date Venue Sunday 24th June Nottingham Playhouse Monday 25th June Ballroom Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 26th June London (Southbank Centre) Wednesday 27th June Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

Thursday

MORANIFESTO: WHY WE SHOULD BAN HOMEWORK But here’s a thing I think we can all get behind. We should BAN HOMEWORK. The clue’s in the name: it’s work. At home. In my Moranifesto vlog, I tell you why, because of homework, we’re all – children, parents, and teachers too – missing out. On running around outside (which might, I dunno, help with the growing obesity problem). DO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WEAR ELASTICATED PANTS? Do professional women wear elasticated pants? - GUEST BLOGGER SARAH I was recently asked to appear in a TV programme. It’s been a bit of a shock. The actual TV part was fine - it was the knickers that were the problem. I was required to meet a standard of

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However!

MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. MY NEW BOOK: MORE THAN A WOMAN I’m squeaking with excitement to be able to tell you about my new book, More Than a Woman, which is coming out on 3 rd September 2020. Back when I finished writing How to Be a Woman a decade ago, I truly thought I had it all figured out. I thought I had vanquished the patriarchy in my mind, and nailed the general ‘hoo-ha’ of becoming

a woman.

A LETTER TO TEENAGE GIRLS A Letter to Teenage Girls. Hello! Through How to be a Woman and How to Build a Girl, I’ve met a lot of teenage girls. And a lot of you are struggling. I wrote this letter to you – remember, you were not born scared, or self-loathing or overwhelmed. And sometimes, girls have to be mothers to themselves. I hope this helps you, no matter what I WISH WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HARASSMENT When I think about what I wish women didn’t have to worry about – I also think about (without going all “the children are our future” on your arse) what I hope my daughters don’t have to worry about and going out and not being harassed or abused by men is pretty high up on the list. I mean, it sounds ridiculous, it sounds like a

given

FANCY A NIGHT OUT?

Sex: it won’t happen unless you put it in the diary, and are fine about it “making the dog sad.”. Ageing: you are heading towards your Hag Years, and I’m here to tell you THEY’RE GREAT. Feminism: what we need now is a Womens’ Union, fighting for us – while we’re busy, yet again, trying to remove a mad, stray lemon-pip from

the

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES

Save our Libraries. This week’s vlog is about something very dear to my heart, something which austerity, in all its blinkered ‘wisdom’, is destroying by a million paper cuts: libraries. My local library made me – librarians are the sommeliers of the mind, offering you intriguing bits of knowledge once they know your tastes,

and

HOW TO BE FAMOUS TOUR DATES Caitlin will be doing a 6-date tour across the UK for her new novel, How To Be Famous (published 28th June). You can book your tickets today! TOUR DATES Date Venue Sunday 24th June Nottingham Playhouse Monday 25th June Ballroom Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 26th June London (Southbank Centre) Wednesday 27th June Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

Thursday

MORANIFESTO: WHY WE SHOULD BAN HOMEWORK But here’s a thing I think we can all get behind. We should BAN HOMEWORK. The clue’s in the name: it’s work. At home. In my Moranifesto vlog, I tell you why, because of homework, we’re all – children, parents, and teachers too – missing out. On running around outside (which might, I dunno, help with the growing obesity problem). DO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WEAR ELASTICATED PANTS? Do professional women wear elasticated pants? - GUEST BLOGGER SARAH I was recently asked to appear in a TV programme. It’s been a bit of a shock. The actual TV part was fine - it was the knickers that were the problem. I was required to meet a standard of

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However!

MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women.

HOW TO BE A WOMAN

The winner of many awards in 2011: Galaxy Book of the Year 2011; Galaxy Popular Non-Fiction Award; Irish Book Award (RTE Listeners Choice) British Society of Newspapers – Columnist of the Year NEWSLETTER | CAITLIN MORANCAITLIN MORAN This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. HOW TO BE FAMOUS NEW TOUR DATES The tickets for my brand spanking new paperback tour of How To Be Famous go on sale this Friday.. I hope to see you all in the summer! 7 th July, HOME Manchester – Book HERE . 8 th July, Leeds City Varieties – Book HERE. 9 th July, Alexandra Palace Theatre, London – Book HERE . 10 th July, Norwich Playhouse – Book HERE. 11 th July, St. George’s Hall, Bristol – Book HERE

DO MEN DO IT?

Do men do it? - GUEST BLOGGER HOLLY PEACOCK I am a Feminist, it’s been my life time mantra; I am a Feminist BIG TIME, trust me! Then I read ‘How to be a Woman’ and BAM. I’m not sure if I can state that as the fact I believed it to be. I realised that as much as I profess to be a Feminist I must HOW TO BUILD A GIRL FILM How to Build a Girl film. Variety has been given the exclusive first-look image for the upcoming movie of “ How to Build a Girl ”. You can read more about the upcoming movie HERE. « Previous post: Secret Plan Revealed! RIOT GIRLS: HOW TO BE A WOMAN ‘Stop the weddings!’ Being a woman can be very expensive. After having discussed bushes, body image and relationships, this final episode of How To Be a Woman focusses on weddings and babies. Are you at that point in your life where you are invited to a wedding every weekend during the su SO, WHEN ARE YOU HAVING ANOTHER BABY? GUEST BLOGGER - FROM FUN TO MUM Little Miss G was 16 months yesterday *pats herself in the back for not killing her yet*. She is a total and utter joy. She has the odd tantrum here and there, but she is otherwise delightful. She can say about I FEEL SORRY FOR CHRIS BROWN. SSSSHH! However, when it comes to Chris Brown we/the media take it to a higher level. He will forever be known as a monster. This ‘monster’ was a child once. He was a child who was abused by his Step-Father. He witnessed the abuse of his mother and was a child star thrown into the overly sexed hyper masculine world of R&B/Rap.

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However! MY NEW BOOK: MORE THAN A WOMAN I’m squeaking with excitement to be able to tell you about my new book, More Than a Woman, which is coming out on 3 rd September 2020. Back when I finished writing How to Be a Woman a decade ago, I truly thought I had it all figured out. I thought I had vanquished the patriarchy in my mind, and nailed the general ‘hoo-ha’ of becoming

a woman.

A LETTER TO TEENAGE GIRLS A Letter to Teenage Girls. Hello! Through How to be a Woman and How to Build a Girl, I’ve met a lot of teenage girls. And a lot of you are struggling. I wrote this letter to you – remember, you were not born scared, or self-loathing or overwhelmed. And sometimes, girls have to be mothers to themselves. I hope this helps you, no matter what HOW TO BE FAMOUS NEW TOUR DATES The tickets for my brand spanking new paperback tour of How To Be Famous go on sale this Friday.. I hope to see you all in the summer! 7 th July, HOME Manchester – Book HERE . 8 th July, Leeds City Varieties – Book HERE. 9 th July, Alexandra Palace Theatre, London – Book HERE . 10 th July, Norwich Playhouse – Book HERE. 11 th July, St. George’s Hall, Bristol – Book HERE

FANCY A NIGHT OUT?

Sex: it won’t happen unless you put it in the diary, and are fine about it “making the dog sad.”. Ageing: you are heading towards your Hag Years, and I’m here to tell you THEY’RE GREAT. Feminism: what we need now is a Womens’ Union, fighting for us – while we’re busy, yet again, trying to remove a mad, stray lemon-pip from

the

I WISH WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HARASSMENT When I think about what I wish women didn’t have to worry about – I also think about (without going all “the children are our future” on your arse) what I hope my daughters don’t have to worry about and going out and not being harassed or abused by men is pretty high up on the list. I mean, it sounds ridiculous, it sounds like a

given

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES

Save our Libraries. This week’s vlog is about something very dear to my heart, something which austerity, in all its blinkered ‘wisdom’, is destroying by a million paper cuts: libraries. My local library made me – librarians are the sommeliers of the mind, offering you intriguing bits of knowledge once they know your tastes,

and

HOW TO BE FAMOUS TOUR DATES Caitlin will be doing a 6-date tour across the UK for her new novel, How To Be Famous (published 28th June). You can book your tickets today! TOUR DATES Date Venue Sunday 24th June Nottingham Playhouse Monday 25th June Ballroom Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 26th June London (Southbank Centre) Wednesday 27th June Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

Thursday

MORANIFESTO: WHY WE SHOULD BAN HOMEWORK But here’s a thing I think we can all get behind. We should BAN HOMEWORK. The clue’s in the name: it’s work. At home. In my Moranifesto vlog, I tell you why, because of homework, we’re all – children, parents, and teachers too – missing out. On running around outside (which might, I dunno, help with the growing obesity problem). DO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WEAR ELASTICATED PANTS? Do professional women wear elasticated pants? - GUEST BLOGGER SARAH I was recently asked to appear in a TV programme. It’s been a bit of a shock. The actual TV part was fine - it was the knickers that were the problem. I was required to meet a standard of

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However! MY NEW BOOK: MORE THAN A WOMAN I’m squeaking with excitement to be able to tell you about my new book, More Than a Woman, which is coming out on 3 rd September 2020. Back when I finished writing How to Be a Woman a decade ago, I truly thought I had it all figured out. I thought I had vanquished the patriarchy in my mind, and nailed the general ‘hoo-ha’ of becoming

a woman.

A LETTER TO TEENAGE GIRLS A Letter to Teenage Girls. Hello! Through How to be a Woman and How to Build a Girl, I’ve met a lot of teenage girls. And a lot of you are struggling. I wrote this letter to you – remember, you were not born scared, or self-loathing or overwhelmed. And sometimes, girls have to be mothers to themselves. I hope this helps you, no matter what HOW TO BE FAMOUS NEW TOUR DATES The tickets for my brand spanking new paperback tour of How To Be Famous go on sale this Friday.. I hope to see you all in the summer! 7 th July, HOME Manchester – Book HERE . 8 th July, Leeds City Varieties – Book HERE. 9 th July, Alexandra Palace Theatre, London – Book HERE . 10 th July, Norwich Playhouse – Book HERE. 11 th July, St. George’s Hall, Bristol – Book HERE

FANCY A NIGHT OUT?

Sex: it won’t happen unless you put it in the diary, and are fine about it “making the dog sad.”. Ageing: you are heading towards your Hag Years, and I’m here to tell you THEY’RE GREAT. Feminism: what we need now is a Womens’ Union, fighting for us – while we’re busy, yet again, trying to remove a mad, stray lemon-pip from

the

I WISH WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HARASSMENT When I think about what I wish women didn’t have to worry about – I also think about (without going all “the children are our future” on your arse) what I hope my daughters don’t have to worry about and going out and not being harassed or abused by men is pretty high up on the list. I mean, it sounds ridiculous, it sounds like a

given

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES

Save our Libraries. This week’s vlog is about something very dear to my heart, something which austerity, in all its blinkered ‘wisdom’, is destroying by a million paper cuts: libraries. My local library made me – librarians are the sommeliers of the mind, offering you intriguing bits of knowledge once they know your tastes,

and

HOW TO BE FAMOUS TOUR DATES Caitlin will be doing a 6-date tour across the UK for her new novel, How To Be Famous (published 28th June). You can book your tickets today! TOUR DATES Date Venue Sunday 24th June Nottingham Playhouse Monday 25th June Ballroom Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 26th June London (Southbank Centre) Wednesday 27th June Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

Thursday

MORANIFESTO: WHY WE SHOULD BAN HOMEWORK But here’s a thing I think we can all get behind. We should BAN HOMEWORK. The clue’s in the name: it’s work. At home. In my Moranifesto vlog, I tell you why, because of homework, we’re all – children, parents, and teachers too – missing out. On running around outside (which might, I dunno, help with the growing obesity problem). DO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WEAR ELASTICATED PANTS? Do professional women wear elasticated pants? - GUEST BLOGGER SARAH I was recently asked to appear in a TV programme. It’s been a bit of a shock. The actual TV part was fine - it was the knickers that were the problem. I was required to meet a standard of

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However!

MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women.

HOW TO BE A WOMAN

The winner of many awards in 2011: Galaxy Book of the Year 2011; Galaxy Popular Non-Fiction Award; Irish Book Award (RTE Listeners Choice) British Society of Newspapers – Columnist of the Year HOW TO BE FAMOUS NEW TOUR DATES The tickets for my brand spanking new paperback tour of How To Be Famous go on sale this Friday.. I hope to see you all in the summer! 7 th July, HOME Manchester – Book HERE . 8 th July, Leeds City Varieties – Book HERE. 9 th July, Alexandra Palace Theatre, London – Book HERE . 10 th July, Norwich Playhouse – Book HERE. 11 th July, St. George’s Hall, Bristol – Book HERE NEWSLETTER | CAITLIN MORANCAITLIN MORAN Newsletter. Sign up to the Caitlin Moran newsletter for the latest news and competitions straight to your inbox.

DO MEN DO IT?

Do men do it? - GUEST BLOGGER HOLLY PEACOCK I am a Feminist, it’s been my life time mantra; I am a Feminist BIG TIME, trust me! Then I read ‘How to be a Woman’ and BAM. I’m not sure if I can state that as the fact I believed it to be. I realised that as much as I profess to be a Feminist I must HOW TO BUILD A GIRL LIVE TOUR That is it, the end of Caitlin’s live How to Build a Girl live tour, if you didn’t get to see the show, the highlights video is still available and reviews of the tour will be on this website very soon.. As with the How to Build a Girl tour dates back in July 2014, not only were there screams of laughter, declarations of feminism and massive queues to meet Caitlin but also a stampede to

HOW TO BE FAMOUS

How to Be Famous picks up the story of Johanna Morrigan when she moves to London. It’s 1995, Britpop is at its height and Johanna, as ‘The Legendary Dolly Wilde’ has landed a job as a weekly columnist for The Face. She finds herself surrounded by people getting fame wrong, including her unrequited love, John Kite and the more sinister

hot

BEING POOR- BY GUEST BLOGGER SARAH THOMS Guest blogger Sarah Thoms discusses why she loved growing up poor@sarahthoms14 I loved growing up poor – an odd thing to say perhaps – but I work in politics surrounded by the widest social spectrum and it makes you think about these things more than you DO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WEAR ELASTICATED PANTS? Do professional women wear elasticated pants? - GUEST BLOGGER SARAH I was recently asked to appear in a TV programme. It’s been a bit of a shock. The actual TV part was fine - it was the knickers that were the problem. I was required to meet a standard of

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However!

MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. MY NEW BOOK: MORE THAN A WOMAN I’m squeaking with excitement to be able to tell you about my new book, More Than a Woman, which is coming out on 3 rd September 2020. Back when I finished writing How to Be a Woman a decade ago, I truly thought I had it all figured out. I thought I had vanquished the patriarchy in my mind, and nailed the general ‘hoo-ha’ of becoming

a woman.

A LETTER TO TEENAGE GIRLS A Letter to Teenage Girls. Hello! Through How to be a Woman and How to Build a Girl, I’ve met a lot of teenage girls. And a lot of you are struggling. I wrote this letter to you – remember, you were not born scared, or self-loathing or overwhelmed. And sometimes, girls have to be mothers to themselves. I hope this helps you, no matter what

FANCY A NIGHT OUT?

Sex: it won’t happen unless you put it in the diary, and are fine about it “making the dog sad.”. Ageing: you are heading towards your Hag Years, and I’m here to tell you THEY’RE GREAT. Feminism: what we need now is a Womens’ Union, fighting for us – while we’re busy, yet again, trying to remove a mad, stray lemon-pip from

the

I WISH WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HARASSMENT When I think about what I wish women didn’t have to worry about – I also think about (without going all “the children are our future” on your arse) what I hope my daughters don’t have to worry about and going out and not being harassed or abused by men is pretty high up on the list. I mean, it sounds ridiculous, it sounds like a

given

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES

Save our Libraries. This week’s vlog is about something very dear to my heart, something which austerity, in all its blinkered ‘wisdom’, is destroying by a million paper cuts: libraries. My local library made me – librarians are the sommeliers of the mind, offering you intriguing bits of knowledge once they know your tastes,

and

HOW TO BE FAMOUS TOUR DATES Caitlin will be doing a 6-date tour across the UK for her new novel, How To Be Famous (published 28th June). You can book your tickets today! TOUR DATES Date Venue Sunday 24th June Nottingham Playhouse Monday 25th June Ballroom Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 26th June London (Southbank Centre) Wednesday 27th June Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

Thursday

MORANIFESTO: WHY WE SHOULD BAN HOMEWORK But here’s a thing I think we can all get behind. We should BAN HOMEWORK. The clue’s in the name: it’s work. At home. In my Moranifesto vlog, I tell you why, because of homework, we’re all – children, parents, and teachers too – missing out. On running around outside (which might, I dunno, help with the growing obesity problem). DO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WEAR ELASTICATED PANTS? Do professional women wear elasticated pants? - GUEST BLOGGER SARAH I was recently asked to appear in a TV programme. It’s been a bit of a shock. The actual TV part was fine - it was the knickers that were the problem. I was required to meet a standard of

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However!

MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. MY NEW BOOK: MORE THAN A WOMAN I’m squeaking with excitement to be able to tell you about my new book, More Than a Woman, which is coming out on 3 rd September 2020. Back when I finished writing How to Be a Woman a decade ago, I truly thought I had it all figured out. I thought I had vanquished the patriarchy in my mind, and nailed the general ‘hoo-ha’ of becoming

a woman.

A LETTER TO TEENAGE GIRLS A Letter to Teenage Girls. Hello! Through How to be a Woman and How to Build a Girl, I’ve met a lot of teenage girls. And a lot of you are struggling. I wrote this letter to you – remember, you were not born scared, or self-loathing or overwhelmed. And sometimes, girls have to be mothers to themselves. I hope this helps you, no matter what

FANCY A NIGHT OUT?

Sex: it won’t happen unless you put it in the diary, and are fine about it “making the dog sad.”. Ageing: you are heading towards your Hag Years, and I’m here to tell you THEY’RE GREAT. Feminism: what we need now is a Womens’ Union, fighting for us – while we’re busy, yet again, trying to remove a mad, stray lemon-pip from

the

I WISH WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HARASSMENT When I think about what I wish women didn’t have to worry about – I also think about (without going all “the children are our future” on your arse) what I hope my daughters don’t have to worry about and going out and not being harassed or abused by men is pretty high up on the list. I mean, it sounds ridiculous, it sounds like a

given

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES

Save our Libraries. This week’s vlog is about something very dear to my heart, something which austerity, in all its blinkered ‘wisdom’, is destroying by a million paper cuts: libraries. My local library made me – librarians are the sommeliers of the mind, offering you intriguing bits of knowledge once they know your tastes,

and

HOW TO BE FAMOUS TOUR DATES Caitlin will be doing a 6-date tour across the UK for her new novel, How To Be Famous (published 28th June). You can book your tickets today! TOUR DATES Date Venue Sunday 24th June Nottingham Playhouse Monday 25th June Ballroom Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 26th June London (Southbank Centre) Wednesday 27th June Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

Thursday

MORANIFESTO: WHY WE SHOULD BAN HOMEWORK But here’s a thing I think we can all get behind. We should BAN HOMEWORK. The clue’s in the name: it’s work. At home. In my Moranifesto vlog, I tell you why, because of homework, we’re all – children, parents, and teachers too – missing out. On running around outside (which might, I dunno, help with the growing obesity problem). DO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WEAR ELASTICATED PANTS? Do professional women wear elasticated pants? - GUEST BLOGGER SARAH I was recently asked to appear in a TV programme. It’s been a bit of a shock. The actual TV part was fine - it was the knickers that were the problem. I was required to meet a standard of

CAITLIN MORAN

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However!

MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women.

CAITLIN MORAN

It’s 1990. Johanna Morrigan, 14, has shamed herself so badly on local TV that she decides that there’s no point in being Johanna anymore and reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde – fast-talking, hard-drinking Gothic hero and full-time Lady Sex Adventurer! Buy now. Or buy from US retailer.

HOW TO BE A WOMAN

The winner of many awards in 2011: Galaxy Book of the Year 2011; Galaxy Popular Non-Fiction Award; Irish Book Award (RTE Listeners Choice) British Society of Newspapers – Columnist of the Year HOW TO BE FAMOUS NEW TOUR DATES The tickets for my brand spanking new paperback tour of How To Be Famous go on sale this Friday.. I hope to see you all in the summer! 7 th July, HOME Manchester – Book HERE . 8 th July, Leeds City Varieties – Book HERE. 9 th July, Alexandra Palace Theatre, London – Book HERE . 10 th July, Norwich Playhouse – Book HERE. 11 th July, St. George’s Hall, Bristol – Book HERE HOW TO BE FAMOUS TOUR DATES Caitlin will be doing a 6-date tour across the UK for her new novel, How To Be Famous (published 28th June). You can book your tickets today! TOUR DATES Date Venue Sunday 24th June Nottingham Playhouse Monday 25th June Ballroom Sheffield City Hall Tuesday 26th June London (Southbank Centre) Wednesday 27th June Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

Thursday

DO MEN DO IT?

Do men do it? - GUEST BLOGGER HOLLY PEACOCK I am a Feminist, it’s been my life time mantra; I am a Feminist BIG TIME, trust me! Then I read ‘How to be a Woman’ and BAM. I’m not sure if I can state that as the fact I believed it to be. I realised that as much as I profess to be a Feminist I must HOW TO BUILD A GIRL FILM How to Build a Girl film. Variety has been given the exclusive first-look image for the upcoming movie of “ How to Build a Girl ”. You can read more about the upcoming movie HERE. « Previous post: Secret Plan Revealed! SO, WHEN ARE YOU HAVING ANOTHER BABY? GUEST BLOGGER - FROM FUN TO MUM Little Miss G was 16 months yesterday *pats herself in the back for not killing her yet*. She is a total and utter joy. She has the odd tantrum here and there, but she is otherwise delightful. She can say about I FEEL SORRY FOR CHRIS BROWN. SSSSHH! However, when it comes to Chris Brown we/the media take it to a higher level. He will forever be known as a monster. This ‘monster’ was a child once. He was a child who was abused by his Step-Father. He witnessed the abuse of his mother and was a child star thrown into the overly sexed hyper masculine world of R&B/Rap. * Sign up to my newsletter

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1 April 2021

FANCY A NIGHT OUT?

Can’t lie – it feels surreal to be writing these words, but: FANCY A NIGHT OUT? In ACTUAL, REAL LIFE? Everything seems to be going back to normal again, so QUICK! BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE AWFUL HAPPENS TO SCREW EVERYTHING UP – let’s get together, and spend the evening alternately raging about bullshit, and then cackling

27 May 2020

MY NEW BOOK: MORE THAN A WOMAN Hello you blokes, (Which I use here as a non-gender specific greeting, as one of the things on my To Do List for 2020 is “make the word ‘blokes’ unisex”. It’s good to have a side-hustle.) I hope you’re staying well in all this current Hassle. I’m squeaking with excitement to be able to tell

2 November 2018

HOW TO BUILD A GIRL FILM Variety has been given the exclusive first-look image for the upcoming movie of “How to Build a Girl” You can read more about the upcoming movie HERE

23 May 2018

LADY BIRD STAR CAST IN CAITLIN MORAN’S HOW TO BUILD A GIRL Caitlin Moran has confirmed that Lady Bird star Beanie Feldstein will lead the film adaptation of her best-selling debut novel How To Build A Girl. Read more HERE

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HOW TO BE A WOMAN

There’s never been a better time to be a woman: we have the vote and the Pill, and we haven’t been burnt as witches since 1727. However, a few nagging questions do remain… Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should you get Botox? Do men secretly hate us? What should you call your vagina? Why does your bra hurt? And why does everyone ask you when you’re going to have a

baby?

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HOW TO BE FAMOUS

Caitlin’s riotous new novel HOW TO BE FAMOUS – sequel to the Sunday Times Number One bestseller HOW TO BUILD A GIRL – is a filthy, funny coming of age tale set in the boozy, hedonistic London of Britpop, where fame is not always the shortcut to happiness that it promises to be. Preorder your

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MORANIFESTO

When Caitlin sat down to choose her favourite pieces for her new book she realised they all seemed to join up. Turns out, it’s the same old problems and the same old ass-hats. Then she thought of the word ‘Moranifesto’ and she knew what she

had to do…

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Or buy from US retailer HOW TO BUILD A GIRL – THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Caitlin Moran’s first adult novel. What do you do in your teenage years when you realise what your parents taught you wasn’t enough? You must go out and find books and poetry and pop songs and bad heroes – and build yourself. It’s 1990. Johanna Morrigan, 14, has shamed herself so badly on local TV that she decides that there’s no point in being Johanna anymore and reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde – fast-talking, hard-drinking Gothic hero and full-time Lady Sex Adventurer!

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MORANTHOLOGY

MORANTHOLOGY The very best of Caitlin Moran – in the first ever collection of her writing. ‘In HOW TO BE A WOMAN, I was limited to a single topic: women. Their hair, their shoes and their crushes on Aslan from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (which I KNOW to be universal). ‘However! In my new book MORANTHOLOGY – as the title suggests – I am set free to tackle THE REST OF THE WORLD…’

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HOW TO BE A WOMAN

There’s never been a better time to be a woman: we have the vote and the Pill, and we haven’t been burnt as witches since 1727. However, a few nagging questions do remain… Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should you get Botox? Do men secretly hate us? What should you call your vagina? Why does your bra hurt? And why does everyone ask you when you’re going to have a

baby?

Buy now

Or buy from US retailer

HOW TO BE FAMOUS

Caitlin’s riotous new novel HOW TO BE FAMOUS – sequel to the Sunday Times Number One bestseller HOW TO BUILD A GIRL – is a filthy, funny coming of age tale set in the boozy, hedonistic London of Britpop, where fame is not always the shortcut to happiness that it promises to be. Preorder your

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CAITLIN MORAN Q&A WITH ALEXANDRA HEMMINSLEY – MORANTHOLOGY Highlights from event with Caitlin Moran discussing anything and everything to celebrate the release of her book, Moranthology in 2012. Caitlin was chatting to Alexandra Hemminsley. HOW TO BE A WOMAN – SHORT FILM Bestselling author, feminist and all-round funny woman, Caitlin Moran takes us on a tour of her house and talks us through some of the feminist basics: how being a bit hairier down below could result in a massive telly, Russell Crowe, his wrinkles and some provocative posing oh and shoes, obviously. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO AND RAISING MONEY FOR REFUGE If you missed Caitlin Moran’s live tour to support the publication of her first adult novel then you can catch the highlights right here.

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