Girl on Girl - How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

*A TIMES PAPERBACK BESTSELLER*<BR><BR>*FOYLES NON-FICTION APRIL BOOK OF THE MONTH*<BR><BR>A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025<BR>A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2025<BR>AN AUDIBLE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025<BR><BR>'Fascinating and powerfully argued' Daily Telegraph<BR><BR>'Blistering' New York Times<BR><BR>'Riveting' Vogue<BR><BR>'Gilbert is a serious and attentive chronicler of a fraught era' Financial Times<BR><BR>'Essential reading' Irish Independent<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>Cosmetic surgeries are at an all-time high, Ozempic is bringing back 'heroin chic' and the manosphere on the rise - after four waves of feminism, what went wrong?<BR><BR>Despite decades of progress, modern womanhood feels more challenging than ever. Atlantic critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sophie Gilbert reveals how today's misogyny emerged from another turbulent era: the late 90s and early 2000s.<BR><BR>Spanning the past thirty years of pop culture - from Madonna to Taylor Swift, #GirlBoss to OnlyFans, Real Housewives to trad-wives - Girl on Girl shows how every form of media, heavily influenced by the rise of porn, has warped women's relationships with themselves and others.<BR><BR>We cannot move forward without fully reckoning with the ways pop culture has defined us - this book shows us how.<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>'A captivating must-read' KATE MANNE<BR><BR>'I folded down every single page' PANDORA SYKES<BR><BR>'Vast, engaging and brilliant' Stylist<BR><BR>'A book that will make you think, and want to discuss' Glamour<BR><BR>'Add this book to the list of titles that urgently provide context and answers to the hell storm that is [vaguely waves around] everything going on right now' Harper's Bazaar<BR><BR>READER REVIEWS<BR><BR>'I loved this book. It found me in a time I really needed it'<BR>'If you are a living, breathing, human of any gender, this book is eye-opening and important. Just read it'<BR>'The kind of book that will stay with you'<BR>'An absolute powerhouse of a book'