Surviving a Patriarchy on Steroids

Surviving a Patriarchy on Steroids offers a beacon of feminist light in this time of darkness. Stephanie Davies captures the rage and grief so many people are feeling as we navigate a world where men still dominate and their cruelty and violence are on overdrive. But at its heart, the book is a love story to everyday women – our solidarity, creativity, and spirit – as we’ve resisted misogyny for centuries and still do.

The book is made up of thirteen reflections – because thirteen is a witchy number – lucky for us, unlucky for the patriarchy. Stephanie tackles topics ranging from the legacy of the witch-burners, getting tongue-tied in the presence of domineering men, the patriarchal obsession with the binary, the pandemic of male violence, and whether her dog is a victim of the patriarchy.

This book tells it like it is, while encouraging us all to keep on loving, hoping, resisting, creating, and dancing, despite it all.

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Publication Date: July 21, 2026

ISBN - TBD (pb)

Distribution: Ingram

Other Girls Like Me

Till now, Stephanie has done her best to play by the rules—which seem to be stacked against girls like her. It doesn’t help that she wants to play football, dress like a boy, and fight apartheid in South Africa—despite living in rural middle England—as she struggles to find her voice in a world where everything is different for girls.

Then she hears them on the radio. Greenham women—an irreverent group of lesbians, punk rockers, mothers, and activists who have set up camp outside a US military base to protest nuclear war—are calling for backups in the face of imminent eviction from their muddy tents. She heads there immediately, where a series of adventures—from a break-in to a nuclear research center to a doomed love affair with a punk rock singer in a girl band—changes the course of her life forever. But the sense of community she has found is challenged when she faces tragedy at home.

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Publication Date: September 1, 2020

ISBN 978-1-949290-38-7 (pb)

Distribution: Ingram

 Praise

Other Girls Like Me is a gloriously thrilling and uplifting ride through a critical moment in queer culture, the women’s movement, and the story of political protest. Stephanie Davies writes with bravura wit and drive, keeping one breathless with a matchless blend of admiration, hilarity, and astonished suspense.” — Stephen Fry

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“Stephanie Davies’ book, Other Girls Like Me, recalls the queer feminist culture, community, music, activism, and protest of the 70s and 80s with humor and wit.” — Lambda Literary 2024 Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction

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"This extraordinary book pulls you into a life, into the heart and mind of a passionate woman of the 80s, with sex, rock and roll, and politics. Superb writing, honesty, and courage. Made me proud to be gay!" — Miriam Margolyes

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“Other Girls Like Me is funny and sad, powerful and inspirational, especially in these times that are calling for all of us to become activists. And Stephanie Davies can write. Her prose is lyrical, even at times mesmerizing.” — Beverly Donofrio, Riding in Cars with Boys

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“I loved it. Anyone who ever waved a banner will find so much to laugh and cry about.” — Mark Kermode