Hadley Freeman (2013 event)

Guardian journalist Hadley Freeman is known for her hugely entertaining daily columns. Now she has produced Be Awesome, a book of heart-warming but razor sharp essays about life for modern women. From ‘How to read women’s magazines without wanting to grow a penis’, to ‘Beyond the armpit: a guide to being a modern day feminist’, this is Freeman in ferociously funny, fighting form. In this event, recorded live at the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival, she chats to Lee Randall.

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