Rachel Thompson - ROUGH out now
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Author of ROUGH @vintagebooks . Features Editor @Mashable . Writes about sex & relationships. Host: @hbhpod . Rep: @florencerees93 @amheathltd
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Thrilled to reveal the cover for ROUGH, which comes out on 26 August! Available to preorder now!
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Honestly I’m not sure there is anything purer than farmers on TikTok
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A guy on Hinge asked me who my favourite Tudor was (as an opening question) and I said Anne Boleyn. And he unmatched me 😂. Was that....the wrong answer???? I can't stop laughing.
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People on my street are having an almighty row over who owns some flowers. There have been no raised voices, just handwritten notes placed inside plastic wallets and pinned to a post.
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I personally love that Emma Watson calls being single "self-partnered". We really need to overhaul the way we think about singledom and especially how our culture views single women. I wrote about this a while back:
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The period emoji is officially happening. It might not seem like it's a big deal, but it is. The stigma & shame surrounding menstruation can have a damaging effect on girls' lives. An emoji won't solve the issue, but it will start a conversation
@PlanUK
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I live in Brixton and when the Sarah Everard disappearance made the news, I got texts telling me 'don't go out.' Truth is, we've grown up knowing the societal burden falls on us to be hypervigilant in public places, to modify our own behaviour to mitigate risk
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Sorry to report that the debacle has ended with the original note-poster digging up the flowers to take them “elsewhere”
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Welllllll the Yorkshireman’s girlfriend (!) texted me yesterday to tell me she’s found screenshots of our convo that he accidentally sync’d to her work laptop. Love to message a guy for months only to discover he has a live-in gf that he was about to buy a house with.
im in the talking stage with a yorkshireman who calls me princess and i think the dating energy im bringing into my 33rd year is that if im not being worshipped and adored then it's a no from me
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Went to M&S to buy a bra and have been unwittingly walking around town with this stuck to my boot. Mortified.
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Love to be on dating apps. Not pictured: his messages telling me to stop eating crisps and go to the gym. Anyway this guy’s a journalist…
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The farm has its own truly delightful Twitter account with loads of wholesome videos just like these. Everyone go follow
@caenhillcc
💗
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The irresponsible reporting on Grace Millane's death is deeply troubling. Using terminology like "rough sex" or "sex game gone wrong" perpetuates this new wave of "she was asking for it". Words matter.
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Lana Del Rey deserves some kind of award for the boldest album opening ever
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I haven’t had a boyfriend for 10 years. I thought I’d share the most important things I’ve learned during this period. Some of those lessons were incredibly painful, some will stay with me for years to come. I hope this is helpful.
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not to be sincere on main, but man lockdown 3 has been a self-esteem killer for me. just cried in the middle of clapham common in front of a load of strangers. so if anyone else is struggling with self-esteem rn, i feel you babes ❤️
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It happened to me: I got my shopping for free at M&S
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I wrote about Twitter cliques and how they make us feel like we're in high school again. Bad news: psychology experts say clique-forming is part of human nature and it long outlasts our teenage years. Oh joy. via
@mashable
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If you don't think Christina Aguilera's "Stripped" is one of the all-time greats then I can't even look at you right now.
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It all began a few days ago when someone put up a note saying “please don’t pick my flowers” next to a lupin. A few days later, I see a literal war of words has begun.
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Anyone else finding lockdown 2.0 much, much harder second time around?
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Imagine being upset that sweets don’t contain animal products.
Sweets that you’ve never eaten, I might add.
'Vegans and vegetarians - go and get your own sweets!'
@piersmorgan
isn't happy with the new veggie Percy Pigs... Have you tried them?
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Happy Valentine’s Day, the orgasm gap is real, ty and goodnight
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@caenhillcc
I interviewed the wonderful farmer behind this video. He told me about Cuthbert and Ken's personalities, and what Smudge the kitten is really like, and how long he's been chatting to his animals. VERY. CUTE. PHOTOS.
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A guy I went to school with — who used to delight in telling me how ugly I was — keeps sliding into my insta DMs.
15-year-old me would be cackling right now. The north remembers.
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Today is manuscript deadline day!
80K words written ✅
20 chapters proofread ✅
1 manuscript submitted ✅
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I asked some of the most harassed women online what they love about the internet, what gives them hope, and why, despite the vitriol, they’re not logging off.
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Since the start of the pandemic my brain has been determined to make me relive every mistake I've ever made and every friendship breakup I've had. What the hell is this all about.
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I appreciate the sentiment behind asking women how you can make them feel safer at night, but we honestly need a societal shift in attitudes AND behaviour. And it goes beyond one-off gestures.
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I'm not sure why Tinder chose to tell me that 25K people have swiped right on me since I joined Tinder, but honestly, all I have to show for it is about 300 "hey" messages, a ton of unsolicited dick pics, and a long list of blocked numbers.
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Proofs of ROUGH are out in the world! I am so full of joy to finally be holding a physical copy of my book in my hand. (Out 26 August!)
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"If a man writes a book about emotions, he's writing about the human condition. If a woman writes a book about emotions, she's writing a fluffy soap opera. But they are identical." I bloody love
@MarianKeyes
.
This week’s guest is the entirely FABLISS
@MarianKeyes
We talk writing, sexism, family, self-esteem, alcoholism, weight loss and a ‘failure’ to have children. Oh and her ace new book Grown Ups is out TODAY!
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My best friend and I had a huge falling out last year. We didn't speak for 4 months and that period was one of the loneliest of my life. There's not loads online about friendship breakups and I had no idea how to cope. So I wrote this....
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One woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK. Telling us to be vigilant when out alone isn't the answer. Fear-mongering isn't even what's happening, we're asking for help in bringing about societal change. Get a clue.
Female abduction / murder is extremely rare. Yes we should all be vigilant when out alone. But this level of fear-mongering isn’t healthy. And men’s mental health is an issue as well. Calling all men out as dangerous is bad for our sons, brothers, partners.
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Bit of an unusual one, but here goes: has Brexit affected your sex life in some way? Are you feeling less in the mood for it? Have you made a decision to only sleep with Leavers/Remainers? Are you and your partner having less sex as a result of it? DMs open
#journorequest
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personally i am very offended that adele chose to release this song when i am not experiencing heartbreak. might dump someone just to feel something.
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It's official: the
@vagina_museum
is officially opening in Camden Market this November. 1st exhibition will be called "Muff Busters" and will debunk some of the most dangerous myths about vaginas
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My dad doesn’t have Twitter but sent me the sweetest message because he heard it’s
#PositiveTwitterDay
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Delighted to share that I’ve signed a book deal with
@SquarePegBooks
of
@vintagebooks
@PenguinUKBooks
. ROUGH is a non-fiction work about how violent sex is hurting women and how we can go about changing our sexual culture for the better. Publishing in Sept. 2021.
Trio of acquisitions by
@SquarePegBooks
- Rough by Rachel Thompson (
@RVT9
), The Swan by
@StephenMoss_TV
and Moody by Amy Thomson (
@amytstory
) have been acquired for 2021 publication
(£)
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Whenever I'm dating someone I feel a huge pressure to be the 'cool girl.' I've started to question why I feel the need to hide my personality to be desirable. I spoke to academics about the origins of the 'cool girl' trope & why it's still a thing in 2019
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Went on a date last night and the guy told me it was the best first date he'd been on in a very long time 🥰🥰
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Anyway I rang his gf and told her everything and she’s lovely and obviously deserves so much better. Ugh.
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(TW disordered eating)
As someone with a complicated history of disordered eating, this terrifies me. It's taken years to train my brain to stop calorie counting and feeling I need to 'earn' food.
#Breaking
– Restaurants, cafes and pubs will be forced to put calorie counts for the food they serve on menus under government plans revealed in the Queen’s Speech.
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Germany is making upskirting a criminal offence. This wouldn't have happened without the tireless campaigning of two women: Hanna Seidel and Ida Sassenberg. These women are such an inspiration. Here's my interview with them from last summer.
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The level of entitlement just blows my mind tbh. Imagine sending this after someone doesn't reply for 4 days. I don't owe you shit for swiping right on me!
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I'm in the
@guardian
today talking about unacknowledged rape and how it can take years, sometimes decades, for someone to identify and accept that what happened to them was sexual violence. This piece unpacks why this happens (TW rape, sexual assault)
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Does anyone else find themselves weeping at literally everything right now? I'm a very emotional person at the best of times, but this feels like a new level.
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My dad read my piece on loneliness and had some feedback.
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Here's my piece about him from last year. My favourite detail is that he spent the first four or five hours of his life up Chris the farmer's sleeve
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My parents are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary and their gift to each other is this bench, which overlooks a pond they built together.
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Oh and there’s multiple girls involved in this situation! Love that for us.
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Um Andrew Garfield just showed up and yes he's wearing a wig and he's about to lip sync for his LIFE
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I spend a lot of time worrying what people think of me and seeking their approval. I’ve been told to “just stop caring what other people think of you” but it’s not that easy. I asked mental health professionals how to address approval-seeking behaviour.
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My obsession with Euphoria has just been firmly cemented by the sight of Zendaya bingewatching Love Island. You absolutely love to see it.
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In terms of online dating comments, I’d say this is the most, uh, specific one I’ve received so far.
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Embarrassed for myself literally every time the barista asks me how much milk I want in my coffee and I respond with weird phrases like "a large glug" or "a decent dollop". Normal words escape me.
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Watching ‘Derry Girls’ I couldn’t stop thinking about my Northern Irish parents who’d been teenagers during the ‘70s — the bloodiest decade of The Troubles. I asked them what their daily lives were like back then. Here's what they told me
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I am extremely excited to wake up to a new era in Northern Ireland. When midnight strikes we will close a dark chapter that should never again be reopened.
#NowForNI
#TheNorthIsTODAY
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one weird lockdown-living-alone habit i've picked up is saying "right babes" to myself every time i need to get up and do something. somebody pls help me.
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All this because I didn't reply quickly enough. Never mind that I'm extremely busy! Stop what you're doing immediately and reply to this guy's 'bonjour' message!
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Such a special night at the launch party of Rough surrounded by my nearest and dearest. Thank you
@BookBarUK
for a wonderful evening 💜
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Women have published some bloody amazing books this year, so it was nigh on impossible to whittle it down to just 18. Here are some of the best books written by women in 2018.
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Really grateful to
@AyoCaesar
for sharing her experience of being the target of a 'hatewank' video. Here's my piece on how these videos are used to harass women in the public eye, particularly Black and Brown women. TW:
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Wherever you sit within the 'self-partnered' debate, one really unpleasant strand of the conversation reared its ugly head, showing exactly what's wrong with how our culture views single women. My rage-typed take:
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I am coming to the conclusion that adulthood is just an endless loop of taking the bins out, emptying the dishwasher, with the intermittent bit of heartbreak and the odd online purchase here and there.
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Facebook Memories finally got it right. Why yes, I would like to look back on the moment my outfit matched every single tablecloth in a Parisian restaurant.
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For most of my life, I've struggled with low self-esteem. Last year, something changed. I was tired of feeling bad about myself and realised I needed to do something about it. I spoke to 5 mental health professionals about how to work on your self-esteem
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The finished copy of my book ROUGH just arrived (!!!)
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This is great news. The new anti-upskirting law is now in force thanks to
@ginamartin_uk
’s tireless campaigning.
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i can't wait to drunkenly make new friends in the ladies' loos in pubs
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I wrote about the seizure 'joke' on Ginny & Georgia and how frustrating and dehumanising these comments are. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at 16 and I grew up hearing jokes about seizures at school, so I'm just reaaaally done with these kinds of comments
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Today is the publication day of my first book Rough! I dressed to match the cover and went down to
@claphambooks
where my book is sitting in the window! 💓📚
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iPhone just reminded me it's been 2 years since I met up with an ex for a 'friendly drink', had a disastrous time and was so stressed afterwards I opened a random car door thinking it was an uber. driver turned around and yelled 'this is not an uber!' good times.
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Hello yes this is Andrew Garfield lip syncing for his life to Whitney Houston and yes it was great ok thank you bye
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I have a date tonight and I am so well moisturised I'm leaving marks on surfaces
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My therapist told me it’s important to give myself small kindnesses during this time so I’m taking this very literally and assuming she means baked goods.
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Since it’s
#NationalOrgasmDay
, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the orgasm gap. Here’s a piece I wrote about the tangible things you can do about it in your own bedroom 👉 via
@Mashable
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The people who make fun of journalists who write about dating are really telling on themselves. Our dating culture is political and systems of oppression loom large in that culture. If you’re scoffing that it’s not serious journalism, you’re extremely misguided
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My parents are getting the vaccine this weekend!!!!!! I’m so relieved 😭
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Wrote about something I really struggle with — separating romantic rejection from my self-worth. Hope it's helpful
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It’s been 5 years since I wrote this piece for
@TheSTStyle
which changed my career. I’d been freelancing for a while and struggling to get my foot in the door. A lot of friends told me to consider switching to another industry. TLDR, I’m so glad I didn’t give up on writing.
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