In a statement, The Lighthouse team said the novels create “a vibrant world where privilege and the upper reaches of society clash with the disadvantaged and the troubled.” They added: “Juno’s voice is intimate, provocative and insightful whilst dealing with difficult subjects such as addiction and identity. The third book in the trilogy “ Wonderland” will be published by Hachette Children’s Books on May 28. “ Clean” (2018) and “Meat Market” (2019) were both published to critical acclaim, with “Meat Market” shortlisted for the forthcoming 2020 Young Adult Book Prize. I'd recommend it to anyone and everyone: we all have something to learn about gender.The Lighthouse – the production company launched by former BBC executives Hilary Salmon, Radford Neville and Nick Betts – has optioned the global television rights to the trilogy of novels from author Juno Dawson.

Overall, however, I found the book both informative and entertaining. Yes, the Bible says that God created men and women, but many Christians are able to understand gender in a way which is neither binary or fixed. As a Theology student and a Quaker, I found the comments here to be highly dismissive. One qualm I have with The Gender Games is that, in the second chapter, Juno makes some assumptions about what religious people believe about gender, based on religious texts. After asking Juno about this at ‘Banging Book Club live', we certainly agree children should be offered a wide range of choice in the toys they can play with, and not be demonised for those they choose. Rather, listening to the audiobook feels like Juno is a friend telling you about her life, and putting the world to rights over a cup of tea.Īs the daughter of a childminder, I found Juno's anecdotes about her childhood and views on toys particularly interesting. This conversational style means that The Gender Games doesn't feel dry or boring. I chose this method of consuming the book because I didn't have time to buy or read the book before going to ‘Banging Book Club live', an event where the three hosts of this podcast discussed the book with Juno. Perhaps this is because I listened to the audiobook, but I felt that her style was very conversational.

Whilst I agree that feminism is about women, we should acknowledge that the patriarchy is damaging to men as well as women. Another reason I feel this book is important for twenty-first century feminists is that Juno is able to write about her experiences as a man and the expectations we place on men.

That said, Juno does not claim to speak for all trans people. If we want to be more intersectional in our feminism, it is vital that we listen to and raise up the voices of people who are not cisgender.

The Gender Games by Juno Dawson