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message 1: by Gary (last edited Mar 12, 2017 11:58PM) (new)

Gary | 1472 comments
This bookshop is displaying all books written by men backwards

In honour of Women’s History Month, staff at the store have displayed all books written by men backwards, with their spines hidden, as a visual representation of just how overwhelmingly male the our reading lists still are.
Full article: http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/11/this-bo...


message 2: by Lillian (new)

Lillian James | 12 comments Wow, that's a huge difference. Thanks for sharing.


message 3: by Gary (new)

Gary | 1472 comments I used to restock the shelves at the public library when I was a kid. That photo gives me the willies in some weird, Pavlovian way.


message 4: by Yoly (last edited Mar 13, 2017 04:43PM) (new)

Yoly (macaruchi) | 795 comments At first glance for me it was like "oh this is cool", but a minute later all I can think is "this is SO wrong".

I wonder how this will translate to sales.


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