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Alex Bollen
@alexbollen.bsky.social
Researcher. Author of MOTHERDOM: BREAKING FREE FROM BAD SCIENCE AND GOOD MOTHER MYTHS - out now from @VersoBooks.bsky.social. Available from all good UK and US bookshops.
The paperback edition of MOTHEDOM is coming!

It’s 25% off in Waterstone’s pre-order sale. Pre-orders boost books. Please help me banish misery-making Good Mother myths.

Use OCTOBER25 at checkout (online only in the UK). www.waterstones.com/book/motherdom/alex-bollen/9781804297544
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October 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our books share much common ground but each has a distinct focus. #Motherdom exposes how mothers today are set up to fail when it comes to birth, feeding & child development. Nancy weaves together intellectual history & experiences of early motherhood, while Hannah explores motherhood & technology
May 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thrilled that #Motherdom has been reviewed in @washingtonpost.com along with brilliant books by Nancy Reddy and @hzeavin.bsky.social also taking on the pseudoscience and unforgiving cultural norms afflicting mothers @versobooks.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Want to hear about the politics & history of mother blaming? Come to @blackwelloxford.bsky.social on Thursday 10 April at 5.30pm - I'll be talking about my book #Motherdom and why Good Mother myths harm all women @versobooks.bsky.social

Tix here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alex-bolle...
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thank you @bookhaus.bsky.social for a brilliant event last night launching #motherdom. Loved the wide-ranging discussion which covered everything from baby toys to the abolition of the family
March 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My Substack piece on why I wrote #Motherdom
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@katemanne.bsky.social has been a huge influence on my thinking and I'm very grateful for her brilliant work.

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March 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM