Killjoy: Taking on a macho media empire and winning

Jo Cheetham, a nanny in London, joined the No More Page 3 campaign team after seeing news of a protest against the Page 3 pictorial in The Sun. Over the next three years, she protested up and down the country, attended parliament, and made an unlikely group of friends, ranging from sixteen to sixty, who became her closest confidants and allies. Killjoy is a story of everyday people doing extraordinary things, the power of a grassroots campaign, and what you can achieve when you shout a little louder. It is a heroic and humorous account of the woman who found herself at the head of the campaign.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Book Club Pick is a fierce, funny, and truly fascinating book that will keep you hooked from the first page. Mel Giedroyc describes it as "warm, wise, witty, and wet your pants hilarious," while Laura Bates, author of Everyday Sexism, praises it as "wonderfully warm and moving." Jo Cheetham, a long way from home studying and working as a nanny in London, saw news of an upcoming protest against the Page 3 pictorial in The Sun and decided to go along. Over the course of the next three years, Jo protested up and down the country, attended parliament, and made an unlikely group of friends, ranging from sixteen to sixty, that would become her closest confidants and allies. Whether it was through an impromptu flash mob or a nerve-wracking group performance on the West End stage, Jo's world started to get a lot bigger.

Hilarious, brilliantly warm, and moving, Killjoy is a story of everyday people doing extraordinary things, the power of a grassroots campaign, and ultimately what you can achieve when you shout a little bit louder. Rachel Cooke, The Guardian, recommends it as a non-fiction book to look out for in 2023. Stylist praises it for its humour and irreverence, while Independent calls it a "heroic and humorous account of the woman who found herself at the head of the No More Page 3 campaign, in a group of ordinary people doing extraordinary things."

19 debut authors are set to make their mark this year, and Killjoy is one of the non-fiction books you can't miss. It unpeels the insanity of our patriarchal society and why it can and must change. Order it now, and prepare to be inspired!

Weight: 510g
Dimension: 224 x 144 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509885619