Casting her gaze back to the decade since Tinder first launched, in The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World, Rachel explores how apps have shaped our expectations, self-esteem, and search for intimacy – with particular emphasis on the experiences of queer people, people of colour, people with mental illnesses and other marginalised groups. It is the ultimate guide for millennials and Gen Z’s to navigate dating in this world of swiping, ghosting, and endless options. Rachel will be in conversation with Kerry Miller, the founder and facilitator of the Sex Ed Book Club at Juno Books.
Rachel Thompson is a British author and journalist specialising in sex, dating, and relationships. Her first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Square Peg (Vintage) in August 2021. Stylist magazine called Rough "2021's most important book about sex". Rachel is the Features Editor at Mashable. She is a leading sex and relationships writer in the UK and has written for GQ, The Guardian, Sunday Times Style, British Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The Telegraph, CNN, HuffPost, and many more.
Kerry Miller is the founder and facilitator of Sex Ed Book Club, a book club aiming to bust the myths and fill in the gaps left by school sex ed classes, and works with Fumble, a charity who co-create free digital sex ed resources with young people, for young people.
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Fumble makes sure that young people have the skills and knowledge to successfully manage their sexual health, mental health and relationships today. You can find out more about their work at fumble.org.uk.