Buchpremiere mit Alexandra Zykunov und Anne Dittmann

On September 10, Alexandra Zykunov will be at Babylon to present her most personal book to date:*But It’s Okay to Say “Patriarchal Bullshit,” Right?*isherattemptto raise her children as feminists—and her realization that she constantly fails at it.
Please buy the book at the book table on site. Your purchase makes this event possible and supports independent bookstores!

Her daughter just wants to play with Barbies that look like walking eating disorders. Her son dreams of becoming his soccer idol—who, unfortunately, is on trial for violence against women. Or maybe a gangster rapper. Just great. Welcome to the everyday life of a perfectly normal family, where the parents want to raise their kids without clichés—and then everyday life gets in the way! Author and mother Alexandra Zykunov explains how patriarchy doesn’t stop even at enlightened parents, what on earth you’re supposed to say when your teenage son suddenly starts cracking sexist jokes, and how your daughter is already struggling with her appearance in elementary school. With ruthless honesty and her signature angry-yet-witty tone, the bestselling author writes about the daily struggles of countless parents caught between ideals and reality. A book for everyone who knows: Feminist parenting is damn hard, and talking to kids about patriarchal bullshit is even harder. But both pay off in the end. Well, hopefully.

Of course, there will be an opportunity to purchase the book on-site that evening. Have it signed by the author herself!

Alexandra Zykunov, born in 1985, is a journalist and editor specializing in feminist and social issues, and the author of the bestseller*We’ve All Been Equal for Ages!*. For years, she has been delivering keynote speeches at companies and to political figures on topics such as feminism, care work, and gender bias, and as @alexandra___z, she is a widely followed voice on social media.

The event is a collaboration with Ullstein and Babylon.