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A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POLITICS

'No memoir like it' - Independent


'Travis Alabanza writes with such generosity and ease even the most provocative suggestions start to seem obvious . . . Profound and funny' - SHON FAYE


'Will challenge, empower and move your soul' - Glamour


'Lucid and glorious' - YRSA DALEY-WARD


In None of the Above, Travis Alabanza examines seven phrases people have directed at them as a Black, mixed race, non-binary person. Some are deceptively innocuous, some deliberately loaded or offensive, some celebratory; sentences that have impacted them for better and for worse; sentences that speak to the broader issues raised by a world that insists that gender must be a binary. Through these seven phrases, Travis Alabanza turns a mirror back on society, giving us reason to question the very framework in which we live and the ways we treat each other.

Review

'A breath of fresh air . . . Anyone expecting a hand-holding guidebook will be disappointed by the candour, complexity and subjectivity of None of the Above. There's no memoir like it published in the UK . . . Alabanza's memoir offers welcome nuance to those willing to listen' - Independent

'Travis Alabanza writes about gender and its possibilities with such generosity and ease even the most provocative suggestions start to seem obvious, despite their challenges to society at large. This anti-memoir, which is at times both profound and funny, will make anyone question the stories we tell about ourselves, how we tell them and even who the telling is for' - SHON FAYE, author of THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE

'A change-maker shaping the culture of tomorrow' - BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'[Travis Alabanza is] a big voice in multiple intersecting communities . . . This is a book that is supposed to make other people feel seen, heard and help them understand themselves. It's brilliant' - JAMEELA JAMIL

'Travis is an incredible thinker, philosopher and human being' - VICKY FEATHERSTONE

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Prizes

Winner of Jhalak Prize 2023 (UK)
Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 2023 (UK)
Short-listed for Polari First Book Prize 2023 (UK)

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