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Hannah Pool

Hannah Pool was born in Eritrea in 1974. She was adopted from an orphanage in Asmara (the capital of Eritrea) by a white couple - the wife was American, husband was British - and grew up in Manchester, England. Best known for her column “The New Black” in The Guardian, she is currently a feature writer at The Guardian newspaper. This is her first book. Hannah now lives in London.

My Fathers' Daughter will be released on January 14, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jan 14, 2012
My Fathers' Daughter is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 14, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from My Fathers’ Daughter
Mar 01, 2009
My Fathers' Daughter is now available in Hardcover
Jan 06, 2009
My Fathers' Daughter is now available in eBook
Jan 06, 2009
My Fathers' Daughter is now available in eBook
Jan 06, 2009
My Fathers' Daughter will be released on January 06, 2009 in
Jan 06, 2009
My Fathers' Daughter is now available in
Jan 06, 2009
My Fathers' Daughter will be released on January 06, 2009 in Hardcover
Dec 19, 2008
My Fathers' Daughter will be released on January 06, 2009 in eBook
Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from My Fathers' Daughter
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

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Guardian.co.uk, September 21, 2011
...shared by a number of black British actors and entertainers, such as comedian Gina Yashere, who said to Hannah Pool in an interview with this newspaper: "I can't wait for Lenny Henry to die just so I can get a TV show". She is now selling out arenas...
New Statesman, January 19, 2012
...In 1993 the media were dominated by white, middle-class, Oxbridge males. Open up your newspaper today and you'll see much the same faces, perhaps with a few new grey hairs, and with the exception of a handful of individuals who've managed to break...
Poten & Partners, January 13, 2012
...you are one of the people pissing me off. Pamela Merritt is founder of the blog AngryBlackBitch.com Hannah Pool State of perpetual rage I'm not so much an angry black woman as a livid one. I live in a state of perpetual rage, only ever one news...
Guardian.co.uk, January 12, 2012
...you are one of the people pissing me off. • Pamela Merritt is founder of the blog AngryBlackBitch Hannah Pool: 'It's a handy way to put a black woman down' I'm not so much an angry black woman as a livid one. I live in a state...
Poten & Partners, January 6, 2012
...legacy has been used as an excuse to justify the misogynist backlash against female leadership. Ami Sedghi Journalist Hannah Pool Writer Time may be a great healer but the idea of Thatcher as a feminist icon is as laughable as it is insulting to all...
Guardian.co.uk, January 5, 2012
...dramas, is limited. But for me Thatcher is remembered predominantly as the first female to become prime minister. Hannah Pool, writer Time may be a great healer but the idea of Thatcher as a feminist icon is as laughable as it is insulting to all those...
PR Fire, November 10, 2011
...event and our new venue at RIBA provides the ideal setting for showcasing new ideas about Africa” Journalist Hannah Pool who spoke at last year’s event noted, “TEDxEuston was one of the most inspiring events I’ve spoken at. It’s an event that...
Guardian.co.uk, November 8, 2011
...had sex (their words, not mine), and I know that beneath this piece will be a slew of "Hannah Pool hates white people" comments. Racism can be a slippery beast, that's why it's so insidious. At its most powerful, racism is nuanced and subtle, leaving us...