The Camden New Journal ran a feature on the inspiration behind Daisy Belle, ‘a woman born into a world that … read more
Author Archives: caitlin davies
Happy Birthday Lido
The Parliament Hill Lido held its 80th birthday celebrations on the evening of August 25th, with swimming, music, food, … read more
Ripperologist reviews Bad Girls
‘In Bad Girls Caitlin Davies expertly tells the story of Holloway Prison, largely through its prisoners…The journey on which … read more
Lido’s 80th Birthday
The Parliament Hill Lido turns 80 years old on August 20th, and birthday celebrations will be held on the evening … read more
Standard Issue Podcast
August 8th
Yesterday I met the fantastic team from the Standard Issue podcast, editor Mickey Noonan and deputy editor Hannah … read more
Read Daisy Belle on The Pigeonhole
Daisy Belle: Swimming Champion of the World will be offered to readers via The Pigeonhole next month. Subscribing to The … read more
Daisy Belle Blog Tour
Daisy Belle: Swimming Champion of the World will be on a blog tour in August. The tour will include reviews, … read more
BBC History Magazine reviews Bad Girls
‘A biography of a prison over its lifetime, adding to the few single study accounts that we have of British … read more
Daisy Belle is Born
July 18th
The first copies of Daisy Belle: Swimming Champion of the World arrived today, the culmination of a crowdfunding … read more
Alice Hawkins at the Edinburgh Fringe
Peter Barratt, great grandson of suffragette Alice Hawkins, presents the story of his fearless forebear at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe … read more
Holloway Exhibition runs until October 6th
July 13th
Last night Islington Museum launched its exhibition on Holloway Prison, with a focus on ‘the voices which remain … read more
Finsbury Library talk
August 7th Finsbury Library, London ECIV, 6.30pm
Caitlin gave an illustrated talk on the history of Holloway Prison and the … read more
Women Pulverise Records
Manchester Metropolitan University have released videos of their Sports and Leisure Symposium held on the Cheshire campus in February 2016, … read more
American students study Bad Girls
As from this autumn, students at Endicott College in the USA will be studying Bad Girls as part of their … read more
Swimming, Books & Courageous Women
The new books magazine Strong Words has run an interview on the background to Daisy Belle: Swimming Champion of the … read more
Holloway Prison Exhibition
Islington Museum will be putting on an exhibition about Holloway Prison, with a focus on ‘the voices which remain unknown … read more
Islington History Society reviews Bad Girls
‘This history of Holloway Prison examines what sort of women prisoners were held there, what crimes they had committed, and … read more
Almeida Theatre & Bad Girls
June 12th
Last night was press night at the Almeida Theatre in Islington, London, for a new production of Machinal, … read more
Suffragette Banners
Following a talk about the suffragettes and Holloway Prison at HMP Downview in Surrey earlier this year, inmates produced stunning … read more
Who Do You Think You Are reviews Bad Girls
‘A highly readable history…As the group Reclaim Holloway campaigns for the (prison) site to include a Women’s Building to help … read more
10 Wonderful Books About Swimming
Strong Words, a new magazine about books, has listed ’10 wonderful books about swimming’, both fiction and non-fiction. They … read more
Sudanese Women’s Union
I’m thrilled that a copy of Bad Girls has been sent to the president of The Sudanese Women’s Union (SWU), … read more
Jewish Chronicle extract
The Jewish Chronicle has run an extract from Bad Girls, from one of the chapters about Holloway Prison during … read more
Washington Post Summer Reading
‘What your favorite authors are reading this summer’ – The Washington Post asked 11 writers what books they will be … read more
Bad Girls and the Chalk Garden
Actor Amanda Root has been reading Bad Girls to help her understand Miss Madrigal – the character she plays in … read more
Double Standards of Justice
One of the joys of writing a book is hearing readers’ reactions, especially when they relate their personal or professional … read more
Holloway and the Victorian Supersleuth
Author Angela Buckley – the Victorian Supersleuth – has often found her criminal investigations lead her to Holloway Prison, particularly … read more
Camden New Journal reviews Bad Girls
‘Bad Girls offers many great tales of those who called the now-closed Holloway prison their home…and Caitlin Davies delves into … read more
Hexham Book Festival
Caitlin joined Dr Helen Pankhurst to discuss the history of women’s rights at the Hexham Book Festival on May 5th.… read more
Born in Holloway
An audience member who attended the Holloway Prison talk at Old St Pancras Church on April 30th brought along her … read more