Single & Psycho Event with Caroline Young - Thursday 2nd October 2025

Join us in the bookshop to hear Caroline Young in conversation about Single & Psycho: How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman

6.30pm on Thursday 2nd October at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ.

Buy a copy of Single & Psycho and receive free entry to the event, or choose our Ticket-Only option for £6 (which can be used towards a purchase of the book at the event).

Please note the Single & Psycho is due to be published on 18th September. Any pre-ordered copies will be sent out/made available to collect as soon as we receive our stock.

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About Single & Psycho A lively, sharp and thought-provoking exploration of the enduring stereotype of the dangerous single woman in popular culture. From the obsessive 'bunny boiler' of Fatal Attraction to the tabloid frenzy over Taylor Swift’s relationship status, Caroline Young explores how single women have so often been portrayed as unstable, dangerous, or incomplete. Blending cultural criticism with her own personal experience, Young examines how these stereotypes have been shaped by broader social trends, including the antifeminist backlash of the 1980s and the current renaissance of the ‘trad-wife’.

Through her analysis of books, movies, and TV shows, she reveals how these narratives reflect deeper anxieties about women’s independence. Engaging, witty, fun and feminist, Single and Psycho is a timely critique of how society views single women – and a celebration of their complexity and resilience.

About Caroline Young Caroline Young is an Edinburgh author specialising in film, fashion and pop culture. As well as Single & Psycho: How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman, her books include The It Girls: Glamour, Celebrity, and Scandal, The Colour of Fashion, The Fabulous Frances Farquharson, and Crazy Old Ladies: The Story of Hag Horror, which was nominated for both the Rondo Hatton Award and Richard Wall Memorial Award.