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Yes, I do give a sh*t about these sweary book covers | Emma Brockes

It used to feel like a cheeky trend. But with Trump as president, these titles seem more like evidence of our descent into hell
Jen Sincero, author of the You Are A Badass books, has endorsed Andrea Owen’s How To Stop Feeling Like Sh*t. Photograph: PR Company Handout

Among the boom in self-help books on the shelves this year there is a title by life coach Andrea Owen called How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t. It has a quote on the cover from Jen Sincero, author of You Are a Badass, and comes hard on the heels of Unf*ck Yourself; F*ck Feelings;.

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