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White Rabbit Books

White Rabbit Books

A Rough Trade Book of the Year

Longlisted for the Penderyn Prize 

The untold history of women's work at the iconoclastic Factory Records, told entirely in their voices.

I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SPEAK: WOMEN AT FACTORY RECORDS
by Audrey Golden

I Thought I Heard You Speak by Audrey Golden
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Audrey Golden

Writer

Audrey Golden is a New York-based author, journalist, and editor whose work focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. She is also station manager of Louder Than War Radio where she presents a weekly show, Breaking Glass, which highlights women in all aspects of the music industry.

 

Audrey holds a PhD in literary studies from the University of Virginia, a JD from Wake Forest University School of Law, and a BA from Wesleyan University. She has given public lectures at the Coolidge Corner Theatre and has taught courses at the University of Virginia, Coe College, Simmons University, and Columbia University. 

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She is currently writing Shouting Out Loud: Lives of the Raincoats, to be published by White Rabbit (UK) and Hachette Books (US) in 2025, and Queercore for the 33 1/3 Genre Series.

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Press

Radio and Podcast Interviews
Reviews
  • "The Forgotten Women Who Built a '90s Rave Scene" — VICE review of I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women At Factory Records by Kelly Bishop

  • Kiran Dass reviews I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women At Factory Records for The Wire

  • Jo Hutton reviews I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women At Factory Records for Electronic Sound

  • Clare Wadd on I Thought I Heard You Speak in Caught by the River

Features and Excerpts
  • "Gillian Gilbert on her journey with New Order," excerpt in The Guardian

  • Jessica Beard on Audrey Golden's I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women At Factory Records — Maggot Brain

  • "It's Often the Silent Voices That Have the Most Interesting Stories," feature by Avril Cadden in Paninaro Magazine

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In an industry that primarily dismisses or conveniently forgets the vast contributions of women, I am delighted that this book exists. Bravo Audrey Golden. Thank you for bearing witness.

SHIRLEY MANSON,

Musician

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