not improved the lives of sex workers, and discuss statistics relating to the Nordic model, in which the purchase of sex, but not the sale of sex, is criminalised. The authors argue that the Nordic model causes clients of sex workers to become more volatile and unsafe, as reliable clients are more discouraged by the threat of arrest. In general, they believe criminalisation causes sex workers to work in more dangerous locations, to hire procurers who may put them at risk, or to be at a higher chance of being extorted by police. They comment that engaging in sex work, or receiving a criminal record for such work, can lead to housing instability or losing custody of one's children. The book contains examples of experiences by many migrant sex workers and their interactions with law enforcement. It features analysis of the U.S. war on drugs and drug use among sex workers. It also describes the concept of a "deserving client", usually a disabled man who is argued to need sex workers as the only way he can experience physical intimacy. Mac and Smith write that this is an ableist idea, related to the desexualisation of disabled people. Reception The first copies of the book had sold out by 29 December, Smith reporting that sales in the first six weeks matched Versos expectations of sales after a year. The book was nominated for the Bread and Roses Award in 2019, a British award which aims to honour the best radical left-wing books of the year. The Chronicle of Higher Education listed the book as one of "The Best Scholarly Books" published in the 2010s, with the reviewer Amia Srinivasan calling it a "thrilling and formidable intervention into contemporary discussions of sex work". The philosopher Tom Whyman, writing in The Guardian, called it "one of the best interdisciplinary political books in recent years". The book received positive reviews from Real Changes Mike Wold and Wendy Lyon of Irish Legal News. It was also praised in the socialist magazines Monthly Review and Jacobin, by Brit Schulte and Natalie Shure, respectively. Schulte believed that "the necessity of reading Revolting Prostitutes in this political landscape cannot be understated". The writing received positive reception, Srinivasan praising it as "a model of how to write about politics". Lyon found that the "writing is impressive throughout", while Wold said that the authors put forward "a compelling case" for