Praise for
THE WITCHES ARE COMING
by Lindy West
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF FALL 2019
Amazon • Book Riot • Bustle • E! News • Esquire • Mashable • Refinery29 • USA TODAY
“Searingly smart…[with an] overarching tone of swashbuckling courage: West knows what she wants to say, and she really doesn’t care what you think…a stirring manifesto for honesty…and an exhortation to give a damn.”
—Los Angeles Times
“A fiery book from an admirable author.”
—Morgan Jerkins, New York Times Book Review
“With her signature wit, brio, and laser-like clarity of vision, one of our foremost thinkers on gender unveils her unifying theory of America: that our steady diet of pop culture created by and for embittered, entitled white men has stoked our sociopolitical moment. Adam Sandler, South Park, and Pepe the Frog all come under West’s withering scrutiny in this funny, hyper-literate analysis of the link between meme culture and male mediocrity.”
—Esquire
“West is back and funny as ever in…The Witches Are Coming, a cultural critique of American culture, the #MeToo movement and what it means to not be a mediocre white man—in a society that so often protects and promotes him.”
—NBC News
“As a girl, Lindy West obsessed about pop culture. As a critic and columnist, she analyzed it. Now she’s creating it…In her wise, witty new collection of essays, The Witches Are Coming…West blasts the misogyny lurking in the media we love.”
—Star Tribune
“A thoughtful and funny examination of rape culture in media.”
—Bustle
“The Witches are Coming is simultaneously whip smart, infuriating, a call to action and, of course, laugh-out-loud funny.”
—Huffington Post
“The book made me simultaneously laugh out loud and want to pull my hair out. West’s snappy writing is funny but full of anger, and I felt myself instantly sucked in.”
—Steph Coelho, Book Riot
“[A] hilarious, astute essay collection chock-full of her signature wit and personal anecdotes.”
—BUST Magazine
“Equal parts hilarious and sobering, West’s words will help fellow witches articulate why they are so fired up (YES!).”
—Booklist
“From Facebook to Goop, cancel culture to climate change, the essays here add West’s discerning and quick-witted voice to the conversation about what social and environmental justice looks like, and what it can look like in the future. So if you need a little magic in your Halloween reading, pick this one up.”
—LitHub
“[This book] highlights one of West’s greatest gifts, beyond her voice and humor—her ability to shine clarifying light on the dark, knotted bits of culture without divesting herself of that culture completely.”
—Seattle Met
“When I have a hard time making sense of and finding the words to describe the complexities of women’s issues, I turn to Lindy West. There’s something about her sharp, steady, and ferociously funny writing that re-centers and refocuses my mind on what’s in front of me and why it matters. West has a gift for packaging the truth into easily digestible sentences. And her latest collection of essays, The Witches Are Coming is no different…The next time you’re feeling lost or can’t find the words to describe why you’re angry about a particular topic, pick up The Witches Are Coming. Lindy will lead the way.”
—Hello Giggles
“In this time of great frustration, this collection is a clearing in the woods to meet, to reflect, to dance, and to cackle around the fire.”
—Abbi Jacobson, creator of Broad City and New York Times bestselling author of I Might Regret This
“Lindy continues to be one of the funniest, smartest writers around.”
—Jessica Valenti, New York Times bestselling author of Full Frontal Feminism and Sex Object
“GET ME A BROOM.”
—Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of We’re Never Meeting in Real Life and Wow, No Thank You
Praise for SHRILL by Lindy West
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NPR • Esquire • Newsweek • Los Angeles Times
“Read West’s ferociously funny book and you’ll be shouting her praises.”
—People
“Stitch-inducing and searingly honest.…West takes readers through her journey from a self-effacing child working to keep her body and voice small to an unapologetic, fat-positive feminist, skewering the status quo one keyboard stroke at a time.”
—USA Today
“Lindy West is the troll-fighting feminist warrior you’ve been waiting for.…Shrill treats feminism, fatness, and social change with rigorous attention without losing any of West’s signature humor.”
—Los Angeles Times
“[West is] one of the most distinctive voices advancing feminist politics through humor.…With patience, humor, and a wildly generous attitude toward her audience [West] meets readers at their point of prejudice so that she may, with little visible effort, shepherd them toward a more humane point of view.”
—New York Times Book Review
“[B]eautiful, joyful writing.…West defies clichés both by being persistently hilarious and deeply loving.”
—Washington Post
“Hilarious, biting, and wise.”
—Huffington Post
“Lindy West’s memoir is a witty and cathartic take on toxic misogyny and fat shaming. She comes to accept her body just as Internet trolls congregate en masse to try to rip this new confidence from her, but she’s rearing to fight back.…In Shrill, West is our fat, ferocious, and funny avenging angel.”
—NPR, Best Books of 2016
“Reading West’s book is like taking a master class in inclusivity and cultural criticism, as taught by one of the funniest feminists alive today.”
—Refinery29
“An emotional roller coaster. One moment you’re snorting from laughter, trying to avoid all the weird looks you’re getting on the train. The next you’re silently absorbing a larger truth neatly packaged into the perfect sentence you didn’t expect to read.”
—Mother Jones
“With her clear-eyed insights into modern culture and her confidence in her own intelligence and personal worth, West appeals to the humanity of even the most parents’ basement-dwelling, misogynistic, and casually hateful of trolls.”
—Esquire
“[West’s] writing is sharp, smart, hilarious, relatable, insightful, and memorable. She tackles serious and personal subjects—like being fat, getting an abortion, feeling lonely, or dealing with harassment online—and is just as capable of eliciting tears as laughter…I dare you to pick up a copy.”
—Newsweek
“Poignant, hilarious, and contemplative.”
—Cosmopolitan
“One of the most impressive aspects of this book is the level of nuance, self-reflection, and humanity that West displays in her analysis of her own writing
