Amanda Montell is a New York Times-bestselling author and iHeart Radio Award-winning podcaster. Her nonfiction books Wordslut, Cultish, and The Age of Magical Overthinking have been praised by the Atlantic, the Economist, NPR, and others. Along with hosting two top-charting podcasts, Sounds Like A Cult and Magical Overthinkers, Amanda’s writing has been published in the New York Times, the Guardian, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, and elsewhere. Amanda holds a degree in linguistics from NYU and lives in California.
“Amanda Montell has given validation and tools to those of us who
have always felt wrong in our guts about the way gender permeates
our means of communication and the criticisms often lobbed at women
for how we talk. Wordslut is brilliant fun and empowers all women
to give ourselves a voice.” — Gaby Dunn, author of Bad with
Money
“As funny as it is informative, this book will have you laughing
out loud while you contemplate the revolutionary power of words.
Who knew sociolinguistics could be so damn entertaining? Leave it
to a master of language like Amanda Montell to pull off this
semantic magic trick.” — Camille Perri, author of The Assistants
and When Katie Met Cassidy
"Grounded in decades of innovative feminist scholarship, full of
witty personal stories, and written with the pragmatic aim of
disrupting and changing the status quo, this is a humorous and
important book for anyone interested in gender equality, wordplay,
or fostering precise communication. Just the kind of sharp,
relevant scholarship needed to continue to inspire the next
generation of feminist thought." — Kirkus Reviews
“I get so jazzed about the future of feminism knowing that Amanda
Montell’s brilliance is rising up and about to explode worldwide.”
— Jill Soloway
“As a bitch who says bitch and loves to talk about bitches, this
smart and freakishly entertaining book awakens parts of my brain I
didn’t know existed while tickling all my foul-mouthed, feminist,
word-obsessed fancies. If you’re a human who speaks English and
aren’t reading this, then what on earth are you doing.”
— Samantha Irby
“This feisty, fascinating critique of the English language will
make you feel smarter after every paragraph. Amanda Montell’s
analyses are sharp and provocative but also funny and accessible.
She’s the cool feminist nerd we need.” — Whitney Cummings, creator
of 2 Broke Girls
“At its heart, this work reflects a tenet of sociolinguistic study:
language is not divorced from culture; it both reflects and creates
beliefs about identity and power. Modern stylings situated within
foundational research will hopefully bring a new audience to the
field of language and gender studies.”
— Library Journal
“Wordslut is filled with fascinating info about the sexist history
of our language: I literally said ‘whoa’ multiple times while
reading this book. It is so witty and brilliant. Men and women
both need to read it.” — Blyth Roberson
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