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Birth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It's all weird, but also pretty normal.Navigating racial identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado's hilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennial woman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it's spending $30 on a candle that smells like an ocean that doesn't exist, offering advice on how to ask about someone's race (spoiler: just don't, please?) , quitting a job that makes you need shots of whiskey on your lunch break, or finding a more religious experience in the skincare aisle at Target than your hometown Catholic church, Mia brilliantly unpacks what it means to be a professional, absurdly beautiful, horny, cute, gross human.
About the Author
Mia Mercado is a humor writer based in Kansas City. Her work has appeared in places like The New Yorker, the New York Times, Washington Post's The Lily, McSweeney's, Bustle, and a bottle she threw into the Milwaukee River when she was nine. Her debut collection of funny non-fiction essays WEIRD BUT NORMAL (HarperOne) is out now.
