Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist from Baltimore born in the winter of 1992. She is the author of two nonfiction books: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (forthcoming from Harper Wave in June 2021) and the critically acclaimed Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Harper Wave, 2019) . Wordslut has earned praise from the New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, and Publisher's Weekly, among others, and Amanda is currently developing the book for television with FX, serving as creator, writer, and executive producer. As a reporter and essayist, Amanda's writing has been featured...
Maggie Jackson
Hi, I'm Maggie Jackson, the author of Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention (Prometheus Books, 2nd Ed, 2018) and What's Happening to Home: Balancing Work, Life and Refuge in the Information Age (Sorin Books, 2002) . When it first came out, Distracted inspired a global conversation on the costs of fragmenting our focus in a technological age. It's been compared by Fast Company magazine to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring for offering the first warning of a looming crisis in our society. Now in an updated edition, I offer a renewed wake-up call and a path forward as we reckon...
Amanda Montell
Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist from Baltimore born in the winter of 1992. She is the author of two nonfiction books: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (forthcoming from Harper Wave in June 2021) and the critically acclaimed Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Harper Wave, 2019) . Wordslut has earned praise from the New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, and Publisher's Weekly, among others, and Amanda is currently developing the book for television with FX, serving as creator, writer, and executive producer. As a reporter and essayist, Amanda's writing has been featured...
Maggie Jackson
Hi, I'm Maggie Jackson, the author of Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention (Prometheus Books, 2nd Ed, 2018) and What's Happening to Home: Balancing Work, Life and Refuge in the Information Age (Sorin Books, 2002) . When it first came out, Distracted inspired a global conversation on the costs of fragmenting our focus in a technological age. It's been compared by Fast Company magazine to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring for offering the first warning of a looming crisis in our society. Now in an updated edition, I offer a renewed wake-up call and a path forward as we reckon...