I’m Just Here to Be Funny and Honest and Rank Dorito Flavors and Watch as Much TV as Possible
I’m an author, podcaster, TV writer, stage performer, and female woodsman (I live in the woods). I’ve written one serious book about growing up (Shrill), one angry book about politics (The Witches Are Coming), and one funny book about movies (Shit, Actually). I’m currently at work on my fourth and best book, a mid-life crisis memoir called Adult Braces. I have a newsletter called Butt News where I re-watch old movies, I make a silly podcast with my best friend called Text Me Back, and in 2023 I wrote and premiered a one-woman show called Every Castle, Ranked (available for touring!). I also write for television sometimes! I have too many jobs! But I love them all! I hope you’ll read/listen/watch/buy/tell your friends! xoxo (romantically), Lindy
Lindy West is the co-host of the comedy podcast Text Me Back and the author of the e-mail newsletter Butt News, widely agreed to be the best and most important e-mail newsletter of all time. She has published three books: Shit, Actually: The The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema, as well as the New York Times bestselling memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and the essay collection The Witches Are Coming. Her next book, Adult Braces, will be available for pre-order soon.
Lindy is a former contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and her work has appeared in This American Life, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Vulture, Jezebel, and others. She is the co-founder of the reproductive rights destigmatization campaign #ShoutYourAbortion.
Lindy is a writer and executive producer on Shrill, the Hulu comedy adapted from her memoir. She co-wrote and produced the independent feature film Thin Skin. She lives on the Olympic Peninsula.