Leigh speaking at an event. Photo by Sylvie Rosokoff

Author and cultural critic

“highbrow brilliant” - new york magazine
“World’s foremost authority on the girlboss” - vox
“poet laureate of the bachelor” - the cut

Leigh Stein makes fun of what the internet is doing to us. She is the author of five books, including the critically acclaimed satirical novel Self Care and the poetry collection What to Miss When. She has written culture pieces and personal essays for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker online, Airmail, Allure, ELLE, BuzzFeed, The Cut, Salon, and Slate.

Find her on TikTok, Substack, and Instagram.

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