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A Times book of the year A Guardian book of the year ‘Magnificent’The Times ‘Dazzling’ New Statesman ‘It filled me with hope’ Zadie Smith What happens to our behaviour when we live most of our lives online? What does it mean to ‘always be optimising’? And what is it about scams and the millennial generation? Offering nuanced and witty reflections on feminism, reality TV, the internet, drugs, identity and more, Trick Mirror is a multifaceted, thought-provoking and entertaining response to our zeitgeist – a must-read for anyone interested in the way we live and think today.

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'A masterclass in how to think about the world' Samantha Irby 'Thoroughly enjoyable' Vogue 'There is one guarantee with this book: it will make you stop and think ... Tolentino's writing will leave you feeling a bit more humble, and a bit more intelligent' Independent 'Hardcore modern intellectualism with a side of memes' Daily Telegraph 'A page-turning holiday read' Elle 'An astute and exciting new voice' Financial Times (Books of the Year) 'A bold and playful collection from a hugely talented writer' Guardian 'The best young essayist at work in the United States' Rebecca Solnit

'A masterclass in how to think about the world' Samantha Irby 'Thoroughly enjoyable' Vogue 'There is one guarantee with this book: it will make you stop and think ... Tolentino's writing will leave you feeling a bit more humble, and a bit more intelligent' Independent 'Hardcore modern intellectualism with a side of memes' Daily Telegraph 'A page-turning holiday read' Elle 'An astute and exciting new voice' Financial Times (Books of the Year) 'A bold and playful collection from a hugely talented writer' Guardian 'The best young essayist at work in the United States' Rebecca Solnit 'The millennial Susan Sontag, a brilliant voice in cultural criticism. . . She remains engaged with her subjects even as she scratches her head and wonders why we do what we do. Even better: She writes like a dream' Washington Post 'Jia Tolentino could be the Joan Didion of our time' Vulture 'She is the kind of writer who is talked about with a mixture of rapturous admiration and pained envy ... dazzling' New Statesman 'The Book of the Moment' Vice 'Magnificent ... her position as the pre-eminent genius among the millennial intellectuals is self-assured' The Times 'This is electrifying, vital writing' Louise O'Neill

'Jia Tolentino is the best young essayist at work in the United States, one I've consistently admired and learned from. All through the book, single sentences flash like lightning to show something familiar in a startling way, but she also builds extended arguments with her usual, unusual blend of lyricism and scepticism, and in the end, we have a picture of America that was as missing as it was needed' Rebecca Solnit 'This is a whip-smart, challenging book that will prompt many of us to take a long, hard look in the mirror. It filled me with hope' Zadie Smith 'In her first book of essays, New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino deftly tackles the great millennial topics of the day, using her own experiences, whipsmart cultural observations and historical research ... A thoroughly enjoyable education on society' Vogue 'There is one guarantee with this New Yorker writer's book of essays: it will make you stop and think ... Tolentino's writing will leave you feeling a bit more humble, and a bit more intelligent. Her personal stories and narratives feel natural in these essays, as if they should always have been there, and bring new life to old subjects' Independent 'For anyone who likes zeitgeisty cultural commentary but through an incredibly smart lens, as academic as they are topical ... I really recommend these essays' Pandora Sykes 'Brilliant essays on everything from the internet to the self. Is Tolentino the new Joan Didion?' ES Magazine 'The summer beach read for the woke-minded from superstar millennial journalist Jia Tolentino' Sunday Times 'If you've read Tolentino's essays in the New Yorker, you already know that she's the millennial Susan Sontag, a brilliant voice in cultural criticism ... Even better: She writes like a dream' Washington Post

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Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker. She grew up in Texas, attended the University of Virginia, and served in Kyrgyzstan in the Peace Corps. She received her MFA in fiction from the University of Michigan. She was a contributing editor at The Hairpin and the deputy editor at Jezebel. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Time, Grantland, Slate, Pitchfork, Bon Appetit, Spin, and Fader. She lives in Brooklyn.

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