Amanda Montell | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | February 16, 1992
Alma mater | New York University |
Genre | Feminist, Nonfiction, Linguistics, Social Science |
Notable works | Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (2019) Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (2021) The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality (2024) |
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Amanda Montell |
Amanda Montell (born February 16, 1992) is an American author, linguist, and writer.
Montell was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland to a Jewish family; she attended Hebrew school as a child. [1] [2] Her debut book, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language, was released in 2019 and received positive reviews from critics. [3] [4] [5] [6] It was named one of the best books of May 2019 by Popsugar, [7] Marie Claire, [8] and Cosmopolitan. [9]
Her second book, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, was published in 2021 and also received positive reviews from critics. [10] [11] [12] The book was partially inspired by Montell's father, who spent his teen years in the cult Synanon. [13] Montell is also a cohost of the weekly podcast Sounds Like a Cult with documentarian Isabela Medina-Maté, where they examine groups from across the cultural zeitgeist. [14]
Her third book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, was published in April 2024. [15] [16]The book purports to explain how cognitive biases warp our actions.
Montell holds a degree in linguistics from New York University [17] and her writing has appeared in Time, [18] Nylon, Cosmopolitan, [19] Glamour, Domino, [20] and Marie Claire. She previously worked as a beauty and features editor at Byrdie and Who What Wear. She also created a web series, The Dirty Word, [21] for Joey Soloway's now defunct platform, Wifey. [22] [23]
Amanda Montell | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | February 16, 1992
Alma mater | New York University |
Genre | Feminist, Nonfiction, Linguistics, Social Science |
Notable works | Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (2019) Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (2021) The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality (2024) |
Website | |
Amanda Montell |
Amanda Montell (born February 16, 1992) is an American author, linguist, and writer.
Montell was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland to a Jewish family; she attended Hebrew school as a child. [1] [2] Her debut book, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language, was released in 2019 and received positive reviews from critics. [3] [4] [5] [6] It was named one of the best books of May 2019 by Popsugar, [7] Marie Claire, [8] and Cosmopolitan. [9]
Her second book, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, was published in 2021 and also received positive reviews from critics. [10] [11] [12] The book was partially inspired by Montell's father, who spent his teen years in the cult Synanon. [13] Montell is also a cohost of the weekly podcast Sounds Like a Cult with documentarian Isabela Medina-Maté, where they examine groups from across the cultural zeitgeist. [14]
Her third book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, was published in April 2024. [15] [16]The book purports to explain how cognitive biases warp our actions.
Montell holds a degree in linguistics from New York University [17] and her writing has appeared in Time, [18] Nylon, Cosmopolitan, [19] Glamour, Domino, [20] and Marie Claire. She previously worked as a beauty and features editor at Byrdie and Who What Wear. She also created a web series, The Dirty Word, [21] for Joey Soloway's now defunct platform, Wifey. [22] [23]