Something That May Shock and Discredit You
by Daniel Mallory Ortberg
Recommended by Natalie Portman and Emily VanDerWerff
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Fiction and Nonfiction.
From the writer of Slate?s ?Dear Prudence? column comes a witty and clever collection of essays and cultural observations spanning pop culture?from the endearingly popular to the staggeringly obscure.Sometimes you just have to yell. New York Times bestselling author of Texts from Jane Eyre Daniel M. Lavery publishing as Daniel Mallory Ortberg has m...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Fiction and Nonfiction.
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Emily VanDerWerff
“I read @daniel_m_lavery's new book late last year, and I LOVED IT SO MUCH. It's perhaps the best book I've ever read about Being Trans without getting all hung up on theory bullshit. Buy here: My review here:”
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