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 six books, including the critically acclaimed satirical novel Self Care and a gothic novel titled If You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant for You, forthcoming from Ballantine in 2025. 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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