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Notes from a loud woman by lindy west, who cocreated the show along with aidy bryant and ali rushfield. Her critically lauded debut memoir, shrill, has been turned into the eponymous hulu tv series starring snl royalty, aidy bryant. The witches are coming is the best book of 2019 a cup. She pulls no punches calling out the misogyny prevalent in the media and the exclusionary nature of american politics for women and minorities. Notes from a loud woman 2016, as well as the upcoming essay collection the witches are coming 2019.
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