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“In Aggregated Discontent, Harron Walker unapologetically and vulnerably weaves together erudite observations on identity, media, and society. The work is the culmination of a journalistic career that has never been invested in the status quo.”—Raquel Willis, author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation “Harron Walker is such a brilliant writer, with so many surprising moves. She can take the narrative sideways in a matter of sentences or accelerate it into sudden moments of insight, all to deliver the rarest thing in writing: the kind of essay that makes you reconsider your views—while also being funny.”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby and the forthcoming Stag Dance “Aggregated Discontent is a real showstopper of a collection. Harron Walker is superb here, funny and biting, incredibly charming. She’s unafraid to dig into the messy meat of humanity, and to be honest, she makes it all feel effortless. Her criticism is superb and her style is bewitching. I could not stop reading; I did not want to stop reading. I found this collection completely enthralling.”—Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth “Harron Walker is a dazzling writer, and Aggregated Discontent is nothing less than incandescent. Her refreshingly inventive essays will dismantle your fantasies of life, love, and labor, climaxing often in moments of wit so startling that you might laugh out loud, or even hiss. Best of all, Walker’s style is simply a delicious reading experience—like hearing your smartest friend eviscerate the worst person you know.”—Sabrina Imbler, author of How Far the Light Reaches “Aggregated Discontent is a brilliant blend of memoir, reporting, and cultural criticism: a book for anyone interested in womanhood, gender, and millennial angst, as well as the personal and systemic ways that the health-care system fucks over trans people. Walker’s writing is hilarious, smart, and tender. I want to follow her around and hear her take on everything.”—Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues

“Harron Walker is such a brilliant writer, with so many surprising moves. She can take the narrative sideways in a matter of sentences or accelerate it into sudden moments of insight, all to deliver the rarest thing in writing: the kind of essay that makes you reconsider your views—while also being funny.”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby and the forthcoming Stag Dance

“Harron Walker is such a brilliant writer, with so many surprising moves. She can take the narrative sideways in a matter of sentences or accelerate it into sudden moments of insight, all to deliver the rarest thing in writing: the kind of essay that makes you reconsider your views—while also being funny.”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby and the forthcoming Stag Dance “Aggregated Discontent is a real showstopper of a collection. Harron Walker is superb here, funny and biting, incredibly charming. She’s unafraid to dig into the messy meat of humanity, and to be honest, she makes it all feel effortless. Her criticism is superb and her style is bewitching. I could not stop reading; I did not want to stop reading. I found this collection completely enthralling.”—Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth

“Journalist and cultural critic Harron Walker takes sharp aim at modern white womanhood in her debut book that interrogates how bath bombs, pink marketing, and the United States’ antiquated healthcare system all work against the women it claims to protect. It’s a collection of essays that’s part memoir, part investigation of the girlboss-ification of the modern labor system.”—Rolling Stone, “10 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2025” “A Harron Walker take is always coming from a better angle, somewhere unexpected yet inevitable when viewed against the whole of culture. In a time when everyone else is zigging, Walker zags.”—Vulture, “30 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2025” “Harron Walker’s writing is famously hilarious, biting, edgy, sharp, and playful—no one can pull apart a touchy subject like her. Aggregated Discontent tackles transphobia in the workplace, American womanhood, whiteness, autonomy, and so much more. Buckle up!”—Queerty, “16 LGBTQ+ Books to Add to Your Must-Read List in 2025” “Walker cuts to the heart of what it means to be a woman in the 21st century, all accomplished with her searingly biting wit and playful humor.”—Harper’s Bazaar “Harron Walker’s insightful musings on identity, relationships, and her journalism career will have you breezing through Aggregated Discontent, and when you’re done, you’ll likely find one or two essays planted firmly in your mind.”—Bustle “Culture critic and pop culture journalist Harron Walker’s first essay collection interrogates womanhood, cis and trans, as someone figuring themselves out on the internet in the early 2010s. . . . An entertaining and smart debut.”—Our Culture “Among a wide variety of topics, [Walker] beautifully tackles art as capitalism and explores why we work.”—Debutiful, “The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025” “Poignant, hilarious.”—Charlotte Shane, The Millions “[Aggregated Discontent] elegantly presents, critiques, and resets the contemporary American discourse on the rights, history, and culture of trans people. . . . [Walker] writes like in a deep conversation with a trusted friend: serious, loving, generous, and full of care. . . . For lovers of personalized essays with a journalistic bent, this essay collection is not one to miss.”—Library Journal, starred review “Walker debuts with a sharp collection of cultural criticism focused largely on trans issues. Combining omnivorous pop culture references, rigorous reporting, and a winning, tongue-in-cheek tone . . . [Walker is] a remarkably lucid and arresting narrator, equally willing to joke about ‘the traumatized core whence all personal essay fodder springs eternal’ and to lay her own insecurities bare. The result is a kaleidoscopic consideration of 21st-century trans life that announces Walker as a formidable talent.”—Publishers Weekly “A real showstopper of a collection . . . Walker is superb here, funny and biting, incredibly charming. Her criticism is superb, and her style is bewitching. I could not stop reading.”—Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth “Aggregated Discontent is a brilliant blend of memoir, reporting, and cultural criticism: a book for anyone interested in womanhood, gender, and millennial angst, as well as the personal and systemic ways that the health-care system fucks over trans people.”—Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues “Walker unapologetically and vulnerably weaves erudite observations on identity, media, and society. This work is the culmination of a journalistic career that has never been invested in the status quo.”—Raquel Willis, author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom

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Harron Walker is a contributor to MOTHA's Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects and Sex Change & the City, a forthcoming anthology from Girl Dad Press. Her work has appeared in New York, Interview, GQ, Out, and other publications.

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