Life and career
Montell was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland to a Jewish family; she attended Hebrew school as a child. [1] [2] Montell studied linguistics at New York University [3] and her writing has appeared in Time, [4] Nylon , Cosmopolitan, [5] Glamour , Domino , [6] 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, [7] for Joey Soloway's now defunct platform, Wifey. [8] [9]
Montell's debut book, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language, was released in 2019 and received positive reviews from critics. [10] [11] [12] [13] It was named one of the best books of May 2019 by Popsugar, [14] Marie Claire , [15] and Cosmopolitan. [16]
Her second book, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism , was published in 2021 and also received positive reviews from critics. [17] [18] [19] The book was partially inspired by Montell's father, who spent his teen years in the cult Synanon. [20] Montell is also a cohost of the weekly podcast Sounds Like a Cult, which examines the cult-like aspects of various groups from across the cultural zeitgeist. [21]
Montell's third book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, was published in April 2024. [22] [23] The book explains how cognitive biases warp our actions.
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