Weird but Normal: Essays

Birth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It’s all
weird, but also pretty normal.

Navigating racial
identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado's
hilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennial
woman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it’s spending $30 on
a candle that smells like an ocean that doesn’t exist, offering advice on how
to ask about someone’s race (spoiler: just don’t, please?), quitting a job that
mak...