Weird but Normal: Essays – A Sharp and Witty Comedy on Navigating Millennial Womanhood, Race, and Beauty Standards

Birth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It’s allweird, but also pretty normal.Navigating racialidentity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado'shilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennialwoman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it’s spending $30 ona candle that smells like an ocean that doesn’t exist, offering advice on howto ask about someone’s race (spoiler: just don’t, please?), quitting a job thatmakes you need shots of whiskey on your lunch break, or finding a morereligious experience in the skincare aisle at Target than your hometownCatholic church, Mia brilliantly unpacks what it means to be a professional,absurdly beautiful, horny, cute, gross human. Essays include:•     DepressionIsn’t a Competition but Why Aren’t I Winning?•     MyDog Explains My Weekly Schedule•     MustacheLady•     WhiteFriend Confessional•     TreatingObjects Like WomenWith sharp humorand wit, Mia shares the awkward, uncomfortable, surprisingly ordinary parts oflife, and shows us why it’s strange to feel fine and fine to feel strange. Read more