Press
Select media appearances and press coverage:
LIVE TV & RADIO
Pix11 News — Origins of Sexist Language
KUOW — How to Rethink Gendered Insults
KPCC AirTalk — ‘Ok Boomer:’ Intergenerational Shots Fired by Gen Z
Sex With Emily on SiriusXM — Amanda Montell Is a Wordslut
WORDSLUT REVIEWS
Kirkus Reviews — 6/4/19
“Just the kind of sharp, relevant scholarship needed to continue to inspire the next generation of feminist thought.”
Publisher’s Weekly — 5/22/19
“Readers seeking a fresh, intellectually stimulating take on feminism will enjoy this one.”
Library Journal— 4/1/2019
"At its heart, this work reflects a tenet of sociolinguistic study: language is not divorced from culture; it both reflects and creates beliefs about identity and power."
The New York Times — July 30, 2019
“Her delivery is light and humorous … but the lesson is serious and cannot be overstated: In countless ways, gender affects how we talk and how others hear us.”
“Montell is entertaining, passionate, and widely read.”
Manhattan Book Review — 10/2019
“Wordslut is smart, evocative, and intelligently written, not to mention scathingly funny.”
Time Magazine (print) — 6/3/2019
"In sharp and energetic prose, Montell makes readable deep dives into vocabulary."
Bust — July/August 2019
“With humor and passion for the subject, and supplemented by fascinating asides, Montell illuminates the significance of dozens of words and linguistic habits.”
Cosmopolitan — 5/2/19
“After you devour it in one sitting, you can whip out facts from its fascinating pages to shut down mansplainers at parties.”
Marie Claire — 7/5/19
“Funny yet informative, Amanda Montell's debut will teach you how to deal with catcallers, the history of curses and every gender biased insult in between.“
Harper’s Bazaar — 4/18/20
“Amanda Montell’s uproarious, whip-smart guide to destigmatizing gendered language ... [is] achingly relevant.”
Popsugar — 5/20/19
“Wordslut is a nonfiction entry that is equal parts brash and highly entertaining, taking a deep look at how gendered language shapes who we are."
CNN— 7/26/19
“You may find yourself rethinking your word choices once you wrap up this nonfiction superstar.”
HypeBae — 5/6/19
"Do yourself a favor and pick through chapters such as 'Women Didn’t Ruin the English Language—They, Like, Invented It' or 'How To Confuse a Catcaller (And Other Ways To Verbally Smash the Patriarchy)' before heading into a meeting, a weird conversation, school, or, you know, general life."
The Adelaide Review — 6/17/19
“Wordslut affirms a strong case for using vocabularies to verbally smash the patriarchy.”
PODCAST APPEARANCES
Stuff Mom Never Told You — Feminism and The English Language with Wordslut
Just Between Us — Linguist Amanda Montell, Keeping the Spark Alive, and Abortion
Gloss Angeles — Amanda Montell Dives Deep Into the Somewhat Problematic Language of the Beauty Industry
Black and Yellow — Wellness in the Age of Capitalism
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast —— Amanda Montell, author of Wordslut
Fully Booked — Amanda Montell
Permission to Speak — How to Check Your Bias: Women’s Voices with Amanda Montell
Hollywood Signs — Alia Shawkat with Amanda Montell
Vocal Fries — Word Slut
Bad With Money — Being Sold a Better You During COVID-19 with Amanda Montell
First Draft — Amanda Montell
Next GenHERation — How One Feminist Linguist is Urging Others to Take Back Gendered Insults
Bossed Up — Why The Term “Girl Boss” Isn’t As Empowering as You Think
Hello Beauty — How to Leverage Language to Be More Confident from Amanda Montell, Linguist and Author
Forked Up: A Thug Kitchen Podcast — Amanda Montell: #BEMEANER
Twenty Nothing — Feminist Linguistics In Your 20s with Amanda Montell
A Little Too Much — Amanda Montell
INTERVIEWS & PROFILES
Paste Magazine — Amanda Montell Talks Wordslut, Her Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
Hello Giggles — Uptalk, vocal fry, and using the word "like" are signs you're linguistically savvy—this book proves why
HerCampus — How to Work at a Magazine All Day & Write a Book by Night, According to Amanda Montell
Beautiful People — Amanda Montell, Pop Linguist and Author (VIDEO)
Coven — Words from the Wordslut
The Daily Pretty — Book review and Interview with author Amanda Montell
WORDSLUT EXCERPTS
Time Magazine — Why Saying ‘Like’ a Lot Is Like, Actually a Good Thing
Medium — A Cultural History of Feminine Nouns Turned Into Insults
