Aggregated Discontent

“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.”—Rolling Stone“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“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“Acerbically witty, confrontational and shrewd … Aggregated Discontent is a refreshing … take on culture, capitalism, transness, health care and art, shot through with touching, raw moments of truth from the author’s own life.”—The Washington Post“An essay collection that covers everything from the freelance hustle to the state of trans healthcare in the US with a dryly confessional, comedic voice guaranteed to make you burst out laughing at your desk.”—Vogue “Charming the reader with tender confessions and tongue-in-cheek sarcasm, Walker lends a more intimate vision of transness, one that brings our real relationships with friends, lovers and family to the fore of the conversation.”—Dazed“Harron Walker’s debut essay collection is a brilliant blend of cultural criticism and memoir… . You’ll blow through the book, and hold it with you long after you finish.”—Literary Hub“Aggregated Discontent tackles transphobia in the workplace, American womanhood, whiteness, autonomy, and so much more. Buckle up!”—Queerty“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“Across sixteen sharp, funny, and unflinchingly honest essays, Walker blends memoir, reportage, and cultural critique. Along the way, she examines everything from the gig-economy grind to the failures of U.S. trans healthcare, from the role of art to the messy contradictions of modern life.”—Electric Literature“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.”—Our Culture“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.”—Publishers Weekly“A promising debut, marked by insightful observations and moments of astonishing candor and critique.”—Kirkus Reviews“A real showstopper of a collection.”—Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth“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.”—Raquel Willis, author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom

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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