“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. It’s a collection of essays that’s part memoir, part investigation of the girlboss-ification of the modern labor system.”—Rolling Stone, “10 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2025”
“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, “30 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2025”
“Aggregated Discontent tackles transphobia in the workplace, American womanhood, whiteness, autonomy, and so much more. Buckle up!”—Queerty, “16 LGBTQ+ Books to Add to Your Must-Read List in 2025”
“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
“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
“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. . . . An entertaining and smart debut.”—Our Culture
“Among a wide variety of topics, [Walker] beautifully tackles art as capitalism and explores why we work.”—Debutiful, “The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025”
“Poignant, hilarious.”—Charlotte Shane, The Millions
“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
“An essay collection that navigates complexities of modern life and identity with intellectual rigor and personal reflection. . . . 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
“Aggregated Discontent is a brilliant blend of memoir, reporting, and cultural criticism: 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. This work is the culmination of a journalistic career that has never been invested in the status quo.”—Raquel Willis, author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom
