"It takes one cross-country plane, a train, a ferry, then another hour or so by car to reach the writer Lindy West. I had read plenty about how remote her home is, but only by sitting shotgun with West in her girlfriend's maroon Hyundai Elantra did I understand just how far she was from even a gas station."
"She has written about her dog and the rest of her family so much that it's easy to feel as if they're all people I know personally. A lot of West's readers feel the same way."
"The West who published the bestselling memoir Shrill a decade ago didn't have the tattoos she has now: a spread of butterflies on her chest, a pink elephant on one part of her arm, and a tiger encircled by red ribbons on another, among other Technicolors."
Lindy West, a bestselling author and cultural critic, lives in an isolated cabin on Bainbridge Island, Washington, accessible only by plane, train, ferry, and car. Her new memoir, Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane, documents her life including her polyamorous relationship that gained public attention in 2022. West maintains a significant following across multiple platforms—132,000 Instagram followers and 34,000 Substack subscribers—who feel personally connected to her through her detailed writing about her family and dog, Barry. Since publishing Shrill a decade ago, West has undergone visible personal changes, including acquiring multiple tattoos. Her writing style creates intimate connections with readers, making her life and experiences feel familiar to her audience.
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