Lindy West Bio | Wiki
Lindy West is an American comedian, writer, and activist. She authored the essay collection Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. Lindy is also a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. She writes topics about feminism, popular culture, social justice, and the fat acceptance movement.
Lindy’s work has been featured in Jezebel, Cosmopolitan, GQ and The Stranger, and on “This American Life.” From 2014 to 2017, Lindy wrote a weekly political column for The Guardian. She is also the founder of I Believe You | It’s Not Your Fault, an advice blog for teenagers, as well as the reproductive rights destigmatization campaign #ShoutYourAbortion. She is based in Seattle.
Lindy West Age
Lindy was born on March 9, 1982, in Seattle, Washington, United States. She is 40 years old.
Lindy West Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Lindy West Family
She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington by her parents Paul West and Ingrid West. Lindy’s mother is a nurse while her father was a musician. She holds an American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity.
Lindy West Husband
Lindy is married to her husband Ahamefule J. Oluo. He is a musician and writer and younger brother of Seattle writer Ijeoma Oluo. The couple celebrated their wedding on July 11, 2015.
Lindy West Education
Following her high school education, Lindy enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California where she graduated from. She started working as the film editor for Seattle’s alternative weekly newspaper, The Stranger.
Lindy West The Stranger
In 2009, Lindy started working as the film editor for Seattle’s alternative weekly newspaper, The Stranger. She moved to Los Angeles in 2011 but continued to write for The Stranger until September 2012. In 2016, she won The Stranger’s Genius Award in Literature for her book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman.
Lindy was a staff writer for Jezebel where she wrote on racism, sexism, and fat-shaming. Her work has been published in The Daily Telegraph, GQ, the New York Daily News, Vulture.com, Deadspin, Cracked.com, MSNBC, and The Guardian.
Lindy West Books
Lindy co-authored the book How to Be a Person: The Stranger’s Guide to College, Sex, Intoxicants, Tacos and Life Itself which was published in 2012. In 2016, her Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. New York City became published by Hachette Books. Lindy’s second essay collection, The Witches Are Coming, was published on November 5, 2019. Moreover, in October 2020 Hachette Books released West’s book Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema.
Lindy West Shrill
She is the author of the essay collection Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman which was published in 2016. Lindy won The Stranger’s Genius Award in Literature for the book. On March 15, 2019, Shrill, the television series adaptation of Lindy’s memoir starring Aidy Bryant, premiered on Hulu. Lindy is an executive producer and writer for the show.
Lindy West New York Times
On July 1, 2017, Lindy became a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, after having written two op-ed columns for the Times in 2016. She writes a weekly column on feminism and popular culture.
Lindy West Salary
She serves as a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. Therefore, she earns a decent income. Lindy’s estimated net worth is $77,780 per year.
Lindy West Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Lindy’s estimated net worth is $786,050.
Who Is Lindy West
Lindy is an American comedian, writer, and activist. She authored the essay collection Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. Lindy is also a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. She writes topics about feminism, popular culture, social justice, and the fat acceptance movement.