The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality Historical Fiction where Stella tastes her first

where Stella tastes her first oysters

take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego

She explores the unexpected love for a partner later in life

Searing and empathetic

to her winding path from medical school hopeful to restaurant critic

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality Historical Fiction where Stella tastes her firstFrom the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. Utilizing the linguistic insights of her witty and brilliant first book Wordslut and the sociological explorations of her breakout hit Cultish, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings