Weird but Normal

Birth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It’s all

weird, but also pretty normal.

Navigating racial

identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado's

hilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennial

woman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it’s spending $30 on

a candle that smells like an ocean that doesn’t exist, offering advice on how

to ask about someone’s race (spoiler: just don’t, please?), quitting a job that

makes you need shots of whiskey on your lunch break, or finding a more

religious experience in the skincare aisle at Target than your hometown

Catholic church, Mia brilliantly unpacks what it means to be a professional,

absurdly beautiful, horny, cute, gross human. Essays include:

•     Depression

Isn’t a Competition but Why Aren’t I Winning?

•     My

Dog Explains My Weekly Schedule

•     Mustache

Lady

•     White

Friend Confessional

•     Treating

Objects Like Women

With sharp humor

and wit, Mia shares the awkward, uncomfortable, surprisingly ordinary parts of

life, and shows us why it’s strange to feel fine and fine to feel strange.