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Jia Tolentino
History & Commentary
Jia Tolentino is a Canadian-American writer and editor whose essays examine US culture, the internet, feminism, politics and self-delusion.
Biography
Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino, born in 1988, is a Canadian-American writer and editor. She is a staff writer for The New Yorker and previously served as deputy editor of Jezebel and a contributing editor at The Hairpin. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine and Pitchfork.
Her debut essay collection, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, was published in 2019. Its nine interconnected essays bring her experiences of coming of age into discussions of US culture. Topics include the internet, her appearance on an early reality television show, religious and chemical ecstasy, self-optimisation, successful American scammers and her generation’s interest in extravagant weddings.
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Books by Jia Tolentino
Trick Mirror
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion (2019) collects nine interconnected essays about the internet, the self, feminism and politics. Tolentino explores personal and political delusion through cultural commentary and her own experiences of coming of age.