Leigh Stein is the author of six books, including the critically acclaimed satirical novel SELF CARE, and the creator of the ATTENTION ECONOMY newsletter on Substack.
She has also written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Allure, ELLE, Airmail, and The Cut.
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Leverage (2025)
Amran Gowani
"A profanely funny and devilishly entertaining novel about the American worship of capital at the expense of all else. Leverage has both the merry prankster vibes and the nerve-wracking pacing of r/wallstreetbets. I loved it."

Whoever You Are, Honey (2024)
Olivia Gatwood
"As lush and hypnotic as a dreampop album, this is an intoxicating debut about two women, each carrying a dark secret, who desire more than they've been allowed to want."

Victim (2024)
Andrew Boryga
"Victim is bold, unforgettable, and wickedly funny. Andrew Boryga has written a pitch-perfect Stephen Glass cautionary tale for the 21st century and a scathing satire of the commodification of identity and experience in the attention economy. I absolutely loved it."
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