"Sits at the intersection of biography, philosophy, and self-help, yet it transcends all three. Cleary successfully fuses philosophical analysis, personal insight, and cultural commentary....How to Be Authentic is fresh, new, and prescient."--Rebecca Brenner Graham, Los Angeles Review of Books

"A glorious guide to life."--The Independent (Ireland)

"This lucid introduction to de Beauvoir and existentialism has some worthwhile insights."--Publishers Weekly

"Being authentic is not a matter of book learning, but certain books--the best ones--can clear a way for us to live a little more honestly and fully. This is one of them... Cleary allows Beauvoir to speak to our age and dares us, repeatedly, to become who we are." --John Kaag, author of Hiking with Nietzsche and Sick Souls, Healthy Minds

"As engaging and entertaining as it is thought provoking and serious. In her characteristically accessible and intimate style, Cleary takes us on a fascinating journey in search of the true meaning of authenticity, clearing away as she proceeds many of the tired clichés about 'being oneself' or 'finding oneself'. Cleary's focus in this book is feminism from an existentialist perspective. She explores what it is for women to achieve authenticity in today's complex world." --Gary Cox PhD, author of How to Be an Existentialist and The Existentialist's Guide

"This timely book is a guide to living authentically and intentionally in a chaotic world. Cleary is a modern-day Simone de Beauvoir, drawing on Beauvoir's important canon of work but going beyond to offer practical lessons for creating the existence that you truly want. If there's just one authentic choice you can make today, buy this book!" --Scott Barry Kaufman, author of Transcend, and Host of The Psychology Podcast