Jessica DeFino Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Beauty culture critic @ The Unpublishable newsletter / Bylines @ NYTimes, VICE, Vogue / "The woman the beauty industry fears" - NZ Herald / jdefino726@gmail
The Best Minds of My Generation: A Literary History of the Beats
Allen GinsbergJessica DeFino@Vanessa_Drach Well that part is just a fun little joke… (“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by…” is the first line of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl)
Paperback, 2018
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thick: And Other Essays
Tressie McMillan CottomJessica DeFino@audreyec_ @ruebyretro i don't want to do a back-and-forth here, bc you're coming at me with your personal opinion & i'm coming at you with a decade of study, research, reporting. if you don't want to read my work, i suggest reading "thick" by tressie mcmillan cottom & "perfect me" by heather widdows♥️
Hardcover, 2019
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thick: And Other Essays
Tressie McMillan CottomJessica DeFino@audreyec_ @ruebyretro i don't want to do a back-and-forth here, bc you're coming at me with your personal opinion & i'm coming at you with a decade of study, research, reporting. if you don't want to read my work, i suggest reading "thick" by tressie mcmillan cottom & "perfect me" by heather widdows♥️
Paperback, 2019
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman
Nora EphronJessica DeFinosee: this nora ephron essay from "i feel bad about my neck" https://t.co/5n9xQpNGdN
Paperback, 2008
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Branded Beauty: How Marketing Changed the Way We Look
Mark TungateJessica DeFino@gracelyncw @VICE Yes! I actually quoted Perfect Me in my first draft but it got cut :) I would also recommend the books Aesthetic Labor, The Beauty Myth, Branded Beauty: How Marketing Changed The Way We Look, All Made Up by @rclnudson, and Thick by @tressiemcphd.
Hardcover, 2011
$31.99Member price:$30.39 + Free shipping5% off
Beyond Soap: The Real Truth about What You Are Doing to Your Skin and How to Fix It for a Beautiful, Healthy Glow
Sandy SkotnickiJessica DeFino@SalvadorSaca literally any scientific study about the protective role of corneocytes (dead skin cells) or the skin microbiome. but also dr james hamblin’s book “clean: the new science of skin” is a great start, as is dr sandy skotnicki’s book “beyond soap”
Paperback, 2018
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Howl: A Graphic Novel
Allen GinsbergJessica DeFino@Vanessa_Drach Well that part is just a fun little joke… (“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by…” is the first line of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl)
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Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less
James HamblinJessica DeFino@marenikae @rosazabo i recommend reading “clean: the new science of skin” by james hamblin bc the Qs you’re asking encompass an entire emerging field of study, not a great topic for tweets, which is why I recommended this book + linked to multiple articles earlier 2/?
Paperback, 2021
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Susan FaludiJessica DeFino@zsooofizsooofi @iamnotlucymoon thank you! i would also recommend Susan Faludi's "Backlash" (great chapter on beauty)
Paperback, 2006
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal
Heather WiddowsJessica DeFino@audreyec_ @ruebyretro i don't want to do a back-and-forth here, bc you're coming at me with your personal opinion & i'm coming at you with a decade of study, research, reporting. if you don't want to read my work, i suggest reading "thick" by tressie mcmillan cottom & "perfect me" by heather widdows♥️
Paperback, 2020
$31.00Member price:$27.90 + Free shipping10% off