Jill Filipovic is a Brooklyn-based journalist, lawyer, and author of The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness. A weekly columnist for CNN and a 2019 New America Future of War fellow, she is also a contributing opinion writer to The New York Times and a former columnist for The Guardian. Her work has appeared in Time, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and the anthologies Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance and Revolution in Trump’s America and Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape.
As the CEO of a largely millennial organization and the parent of a millennial son, I learned a lot from this book. It's an engaging but sobering read for any Boomer, and essential for anyone interested in the future of American politics. -Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America OK BOOMER, LET'S TALK deftly busts the stereotype of snowflake Millennials, painting instead a compelling picture of a generation burdened by debt and uncertainty about the future. -Cecile Richards, New York Times bestselling author of MAKE TROUBLE and co-founder of Supermajority Jill Filipovic cuts through the noise with characteristic clarity and nuance. Behind the meme is a thoughtfully reported book that greatly contributes to our understanding of generational change. -Irin Carmon, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG If you want to understand why Americans are protesting in the streets right now, read this book. OK BOOMER, LET'S TALK blows the lid off the conversations about inequality and racism that lie at the heart of our national divide. -Jose Antonio Vargas, founder of Define American and author of Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen