Ambition Monster

An “intimate, intensely resonant memoir about workaholism, unresolved trauma, and the ‘addictive nature of ambition’” (Harper’s Bazaar), an anti-girlboss tale for our times.

  • “Laudable…an entertaining and highly relatable account of the struggle to avenge the people we once were.” —The New York Times

  • “Addictive.” —Slate

  • “Extremely compelling, packed with insight, humor, and radical candor... A superb reality check for anyone trying to climb the corporate ladder.” —Booklist

  • “Jennifer Romolini is a big-hearted, hilarious genius who has generously ripped her life open to let us pick at her scars, and we are luckier for it.” —Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of Quietly Hostile, Wow, No Thank You, and We Are Never Meeting In Real Life

  • “Ambition Monster grabbed me in its teeth and wouldn't let me go. Jennifer Romolini's memoir is propulsive and funny and human and wise all at once. It's rare to find a book that says such hard truths about work, money, and, yes, ambition. I devoured it, or maybe it devoured me.” —Claire Dederer, bestselling author of Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma

  • “An exquisitely written reckoning with our own career hunger: where it comes from, but also what it costs us. Ambition Monster is weird and funny and brutally honest in all of the best ways. If you find yourself on the other end of burnout, trying desperately to figure out a new way forward — wow, is this book for you.” —Anne Helen Petersen, author of Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation

Weird In A World That’s Not

“One of the best business and leadership books of the year.” —Fast Company

“The Best Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of 2017” — Porchlight Books

  • “Part career guide, part cautionary tale; part memoir, part motivation. With the candor and charm of a big sister/best friend, Jennifer Romolini has written a book as funny as it is wise.” —Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind

  • “Weird in A World That's Not is an honest, often hilarious, take on traditional career guides. Romolini draws not only from past failures, but also from her many years of success, to drop truth bombs aimed at women battling everything from sexism to self-consciousness in their professional lives.”— Elle Magazine

  • “This is my new favorite ‘career advice’ book. Jennifer Romolini is like a brilliant, down-to-earth best friend who never judges and totally has your back.” — Jessica Bacal, author of Mistakes I Made at Work