Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

West published the 272-page collection with Hachette on May 17, 2016.[3]

Shrill received generally positive reviews. In Slate, Nora Caplan-Bricker described West's writing as "both sharp-toothed and fluid as it rips into period stigma and abortion stigma, sexism and fat-shaming. Though the book’s many shrewd insights sometimes feel strung together in a way that’s less than artful, they are always a pleasure to read."[4] In The Guardian, Annalisa Quinn wrote, "Shrill mixes humour with pathos so effectively that those qualities magnify each other rather than cancelling each other out. West has somehow stayed open and vulnerable in the face of constant attack, abuse that would turn a lot of people into a brittle shell, instead of a warm, capacious and funny writer."[5]

In December 2016, Elizabeth Banks optioned Shrill for adaptation to television, ultimately going into development at Hulu. Lindy West, Ali Rushfield, and Aidy Bryant conceived of the series' premise. Bryant stars. Executive producers include Banks, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer, and Max Handelman. Production companies involved with the series include Broadway Video and Brownstone Productions.[6] The series premiered on March 15, 2019, on Hulu.