Steven Poole is the author of four critically acclaimed works of non-fiction: TRIGGER HAPPY, UNSPEAK, YOU AREN'T WHAT YOU EAT, and WHO TOUCHED BASE IN MY THOUGHT SHOWER? He has written widely on ideas, culture, language, and society for the Guardian, the Independent, the New Statesman, Esquire, GQ, the New Republic, the Times Literary Supplement, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.