Crushmore
Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age
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About The Book
In the debut essay collection from the hosts of the hit podcast Podcrushed, Penn Badgley, Sophie Ansari, and Nava Kavelin explore what it means to come of age at every stage of our lives.
About The Authors
Penn Badgley is an actor, director, producer, writer, and podcaster best known for his starring roles in the CW’s Gossip Girl and Netflix’s You. He lives in New Paltz, New York, with his wife, two children, and two dogs.
Sophie Ansari is an illustrator, video creator, and podcast host. She moonlights as a community organizer, tallying many hours each week volunteering with children on her block, and bothering her neighbors until they offer to feed her. Sophie lives in Los Angeles with her husband, David, and their baby.
Nava Kavelin is a writer and producer based in Los Angeles. She and Penn Badgley cofounded a production company, Ninth Mode, together in 2020, and Nava is CEO. Prior to her work in media, Nava was a researcher and writer at the United Nations.
Product Details
- Publisher: Gallery Books (October 14, 2025)
- Length: 288 pages
- ISBN13: 9781668078013
Raves and Reviews
"Fans of Podcrushed will appreciate the insight into the lives of the podcast’s hosts, and all readers will enjoy the reverence they share for the formative, destabilizing, relatable young-adult years.”
– Booklist
"In short, punchy essays—each written by one of the authors—they discuss the major anxieties, image crises, and high points of their early lives, employing the same humor and openheartedness that listeners of the podcast have come to expect. Revealing, entertaining, and surprisingly cohesive, this will appeal even to readers who have never pressed play on an episode of Podcrushed.”
– Publishers Weekly
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