Mick Carrigan

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About The Author

Mick Carrigan’s essays on nostalgia and pop culture have appeared in VICE, Bon Appetit, Eater, Literary Hub, The Rumpus, and more. He is the editor of Taco Bell Quarterly, the most prestigious literary magazine of all time. His thoughts and interviews have appeared in The New Yorker, Eater, The Take Out, Vox, Salon, Food & Wine, New York Post, Mental Floss, and beyond. He received a master’s in writing from Johns Hopkins University, which has not yet come close to returning the investment his parents said it would.

Books by Mick Carrigan

Junk

The Brands That Raised Us, the Stuff That Shaped Us, and What We Leave Behind

By Mick Carrigan
From the editor-in-chief of the cult-favorite literary magazine Taco Bell Quarterly comes a narrative history of the branded objects that have shaped our culture and identities—from Happy Meal Toys to POGs to Coca-Cola bottles.
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