PS: EX-LIBRARY BOOK Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman is a 2016 non-fiction book by American writer Lindy West. Favorably reviewed, Shrill was optioned as a television series, which premiered on Hulu in March 2019, starring Aidy Bryant. The book collects a series of humorous personal essays, with topics ranging from body image and rape threats to puberty and West's love for her husband.