Abigail Shrier is an American author and former opinion columnist for the Wall Street Journal.

[3] She graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, and earned a Kellett Fellowship.

[13] Her book was controversial for its views about transgender issues[14][9] and has been described by the author[15] and other commentators as subject to a campaign of censorship.

[20] Her book was criticized by psychiatrist Jack Turban in 2020 for misinterpreting and omitting scientific evidence to support her claims.

[23] In 2024, Shrier published Bad Therapy: Why the Kids aren't Growing Up, which details her thoughts on the origins and solution to the American mental health crisis.