Rax King

King's essay about watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives while healing from an abusive marriage was nominated for the James Beard Award.^[1][2] She hosts a podcast, Low Culture Boil, and her writing can be found in publications like Glamour^[3] and MEL Magazine.^[4]

King's second book of essays, Sloppy: Or, Doing It All Wrong, was published in July 2025 by Vintage Books.^[5]

King lives with her husband in Brooklyn, New York.

• 2021: Tacky (essay collection)^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}
• 2018: The People's Elbow (chapbook)
• 2025: Sloppy: Or, Doing It All Wrong (essay collection) ^{[12][13][14][15]}