HG: How does one go about parodying Goop? Did you channel Gwyneth or pull certain tidbits of inspiration from the site itself? Then Goop recommended that people buy a $2300 pack of playing cards, and suddenly, Glop was born! I wrote an article goofing on the experience, and as I wrote it, I thought, “You know…I could probably write a whole book goofing on this kind of stuff.”

GM: Well, I was steaming my vagina - that isn’t a complex metaphor for birthing an idea, by the way I actually steamed my vagina in 2015, because Goop had recently proclaimed that doing so was (literally) the hot new thing. HG: Taking a page from Oprah, what was your “ah-ha!” moment when it came to realizing you wanted to write this book? I am available in “24k Goat Butter” and “Caucasian Despair.” Gabrielle Moss: I would say that I am a dreamy, playful, and slimming caftan that feels equally at home causing a scene at a glamorous Monaco GameStop as it does sipping mimosas on a surprise beach getaway with the Young Pope. HelloGiggles: If you were to tell us about yourself à la Goop, how would that go? Because, dear readers, everyone deserves to live out the true meaning of LOL at least once in their lives. Since we’re friends and all, I reached out to Gabrielle Moss for an interview. As it expertly parodied Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle publication Goop, Glop embodied the true meaning of the acronym LOL - in that it actually made me laugh out loud. Glop: Nontoxic, Expensive Ideas That Will Make You Look Ridiculous and Feel Pretentiousdid what very few books manage to do.

Glop by Gabrielle Moss