Christian Lander

Harvard Book Store is excited to welcome back blogger CHRISTIAN LANDER, founder of the website Stuff White People Like and author of the new book, Whiter Shades of Pale: The Stuff White People Like, Coast to Coast, from Seattle′s Sweaters to Maine′s Microbrews, a follow-up to his 2008 book based on his blog.

If you thought you had white people pegged as Oscar-party-throwing, Prius-driving, Sunday New York Times–reading, self-satisfied latte lovers—you were right. But if you thought diversity was just for other races, then hang on to your eco-friendly tote bags. Veteran white person Christian Lander is back with new information and advice on dealing with the Caucasian population.

Sure, their indie-band T-shirts, trendy politics, vegan diets, and pop-culture references make them all seem the same. But a closer look reveals that from Austin to Australia, from L.A. to the U.K., indigenous white people are as different from one another as 1 percent rBGH-free milk is different from 2 percent. Where do skinny jeans and bulky sweaters rule? Where is down-market beer the nectar of the hip?