Prachi Gupta’s debut memoir, They Called Us Exceptional, was longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award, named one of the best books of 2023 by Amazon and Audible, nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award, and named a “book of the day” by NPR.

Formerly, she was a senior reporter at Jezebel and co-host of Jezebel's former politics podcast, Big Time Dicks. She won a 2020 Writers Guild Award for her investigative essay, "Stories About My Brother," which was also named one of the best essays of 2019 by Longform and Longreads.

Prior to Jezebel, Prachi covered the 2016 election for Cosmopolitan.com, where she "set the standard" for interviews with Ivanka Trump, per Media Matters; interviewed former First Lady Michelle Obama on her first solo trip to the Middle East; and traveled to Jordan to report on the refugee crisis. She has also written for the Atlantic, the Washington Post Magazine, Salon, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar. Her reporting on data privacy and discrimination for Marie Claire was included in 2021's Best American Magazine Writing.

Prachi frequently offers commentary on race, gender, mental health, and politics for outlets like MSNBC and NPR. She also visits high schools, universities, companies, and nonprofits across the country to speak about achievement culture and mental health.