From Samantha Irby—beloved author of New York Times bestseller We Are Never Meeting in Real Life—comes a rip-roaring, edgy and unabashedly raunchy new collection of hilarious essays.
Description
Irby is forty, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and has been friendzoned by Hollywood, left Chicago, and moved into a house with a garden that requires repairs and know-how with her wife in a Blue town in the middle of a Red state where she now hosts book clubs and makes mason jar salads. This is the bourgeois life of a Hallmark Channel dream. She goes on bad dates with new friends, spends weeks in Los Angeles taking meetings with "tv executives slash amateur astrologers" while being a "cheese fry-eating slightly damp Midwest person," "with neck pain and no cartilage in [her] knees," who still hides past due bills under her pillow.
The essays in this collection draw on the raw, hilarious particulars of Irby's new life. Wow, No Thank You is Irby at her most unflinching, riotous, and relatable.
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Testimonials
“[Samantha Irby] is my favorite author, and I’m obsessed with her. She just the funniest observer of life.”
Lindy West, Author of The Witches Are Coming
“It’s deeply improbable that an essay about making new friends is so delightful right now, but that’s just a testament to how wildly brilliant Sam is.”
Jenna Wortham, Author of Black Futures
“Stay-up-all-night, miss-your-subway-stop, spit-out-your-beverage funny…. irresistible as a snack tray, as intimately pleasurable as an Irish goodbye.”
Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror
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About the author
Samantha Irby is a writer whose work you can find on the internet. www.bitchesgottaeat.com
Reviews
“Irby, the hilarious author of Meaty and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, is bitterly funny on the peculiarities of aging, marriage and life in the Midwest.”
The New York Times
“Whether she’s writing about living with her wife in a small Midwestern town or her relationship with her body, Irby isn’t afraid to get candid and share her own insecurities. In doing so, she crafts smart takes on popular social trends, poking fun at how they are changing the way we think and live.”
Time Magazine
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