Synopses & Reviews
The hilarious
New York Times bestseller from the author of
I Was Told There'd Be Cake.
Sloane Crosley, the brilliantly funny "fountain of observations" (Boston Globe), now takes readers from a bear-infested wedding in Alaska to a run-in with clowns in Portugal in a new collection of essays about the messiest and most unexpected dilemmas life has to offer.
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"Wonderful and entertaining." USA Today
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"Undeniably funny...Crosley's work speaks volumes to her generation." San Francisco Chronicle
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"Charming...Crosley has an original spark....[She] is like a tap dancer, lighthearted and showmanlike...capable of surprising you with the reserves of emotion and keen social observation that motivate the performance." The New York Times Book Review
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"Crosley writes with such buoyancy. But [she]...shows a depth that's every bit as enjoyable as the full-on belly laughs." Entertainment Weekly
Synopsis
The hilarious New York Times bestselling literary essay collection from Sloane Crosley, the author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and The Clasp. Sloane Crosley, the brilliantly funny "fountain of observations" (Boston Globe), now takes readers from a bear-infested wedding in Alaska to a run-in with clowns in Portugal in a new collection of essays about the messiest and most unexpected dilemmas life has to offer.
"How sure-footed and observant Sloane Crosley is. How perfectly, relentlessly funny." -- David Sedaris
About the Author
Sloane Crosley’s essays and criticism have appeared in The New York Times, New York Observer, the Village Voice, Playboy, Teen Vogue, Salon, Black Book, Radar, Maxim, and The Believer. She is also the Associate Director of Publicity at Vintage/Anchor Books in New York.