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Beginning with the first published cookbook by Hannah Woolley in 1661 to the early colonial days to the transformative popular works by Fannie Farmer, Irma Rombauer, Julia Child, Edna Lewis, Marcella Hazan, and up to Alice Waters working today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWillan offers a brief biography of each influential woman, highlighting her key contributions, seminal books, and representative dishes. The book features fifty original recipes—as well as updated versions Willan has tested and modernized for the contemporary kitchen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWomen in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an engaging narrative moves seamlessly moves through the centuries to help readers understand the ways cookbook authors inspire one another, that they in part owe their places in history to those who came before them, and how they forever change the culinary landscape. This “informative and inspiring book is a reminder that the love of delicious food and the care and preparation that goes into it can create a common bond” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne Willan\u003c\/strong\u003e founded La Varenne Cooking School in Paris in 1975 and has written more than thirty books, including the double James Beard Award­–winning, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Country Cooking of France\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Gourmand Award­–winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cookbook Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the groundbreaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Varenne Pratique\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the Look \u0026amp; Cook series, showcased on PBS. In 2013, she was inducted into the James Beard Foundation Awards Hall of Fame. Willan serves as an Emeritus Advisor for The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. She divides her time between London and the south of France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"An edifying survey of 12 women whose groundbreaking cookbooks span some 350 years. Ms. Willan enriches her social history with a few of each woman’s most tempting recipes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Heller McAlpin, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Most of the cooking of the world is done by women. I myself was taught by women cooks, my mother and aunts ran their own restaurants. \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is an enlightening, fascinating journey with the formidable women cooks who made history by creating the rich and complex cuisine of today’s America.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jacques \u003ci\u003ePépin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anne Willan, one of the great cookbook authors of our times, pays tribute to her predecessors and a few contemporaries in this glorious book that celebrates the achievements of women in the kitchen and on the page. Replete with recipes, historic and updated for modern cooks, \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than an absolute delight.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ken Albala\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of History, University of the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This beautifully curated collection makes a strong case for the importance of cookbooks and the power of women’s voices. Anne Willan shows how female cookbook writers from the seventeenth century to the present have been in the vanguard of progressive change. Her twelve engaging chapters explore the history of cookbooks and give us a taste of each era in delectably modernized recipes. This is a book for both library and kitchen.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarra Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e, Founding Editor of \u003ci\u003eGastronomica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anne Willan reminds us that the cookbook authors who really have shaped the way we live in our home’s kitchens predominantly have been women. With biographical sketches of a dozen of the most important writers, ranging from 17th century Hannah Woolley to contemporary Alice Waters, she brings their work to life. And even more fun, she includes sample recipes from each, updated to work for modern cooks.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuss Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Pick a Peach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lyon was the capital of “les mères” and as a young chef I was blessed to work at La Mère Blanc, a female dominated kitchen. The graceful, casual, yet refined approach to cooking was unforgettable for me. Anne’s book, brings me back to the sensibility and devotion of a simple and soulful cuisine.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Boulud\u003c\/b\u003e, Chef \u0026amp; Restaurateur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Noteworthy... traces the development of American cuisine via the contributions of 12 female cookbook writers.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Examines the recipes of a dozen cooks who made groundbreaking contributions across the food industry... these women reshaped the practice of home cooking and broke barriers in the male-dominated food industry.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Willan has melded her passions for culinary history, writing and teaching into her fascinating new book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The stories of these women are both informative and inspiring, and the book is a reminder that the love of delicious food and the care and preparation that goes into it can create a common bond.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tasty, digestible volume... Willan draws from a deep well of knowledge and passion to craft a clearly written, cohesive chronicle of the evolution of American and British cuisine... Approachable and charming, this text allows readers to learn about the lineage of women cooks while participating in it.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Hour Books","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":45663207883052,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4623\/7740\/files\/womeninthekitchen.jpg?v=1689210656"},{"product_id":"the-crane-wife-a-memoir-in-essays-by-cj-hauser","title":"The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays by CJ Hauser","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desc_summary0593312880-content\" class=\"expandContent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis memoir-in-essays, dubbed “an elegant masterpiece” by Roxane Gay and “rehab for road-weary romantics” by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(UK), examines a lifetime of relationships—from friends and lovers, to blood family and chosen family—to ask what more expansive definitions of love might offer ​us all.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Hauser’s wry, introspective investigation of her assumptions about love will likely free readers to examine their own personal narratives as well. —BookPage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHauser builds her life's inventory out of deconstructed personal narratives, resulting in a reading experience that's rich like a complicated dessert—not for wolfing down but for savoring in small bites.\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eMary Laura Philpott,\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTen days after calling off her wedding, CJ Hauser went on an expedition to Texas to study the whooping crane. After a week wading through the gulf, she realized she'd almost signed up to live someone else's life. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHauser releases herself from traditional narratives of happiness and goes looking for ways of living that leave room for the unexpected, making plenty of mistakes along the way. She kisses Internet strangers and officiates at a wedding. She rereads\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the house her boyfriend once shared with his ex-wife and rewinds Katharine Hepburn in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Philadelphia Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto learn how not to lose yourself in a relationship. She thinks about Florence Nightingale at a robot convention and grief at John Belushi’s rock and roll gravesite, and the difference between those stories we’re asked to hold versus those we choose to carry.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTold with the late-night barstool directness of your wisest, most bighearted friend,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a book for everyone whose life doesn't look the way they thought it would; for everyone learning to find joy in the not-knowing; for everyone trying, if sometimes failing, to build a new sort of life story, a new sort of family, a new sort of home, to live in.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandHeader accFont\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandHeader accFont\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCJ HAUSER\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches creative writing at Colgate University. They are the author of two novels,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily of Origin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe From-Aways.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn 2019 they published “The Crane Wife” in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich reached more than a million readers all over the world. This is their first work of nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"itemContainer\" class=\"contained\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tempListContainer\" id=\"tempList1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"listHolding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ltRow\" id=\"ltRow0593312880\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-row=\"0\" data-item=\"0593312880\" class=\"textMedium tr_Frame activeRow listItem_0 \n    tr_Br\n     listItem_0\" id=\"as_0593312880\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lvSection\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tr_Expanded titleContentDiv tr_Hidden\" id=\"content_1_0593312880\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandContent\" id=\"desc_quotes_reviews0593312880-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quoteReview\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOne of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMagazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of the Year\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e• One of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Southern Books of the Year\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Most Anticipated Book:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME, Good Morning America, LitHub, BookRiot, The Rumpus, Texas Monthly, The Independent,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp; more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLambda Literary Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"There's more to this memoir in essays than breakups and so much more to the book than the essay that started it all. An intellectually vigorous and emotionally resonant account of how a self gets created over time,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewill satisfy and inspire anyone who has ever asked, 'How did I get here, and what happens now?'...Hauser builds their life's inventory out of deconstructed personal narratives, resulting in a reading experience that's rich like a complicated dessert\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003enot for wolfing down but for savoring in small bites.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Laura Philpott\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A frank exploration of intimacy and romance that doesn’t always lead to a ‘happily ever after’...Hauser is a playful, energetic and always likable writer...I kept thinking about all of the people in my life into whose hands I can’t wait to put\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Hauser...weav[es] together a memoir about redefining love and living life outside of traditional boundaries.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant...This collection is not about neat, happy endings. It’s a constant search for self-discovery...Hauser’s worldview feels fresh and even radical.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Oprah Daily\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“After reading this forthcoming memoir-in-essays by the warm, wise, wry, and wonderful CJ Hauser. . . you’ll have to go fix your face. Were you crying laughing or just crying? Both? Splash some cold water on your cheeks. That’s it. Now, go forth in peace with a new understanding of what it means to live and love.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Garden \u0026amp; Gun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lovely memoir in essays. . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis] about what we need, what we can survive with, what we deny ourselves while lying to ourselves. And it’s no surprise to learn that the entire memoir is as outstanding as that initial essay. . . The writing is elegant, airy, precise. The author has a really compelling voice. . . I highly urge you to add it to your to-read list if you enjoy the title essay.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e, The Roxane Gay Agenda\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a bit like following Hauser into the Mirror Maze, their voice as narrator guiding the way through and out. Whether writing about familial or cultural stories, each text becomes a mirror in which Hauser sees themself reflected back. And in their willingness to turn inward, to truly face themself, Hauser’s essays open outward, becoming themselves mirrors into which readers might gaze.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"While it’s always difficult to summarize an essay collection, what holds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etogether is Hauser’s unpacking of emotional truths: who do we love, and why, and what happens when they’re gone? When we’re alone? When we forget what it was like to love them?”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Hauser takes the reader along on a soulful journey of self-discovery as they bring together smart, astute observations on modern love and life...The essays in this volume offer a fascinating blend of relationships and breakups, colorful family stories, and cultural and literary influences. In fluid prose, they pursue more fulfilling ways to find happiness...What a pleasure it is be in the company of this writer. With clear eyes and an open heart, they find their way and discover that unmasking mistakes and vulnerabilities is one way of being strong.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Minneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hauser is excellent at capturing the weird, beautiful essence of life...\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis full of fascinating, vividly drawn characters...Hauser’s writing has a genuine warmth and kindness that is entertaining and engaging in equal measure.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—New Republic \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e] explores love’s many forms with frank, raw honesty, charting an artful path through one person's experiences...Hauser’s wry, introspective investigation of their assumptions about love will likely free readers to examine their own personal narratives as well...‘The rare happy ending I appreciate is one that makes room for the whole painful fact of the world at the same time it offers the reader some joy,’ they write.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eembraces this philosophy again and again as Hauser excavates their past loves and losses, thoughtfully examines them and declares the pain of love to be worth the risk.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—BookPage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, Hauser undertakes a new way for them to tell stories from their life, playing with history and personal history, exploring the possible hidden truths in their family's past and their own. The result is like interconnected short stories but about their life, the person they are and were, maybe even the person they never knew themself to be. Funny, exciting, vulnerable\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003etruly visionary.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Alexander Chee\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen of the Night\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis about is the power of stories: The ones we are told versus the ones we tell ourselves; how they shape and misshape our expectations; how those stories can both affirm our instincts and estrange us from our deepest yearnings, sometimes at the same time. CJ Hauser is an old soul with a fresh perspective and an energetic, wandering mind.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJennifer Senior\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Joy and No Fun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand former\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eopinion columnist\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Y’all. Read the whole thing. It’s damn good.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAminatou Sow\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003emore than delivers on the immense promise of the viral essay that served as its source. My goodness is it funny, but also so devastatingly honest and bracing. Reading it is like taking a long road trip with your wisest, sharpest friend and talking the entire way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—R. Eric Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere for It\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"CJ Hauser's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a masterful work of art that sets the high water mark for what an essay collection can accomplish. Hauser takes the big questions of their life—death, motherhood, heartbreak—and spins them into something totally unexpected and altogether sparkling. These essays will shatter your heart and then stitch it back together again.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Isaac Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirtbag, Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"About halfway through the collection, I started sending out you-have-to-read-this-book bat signals to friends. Yes, for the wit, yes, for the humor, but also the candidness, the self-awareness, the time it resembled not a book, but a mirror in which I briefly glimpsed myself...This is a book that understands me. This is a book that tickles the part of my brain that recalls who I wanted to be and considers how close or how far it is from who I am now. The writing is cunning, the perspective is refreshing, and it is deeply funny and true.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLesley Nneka Arimah\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis brilliant and beautiful\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ethe vulnerability of their viral essay is expanded to include immense humor, pondering and further misadventures of the heart. An absolute must-read. I will be gifting this book all year long.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Frances Cha\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf I Had Your Face\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“In this perceptive and probing work, [Hauser] brilliantly parses the myths that shaped their understanding of love...A thrillingly original deconstruction of desire and its many configurations.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] lively, thoughtful, and often funny set of personal essays...[Hauser] makes a welcome effort to talk about both love and culture in unconventional ways...A smart, inviting, and candid clutch of self-assessments.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[A] staccato, funny, barbed, metaphor-laced, and thought-provoking memoir-in-essays...[Hauser is] a threshing critic...No matter their focus, Hauser's deductions about human nature are always arresting, delving, fresh, and exhilarating.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hauser’s wisdom radiated out of their viral\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eessay, which resonated with more than a million readers. 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Perfect for a beach day [and] takes on the real issues: poop, public defecation, intimidating teens and the ‘Lane Bryant that’s now a Chipotle in downtown Evanston.’”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hilarious. . . . Irresistible and relatable, Samantha Irby’s voice is one of a kind.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShe Reads,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“7 Laugh Out Loud Books by Queer Authors to Read this PRIDE”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Brilliant. . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [is] catnip . . . A thoroughly entertaining introduction for those as yet unfamiliar with her irresistible, subversive style of comedy.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e] is filled to the brim with the author’s mordant wit, cynicism and empathy. . . . There are zillions of essay collections. But few are as memorable, poignant, funny . . . and heart-filled.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Blade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Midwest’s most loveable misanthrope, triumphantly returns. . . . Reliably and painfully funny. . . . Irby has the remarkable ability to make the utterly banal, and even the tragic, uproariously entertaining. . . . Irby simply doesn’t miss.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A perfect book to pick up for the summer reading season.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Busy Philipps,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusy Philipps is Doing Her Best\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Samantha Irby is absolutely hilarious. . . . if you are feeling down, or you feel like you haven’t read anything you’ve loved in a long time, all you need is Samantha Irby. . . . She will make you laugh on every page.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Emma Straub,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Irby is as delightful as ever in her latest collection of essays. . . . [she] peels back the layers of ordinary life, reveling in the truism that what you see online is only a tiny slice of the whole, hilarious picture.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eW Mag\u003c\/i\u003e, “14 New Books to Dive Into This Summer”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hilarious.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Joanna Goddard,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCup of Jo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I never thought I’d be someone who laughs out loud while reading on the subway. But then I read Samantha Irby’s newest collection of essays, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Audrey Fromson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Expect hilarity. . . . Irby has a keen ability to root out the absurd in the mundanities of her existence and life in general, then mine that absurdity for laughs. . . . Riotously funny.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Safe to say that we could all use the sweety and salty joy of a new Samantha Irby collection… Irby offers often-hilarious, sweatpants-clad missives about trying to find moments of peace in a belligerent world.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eElectric Lit\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books for Summer 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Irby is as wise as she is irreverent, a keen observer of the silly and the serious, and a writer who points the lens mostly at herself with brutal honesty. . . . [a] successful addition to Irby’s growing library of observational humor.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Book Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Fans of laughter, assemble. Samantha Irby is back with another essay collection that’s so relatable, so funny, so exactly what we needed right now that we could scream. . . . Purchase and read immediately, if not sooner.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Skimm,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“17 of Our Favorite Books Coming Out This Summer”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Warning: Do not read [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e], or anything else by Samantha Irby, in public if you’re not willing to freak people out with uncontrollable laughter. . . . as funny as fans of Irby’s work would expect.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVogue,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“10 of the Best Beach Reads to Lose Yourself in This Summer”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“No one describes the human body quite like Irby. She’s a poet of embarrassment: Her confessional style is frank and unashamed. . . . her writing about the great transition from being ‘young and lubricated’ to middle-aged is reliably moving in its own way, and consistently hilarious.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Samantha Irby is one of the funniest writers on this planet.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Whatever she’s writing, Irby brings a singular biting humor and sneaky charm that has you laughing out loud.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Vulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Samantha Irby knows her shit—figuratively and, as fans of her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebitches gotta eat!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e blog and four collections of personal essays know, quite literally. . . . In Irby’s able hands, the embarrassing can be harrowing and hilarious, but it seldom takes on the patina of shame.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Lisa Kennedy,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“When was the last time you actually laughed out loud while reading something? For me, it was the very first page of Samantha Irby’s new book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . . . [Irby] is a master of writing humor pieces that hinge on relatability and ‘I can’t believe she said just that’ realness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Aliza Abarbnel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirls’ Night In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A fresh collection from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e best-selling essayist that will have you in pieces. . . . Irby approaches each essay with humour and honesty enough for anyone needing a light-hearted perspective on relatable issues.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sam Irby is brilliant and one of the funniest people I’ve ever read.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Delightful. . . . while Irby jests . . . that her work is ‘not meant to be studied,’ there’s much to learn from an essay writer who creates literary currency out of commiseration and coping.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Wickedly smart and perceptive.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kate Bittman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bittman Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Reading Irby’s work is like you’re belly up at a bar, shooting the s--t and peeling off the layers of your humanity with a hilarious confidant in a judgment-free zone.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In true Irby fashion, as you work your way through the collection, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll begin to think about popular culture in a new and exciting way.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Uproariously funny. . . . To read Irby . . . is to discover a secret chronicler of our private humiliations and small joys. . . . No line is overwrought; each unflinching thought unravels like a gift in your favorite group chat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Deeply funny and consistently self-deprecating, Irby explores familiar and fantasy-based subjects with a confessional directness that’s the textual equivalent of a breath of fresh air.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Nonchalant yet authoritative. . . . [Irby] races back and forth between self-deprecation and scalding humor, never once missing a stroke. . . . Quietly hostile, sure, but also loudly irresistible.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dives into the experience of being a famous writer with Irby’s signature humor and wit.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWNYC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A masterclass in situating pitch-perfect comedy and deep sincerity side by side. . . . Irby is a truly hilarious writer and mines laughs from the wildest situations.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Outrageously funny.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNewCity Lit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[Irby] writes with the confessional abandon of someone proudly in her cropped-palazzo-pants-and-smooth-jazz era. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e. . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Her distinct voice—honed to irreverent perfection.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eW Mag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“One of our finest comic writers returns with a gut-busting variety pack of intimate essays. As ever, Irby shines. . . . Bracing and brutally honest, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reminds us why Irby is one of our most essential essayists.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Best Books of Spring 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In case you haven’t wet yourself laughing recently. . . . One of our culture’s greatest humorists is back with another collection. . . . Irby is the answer to your boring airplane ride, the writer to lure you back after a long reading dry spell, and the ideal person onto which to project a parasocial relationship.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, “The 15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023, So Far”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Has anyone else written so movingly about Trader Joes?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, “13 New Books Coming in May”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To know Samantha Irby’s sidesplitting work is to love it. . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e flips between the poignant and the snidely hilarious. . . . even the quirks hold rich meaning.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, “Here Are the 11 New Books You Should Read in May”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Irby is one of the funniest essay writers today, and her new collection is sure to make fans and first-time readers laugh out loud.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e, “May 2023 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Irby’s latest is unflinching, honest, and absolutely hilarious. Wherever you take this book . . . you’ll laugh through it.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Escape Into the 20 Best Summer Beach Reads of 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Irby engages readers with her characteristic combination of laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt passages and plenty of awkward experiences. . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will delight established fans and newcomers alike.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eParade,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“*Spring* Into These 10 New Books That’ll Completely Captivate You This Season”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It’s always entertaining to see Irby—a first-rate, self-deprecating mind—riff on the oddities of her own life. . . . what’s most endearing about this new collection is that the voice is always brazenly, unapologetically hers.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“19 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Spring”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The bottle-rocket wit behind the bestselling essay collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWow, No Thank You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are Never Meeting in Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e loosens herself like a one-woman fun-kraken on whatever topic catches her keen observational fancy: pelvic floors, rest-stop convenience stores, a deep abiding love for the Dave Matthews Band.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, “15 titles to shake off the winter blues”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Pro-tip: Don't even try to drink anything while working your way through this gut-busting essay collection . . . Life can get messy, and Irby is all for getting down and dirty about it and in that, we all win.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“12 New Summer Books to Add to Your 2023 Reading List”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The best part about reading a book by [Irby] . . . is the way she makes you laugh out loud. The next best part is when people who hear you laughing ask what you’re reading and get to spread the hilarious gospel of Irby.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGRAB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“NEW SAM IRBY!! In her fourth book, Irby brings her trademark humor and honesty to essays that reveal “all that festers beyond the glitter and the glam.” Sure, she’s now walked the red carpet . . . but does that mean she still isn’t dealing with diarrhea and her own teeth traitorously poisoning her from within her own mouth? No!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAutostraddle,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Superstar essayist Samantha Irby is back . . . When it comes to writing, half of the struggle boils down to capturing the right “voice.” Do you sound smart? Approachable? Hilarious? Samantha Irby is one of those rare writers who has conquered all three categories. . . . from public bathroom mishaps to delving deep into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e universe. . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stands apart.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Quite possibly the funniest person alive.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Behind the new-found glam, Irby is just trying to keep her life together. Our friend in print is back, on point, and ready to take us with her.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSunset,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“These New Books by Black Authors Need to Be on Your Reading List”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Delightfully funny essayist Samantha Irby is back. . . . If you loved Irby’s previous collections . . . don’t miss this latest.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“12 Books by Black Authors to Read in 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In this comedic essay collection, Irby writes about incontinence, exhaustion, eating habits, aches and pains…all the things I, too, grapple with on the daily. The way she portrays the reality of edging deeper into your early 40s—that cognitive dissonance that occurs when you still feel like an incompetent child even though you’re old enough to have pushed an incompetent child out of your own vagina—is so pitch-perfect.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Steph Auteri,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e, “These Books Made Us Feel So Seen”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I’m guessing you need a laugh . . . Well, a Samantha Irby book always delivers. And this is no easy feat—reliable literary laughs are only achieved by the likes of David Sedaris, Trevor Noah and a handful of others.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Samantha Schoech,\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“8 new books to look forward to in 2023”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A noted blogger and comedian, [Irby] is in top form in her latest.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Steph Auteri,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, “8 Memoirs About Getting Older”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A sprawling essay collection that humorously celebrates all manner of quirky, even socially unacceptable, behavior . . . The author’s humor and wordplay positively sizzle, and her chapter titles are characteristically amusing . . . The narrative bursts with the compassion, insight, honesty, and wit that have made Irby a household name.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWow, No Thank You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e author returns with a hilarious new essay collection that touches on her rotting teeth, QVC obsession, and frequent bouts of diarrhea due to Crohn’s disease. All of which prove that no matter how famous Samantha Irby gets, she’ll never stop being #relatable.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, “The 23 Most Anticipated Books of 2023”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“An outrageously funny offering that once again shows how Irby has become the beloved writer that she is.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShe Reads,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Best Beach Reads of Summer 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Confessional and fearless, Irby is a raw consummate personal essayist.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Irby is [one of] the most reliably hilarious essayists working now, so any time she publishes a new collection, it’s cause for celebration. . . . I look forward to laughing—helplessly, breathlessly—at all of it.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jessie Gaynor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, “Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“If you’ve read Irby’s previous collections, or even skimmed her Instagram, you’re likely waiting for her next book of hilarious essays. This one sounds promising: it has a skunk on the front and covers everything from working in Hollywood, to getting a “deranged pandemic dog” . . . to being turned away form a restaurant for being dressed inappropriately. I can’t wait!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Edan Lepucki,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, “Most Anticipated: The Great 2023 A Book Preview”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Wildly hilarious.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eElectric Lit,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“62 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Blogger-turned-bestselling author Samantha Irby is back with a new and hilariously relatable essay collection. The essays depict what it’s like to balance writing for hit shows HBO’s reboot of “Sex and the City” with the reality of living in a human body. Irby will have you crying and laughing.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, “38 new books we can’t wait to read in 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Irby shows off her wit, empathy, and self-deprecating humor. . . . Bouncing between irreverence and poignancy, [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuietly Hostile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e] keeps the laughs coming while serving up intimate personal reflection and entertaining cultural commentary. . . . Top form.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“At her comic best….Don't be fooled, though—there's tons of emotional depth hidden under the layers of comedy…. 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Throughout, she intertwines her internal investigation with a wide-ranging exploration of what it means to raise a child in a time full of contradictions and moral complexity. Using the past and present as points of orientation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirections to Myself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e examines the messy minutiae of contemporary family life alongside knottier philosophical questions of politics and gender. Through it all, Julavits discovers the beauty and the danger of telling stories as a way to locate ourselves, and help others find us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntimate, rigorous, and refreshingly unsentimental about motherhood and parenting, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirections to Myself\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis a love letter to Maine and a reckoning with the disappearance of childhood—her children's and her own—that cements Julavits’ reputation as one of the most engaged and innovative nonfiction writers today whose work has been called \"fascinating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), \"scathingly funny\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), and \"exquisite\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeidi Julavits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Folded Clock: A Diary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and four novels, including the PEN Award-winning T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Vanishers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The founding editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Believer,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e she is an associate professor at Columbia University and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. She lives in New York City and Maine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“An absolute stunner: frank, funny, self-aware, constantly surprising . . . one of the most insightful representations I’ve read of what it feels like to be alive these days . . . Heidi Julavits’s work keeps growing in scope and ambition, asking the biggest questions, about love and fear and how best to make life meaningful, and answering with an inspiring level of courage, humor, and stylistic bravado.”\u003cb\u003e—George Saunders, author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Directions to Myself\u003c\/i\u003e is the product of an awe-inspiring mind, whose “inner Maine,” captured here, was a place I did not want to leave. The writing is a miracle of precision and spirit, and Heidi Julavits is as darkly funny as John Cheever, my other favorite Yankee subversive.”\u003cb\u003e—Rachel Kushner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mars Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Inside these pages is a sanctuary of unwordable grief, exactly because of its proximity to our purpose and joy, our mothering, our try, our children. We have tried our best. Now, to the world they go. Please meet them where we mothers are. This book is the purest expression of this hope I have read—the immense particular incarnate. It’s also wicked funny, as the greatest heartbreaks must be for their ebb.”\u003cb\u003e—Dede Gardner, Oscar winning producer of \u003ci\u003e12 Years a Slave \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Honest, blazing, and generous, \u003ci\u003eDirections to Myself\u003c\/i\u003e manages to be an essay about everything by focusing intently on the basic human need of giving care to other people. Something as simple as the fact that we teach our friends, children, and partners how to be in the world through the way that we care for them feels totally new in Julavits’s elegant and energetic voice. Truly astounding.”\u003cb\u003e—Catherine Lacey, author of \u003ci\u003eBiography of X\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A touching meditation on time, motherhood, and memory . . . Affecting reflections on life’s transitions.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Hour Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45876499120428,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4623\/7740\/files\/directionstomyself.jpg?v=1689992519"},{"product_id":"eves-hollywood-by-eve-babitz","title":"Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desc_summary1590178904-content\" class=\"expandContent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA legendary love letter to Los Angeles by the city's most charming daughter, complete with portraits of rock stars at Chateau Marmont, surfers in Santa Monica, prostitutes on sunset, and Eve's own beloved cat, Rosie. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJournalist, party girl, bookworm, artist, muse: by the time she’d hit thirty, Eve Babitz had played all of these roles. Immortalized as the nude beauty facing down Duchamp and as one of Ed Ruscha’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFive 1965 Girlfriends\u003c\/i\u003e, Babitz’s first book showed her to be a razor-sharp writer with tales of her own.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEve’s Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an album of  vivid snapshots of Southern California’s haute bohemians, of outrageously beautiful high-school ingenues and enviably tattooed Chicanas, of rock stars sleeping it off at the Chateau Marmont. And though Babitz’s prose might appear careening, she’s in control as she takes us on a ride through an LA of perpetual delight, from a joint serving the perfect taquito, to the corner of La Brea and Sunset where we make eye contact with a roller-skating hooker, to the Watts Towers. This “daughter of the wasteland” is here to show us that her city is no wasteland at all but a glowing landscape of swaying fruit trees and blooming bougainvillea, buffeted by earthquakes and the Santa Ana winds—and every bit as seductive as she is. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandHeader accFont\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEve Babitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1943-2021) was the author of several books of fiction, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex and Rage: Advice to Young Ladies Eager for a Good Time\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eL.A. Woman\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Swans: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Her nonfiction works include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiorucci, The Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo by Two: Tango, Two-Step, and the L.A. Night\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for publications including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand in the late 1960s designed album covers for the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and Linda Ronstadt. NYRB Classics publishes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A., Eve's Hollydwood,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Used to Be Charming.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHolly Brubach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirlfriend: Men, Women \u0026amp; Drag\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dedicated Follower of Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays. Formerly Style Editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, she has been a staff writer for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a frequent contributor to numerous magazines. She lives in Pittsburgh.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"One of the truly original writers of 20th-century Los Angeles.\" —Kevin Dettmar, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The writing—its innocence, its sophistication, its candor, its wit, its profligacy and pluck, its willingness to fly in the face of received wisdom, its sheer headlong, impish glee—made me positively dizzy with pleasure.\"—Lili Anolik, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Los Angeles-born glamour girl, bohemian, artist, muse, sensualist, wit and pioneering foodie Eve Babitz . . . reads like Nora Ephron by way of Joan Didion, albeit with more lust and drugs and tequila . . . Reading Babitz is like being out on the warm open road at sundown, with what she called, in another book, '4\/60 air conditioning'—that is, going 60 miles per hour with all four windows down. You can feel the wind in your hair.” —Dwight Garner, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEve’s Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has become a classic of LA life. The names in the dedication, Jim Morrison, David Geffen, Andy Warhol, Stephen Stills, and more, indicate the era and depth of this important book.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Steve Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Sharp and funny throughout, Babitz offers an almost cinematic portrait of Los Angeles: gritty, glamorous, toxic and intoxicating.” —Carmela Ciuraru, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's so good that I don't want to finish it.” —Laia Garcia, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLennyLetter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEve’s Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is less a straightforward story or tell-all than a sure-footed collection of elliptical yet incisive vignettes and essays about love, longing, beauty, sex, friendship, art, artifice, and above all, Los Angeles. . . . Reading West (and Fante and Chandler and Cain and the like) made me want to go to Los Angeles. Babitz makes me feel like I’m there.” —Deborah Shapiro, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Pass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Eve Babitz is to prose what Chet Baker, with his light, airy style, lyrical but also rhythmic, detached but also sensuous, is to jazz.” —Lili Anolik, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A beautiful stylist whose flourishes were almost always carefully doled out, calibrated, and sure… The joy of Babitz’s writing is in her ability to suggest that an experience is very nearly out of language while still articulating its force within it.” —Naomi Fry, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Babitz skips around time with ease and writes with the airy, knowing offhandedness of Renata Adler’s Jen Fain, except she eschews Manhattan sophistication in favor of a Hollywood unpretentiousness.”—Alison Herman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Her chronicle is laced with acerbic wit and sparkling charm . . . Babitz is a keen observer of her social milieu and the effects of beauty on power, and comes across as both a savvy cosmopolite and an ingénue in the same breath . . . Babitz takes the reader on travels to New York and Rome, but California provides her main canvas: a place where movie stars are discovered, earthquakes reverberate, and beautiful women overdose on drugs.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[A] charming tour guide who takes a wasteland and gives us back a wonderland.” —Steffie Nelson, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Her voice on the page is no less mesmerizing than her presence in a room . . . The singular spectrum of her adventures, her friends, and her tastes reveal themselves in her unconventional and delightful dedication page(s).” —Nicole Jones, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Eve Babitz, whose autobiographical vignettes of LA had an easygoing Mediterranean warmth and acceptance (she didn't billboard over the dark side of LA and Hollywood, she just didn't elevate it into a noir nihilism) that was the antithesis of Joan Didion's desert vision of bleached bones beneath numbed nerves. The pleasure principle still prevailed in Eve's writing, whatever the setbacks and heartbreaks.\" —James Wolcott, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Her voice manages to be both serious and happy, with a run-on syntax that feels like a friend on her second glass of wine. Relentlessly unsentimental, she sees people for who they are, regardless of who she wants them to be . . . In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEve's Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, she writes with the aching immediacy of adolescence and the wide-angle perspective of a woman much older—and she's only in her 20s.\" —Holly Brubach, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What truly sets Babitz apart from L.A. writers like Didion or Nathanael West . . . is that no matter what cruel realities she might face, a part of her still buys the Hollywood fantasy, feels its magnetic pull as much as that Midwestern hopeful who heads to the coast in pursuit of 'movie dreams.'\" —Steffie Nelson, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Eve Babitz is a little like Madame de Sevigne, that inveterate letter-writer of Louis XIV's time, transposed to the Chateau Marmont in the late 20th-Century—lunching, chatting, dressing, loving and crying in Hollywood, that latter-day Versailles.\" —Mollie Gregory, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"As the cynosure of the counterculture, Eve Babitz knew everybody worth knowing; slept with everybody worth sleeping with and better still, made herself felt in every encounter.\" —Daniel Bernardi, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Her romp through ’70s L.A. winkingly fulfills the promises of pleasure and delight so often scorched to nil by writers like Joan Didion.” —Ian Epstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Vulture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEve’s Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a memoir of sorts that detailed her life growing up in California, attending Hollywood High, and hanging out with a bevy of rock and art stars—announced Babitz as a writer with a brand of glamour that was sophisticated yet gritty, intellectual with a lust for life and also for, well, sex. 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Most moving is Parks’s depiction of a queer lineage, her assertion of an ancestry of outcasts, a tapestry of fellow misfits into which the marginalized will always, for better or worse, fit.\" —Michelle Hart, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(cover review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Parks...[is] a vivid storyteller...Readers familiar with her work in \u003ci\u003ethe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e know her as a thoughtful, precise journalist who communicates her characters’ humanity and the stakes of a story through evocative details....Parks’s writing shines in the story that she can meticulously report: her own...Parks is an exceptional chronicler of her family and experience. She leans into the beats of stories she’s expertly honed over the years...She manages the rare feat of writing about her family with both an awareness of its flaws and a respect for privacy. 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And she explores her desire to build a creative life as a queer woman, asking whether such a thing as a meaningful life is possible under capitalism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCeaselessly curious, uncompromisingly intelligent, and urgently seeking, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Shapland builds thrillingly on her genre-defying debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Autobiography of Carson McCullers\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(“Gorgeous, symphonic, tender, and brilliant” —Carmen Machado), firmly establishing herself as one of the sharpest essayists of her generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* * * * * \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for THIN SKIN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Title from Goodreads\u003ci\u003e, Bustle, Electric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions, Lit Hub, Autostraddle, RUSSH Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Rick Hansen Foundation, and \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant and engaging.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With a writing style that recalls the work of Eula Biss and a goal in solidarity with \u003ci\u003eWho is Wellness For?\u003c\/i\u003e by Fariha Róisín…the work as a whole finds Shapland determined to reckon with the biggest challenges that face us as a society: environmental toxicity, racism, fascist control…Books like \u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e are important. They run on hope, which is perhaps the only capital left to those who would like to see the human race survive. Shapland’s use of the queer experience is deeply empowering…\u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e asks readers to consider themselves and the world they occupy—not the future, but the present. The choices we make for this world are for ourselves.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The way that Shapland weaves a mosaic of experiences, research, and stories into a cohesive and enlightening whole is remarkable.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shapland probes the capacity of essay as a form to examine and question the lines we draw between ourselves and others, ourselves and the non-human world, and the past we’ve wrought with the present in which we live.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mesmerizing and carefully, dutifully written…\u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e asks us to lean into our own beliefs and choices, reconsider what we knew and engage in new revelations, and open our eyes to the smallest and largest choices that impact the world around us.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectric Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Personal yet outwardly reflective… Shapland finds insight through her nimble and voracious sensibility as a cultural critic…Such lucid and rigorous work with an open heart…\u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary series of conversations about challenging topics, including Indigenous culture, privilege, friendship, the desire for space and a creative life, the choice to not raise children, and reconciling with death while choosing to live the life of dreams you haven’t even fully imagined.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A visceral exploration of the thin membrane between the self, the body, and the systems that control them.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKatherine May, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWintering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing and translucent text, personal and collective, showing how porous we are, how vulnerable we are and how strong like Earth itself. Our bodies and the body of the land are inextricably linked. And still, we forget the violence that continues to sicken us both. Such an important and visionary book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Tempest Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In her introduction, Shapland refers to the ability of the essay to do anything or go anywhere as a part of her love for the form—and in the essays that follow, she shows us she meant it. A wrenching, loving and trenchant examination of feminism, nuclear weapons production, healthcare, queerness and American life unlike any I can think of, in essays that give lessons in pushing this form to the limit. The resulting collection is iconoclastic, electric, illuminating, and the honesty and art in these essays bring with them a series of welcome awakenings. A book to keep for a long time.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlexander Chee, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jenn Shapland's mind is a marvel. In \u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, she puts it to work on our permeability to one another, and the result is a stunning, urgent, and layered consideration of our climate-catastrophe, pandemic-laden day. As each essay considers vulnerability in a different form, Shapland proves herself a brilliant and compassionate guide through loss and the enduring need to find hope. She offers no easy answers, but something far more valuable: deeper, more acute understanding—the best kind of balm.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eAlex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fact of a Body\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a miracle! Whether writing about her migraines, ‘karens,’ the environment, Buddhism or deciding not to have children, Shapland takes on each subject with tenderness and depth. Every essay roams in a wild and thrilling way, holding to the author's own spiritual advice, to yield again and again and to both accept and ‘indulge the universe.’”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDarcey Steinke, author of \u003ci\u003eFlash Count Diary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e confirms that Jenn Shapland is one of the most exciting American writers working today. She simultaneously crisscrosses and dissects topics as enormous as personhood, colonization, and climate change with such virtuosic verve and control I’m still marveling over how she does it. \u003ci\u003eThin Skin\u003c\/i\u003e expands our sense of what essays can be and do.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jeannie Vanasco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eauthor of Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shaggy and smart…A sympathetic if mournful case for keeping in touch with former selves we’ve discarded in lieu of current iterations.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Bustle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Masterful, incisive, and intellectually moving…When I finished it, I wanted to immediately reread it…Shapland’s writing is highly engaging and moves around from idea to idea without missing a single critical connection. Her prose is crystalline and evocative, and her messages are powerful enough to hopefully lead some readers to look closely at themselves and their relationships to the people and other living things around them…So fascinating, so versatile, so desirable…It is works like what she’s done in \u003ci\u003eThin Skin \u003c\/i\u003ethat can help so many move from states of inertia to boundless energy in service of creating a better world.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Autostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] blazing book about the permeability between personal history and the sociopolitical systems that bind us…[Shapland] investigates many significant questions of our current age—climate change, capitalism run amok, female autonomy—and our ‘utter physical enmeshment with every other being on the planet.’”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Exhilarating…It’s hard not to marvel at how the author draws unexpected conclusions from a diverse array of anecdotes, illuminating the profound ways in which individuals and the world shape each other. This is a gem.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Even more beautiful and thought-provoking than I’d imagined. I’m savoring this one and underlining like a lunatic, so if you’re looking for your next essay collection to adore, I highly recommend.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Autostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Breathtaking in their sharp synthesis of a variety of ideas and experiences, Shapland’s essays are a truth-telling balm for mind, body, and spirit. An eloquent and vibrantly lucid collection.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJENN SHAPLAND\u003c\/b\u003e’s first book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Autobiography of Carson McCullers\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the Lambda Literary Award and the Publishing Triangle Award, among other honors, and has been translated into Spanish, French, and Polish. Shapland has a PhD in English from the University of Texas at Austin and she works as an archivist for a visual artist.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Pantheon\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Hour Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46386083692844,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4623\/7740\/files\/thinskin.jpg?v=1692381292"},{"product_id":"the-art-thief-a-true-story-of-love-crime-and-a-dangerous-obsession-by-michael-finkel","title":"The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and A Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel (6\/27\/23)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Stranger in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“An absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character—a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance.” —Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand T\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe Fishermen and the Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. 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Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict’s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend’s pleas to stop—until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* * * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for THE ART THIEF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Art Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing. It is propelled by suspense and surprises....This ultra-lucrative, odds-defying crime streak is wonderfully narrated by Finkel, in a tale whose trajectory is less rise and fall than crazy and crazier....Part of what makes Finkel’s book so much fun is that, without exception, [Breitwieser’s] strategies are insane.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Kathryn Schulz, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mesmerizing true-crime psychological thriller....\u003ci\u003eThe Art Thief\u003c\/i\u003e develops the tension of a French \u003ci\u003epolicier\u003c\/i\u003e, where the crook (for whom you alternately feel sympathy and disgust) has Maigret or Poirot hot on his trail. The final outcome is a shock. Mr. Finkel tells an enthralling story. From start to finish, this book is hard to put down.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Moira Hodgson, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulously detailed, [a] page-turning account....As much a crime caper as a psychological thriller, Finkel’s narrative interweaves gripping descriptions of Breitweiser’s in-plain-sight thefts armed with nothing more than stealth and a Swiss Army knife, a concise history of global art theft, and psychologists’ musings on Breitwieser’s unconscious motivations....Finkel deftly keeps us swaying between great sympathy for his central character and profound suspicion.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eJenny McPhee, \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is romantic to liken art thieves to Pierce Brosnan’s glamorous character in \u003ci\u003eThe Thomas Crown Affair.\u003c\/i\u003e The reality is far less charming. Case in point: Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most successful art thieves of all time. From roughly 1994 to 2001, Breitwieser executed more than 200 heists. The book’s first lesson? Europe has a lot of understaffed historic buildings. The second? Even a kleptomaniac with delusions of grandeur can be made mildly sympathetic in the hands of a skilled writer.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Bloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character—a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Feather Thief \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fishermen and the Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this masterful true crime account, Finkel traces the fascinating exploits of Stéphane Breitwieser, a French art thief who stole more than 200 artworks...turning his mother’s attic into a glittering trove of oil paintings, silver vessels, and antique weaponry....Drawing on art theory and Breitwieser’s psychology reports, Finkel speculates on his subject’s addiction to beauty....It’s a riveting ride.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The tale of a strong candidate for the title of 'most prolific art thief ever....' Finkel’s play-by-play of each theft has the pacing and atmosphere of a good suspense tale....The author describes each acquisition as well as Breitwieser's simple but effective methods....Finkel’s extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From the opening chapter, Finkel’s tight prose heightens the drama of each theft, as Breitweiser and his girlfriend Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who serves as his lookout, enter Belgium’s Rubens House amid visitors and guards....A fascinating read. Finkel will have art history and true crime lovers obsessively turning the pages of this suspenseful, smartly written work until its shocking conclusion.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* * * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMICHAEL FINKEL\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best-selling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Muellerís 1990 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalking through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the first volume of the Semiotext(e) Native Agents series, was the largest collection of stories she compiled during her life. But it presented only a slice of Mueller's prolific work as a writer. This new, landmark volume collects all of Mueller's stories: from the original contents of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClear Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, to additional stories discovered by Amy Scholder for the posthumous anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAsk Dr. Mueller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, to selections from Mueller's art and advice columns for Details and the East Village Eye, to still \"new\" stories collected and published here for the first time. Olivia Laing's new introduction situates Mueller's writing within the context of her life—and our times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThanks to recent documentaries like Mallory Curley's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Cookie Mueller Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and Chloé Griffin's oral biography \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdgewise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Mueller's life and work have been discovered by a new generation of readers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalking through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black: Collected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e returns essential source material to these readers, the archive of Mueller's writing itself. Mueller's many mise en scènes—the Baltimore of John Waters, post-Stonewall Provincetown, avant-garde Italy, 1980s New York, an America enduring Reagan and AIDS—patches together a singular personal history and a primer for others. As Laing writes in her introduction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e amounts to \"a how-to manual for a life ricocheting joyously off the rails . . . a live corrective to conformity, conservatism, and cruelty.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* * * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author and Contributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCookie Mueller\u003c\/strong\u003e (1949–1989), nee Dorothy Karen Mueller, played leading roles in John Waters’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePink Flamingos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFemale Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesperate Living,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMultiple Maniacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She wrote for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEast Village Eye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine, performed in a series of plays by Gary Indiana, and wrote numerous stories that would only be published posthumously. She died in New York City of AIDS-related complications at age 40.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlivia Laing\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrudo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trip to Echo Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lonely City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and translated into fifteen languages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Kraus\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of four novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Love Dick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer of Hate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; two books of art and cultural criticism; and most recently, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter Kathy Acker: A Literary Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e* * * * * \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Cookie Mueller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Mueller’s unflappability, her refusal of stasis and self-pity, her hunger for beauty, her readiness to find it where few else would look—all of it adds up into a singular code for living, in which the worst thing a person could do is flinch.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Jia Tolentino,\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWalking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black\u003c\/i\u003e is a cult classic for writers... the reissue’s new (to us) pieces demonstrate Mueller’s artistic process. They also map out her singular approach to life.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eNatasha Stagg, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Her chronicles of the last days of American countercultural life New York's downtown scene bursts with energy.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Zoe Dubno, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“It’s not just the stories that are exciting, it’s the revelation they contain—that we might allow such wildness to stumble on to our own paths, even just for an afternoon. I love her for reminding me, with gentle pressure between the lines, to go out tonight, to see what happens, to live a little harder.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Eva Wiseman, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWalking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black\u003c\/i\u003e, a newly expanded collection of her complete stories (some true, some not, some in between), provides many opportunities to fall in love with Mueller.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Jessica Ferri, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Every art writer girl in New York wishes she was Cookie Mueller, even if she doesn’t know it. \u003ci\u003eWalking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black\u003c\/i\u003e, published after Mueller died in 1989, collected the essays and short stories of the woman beloved from the Haight-Ashbury to Mudd Club to Capri. 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She will take you for a ride on her Moto Guzzi and crush you with the will to live.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Nathan Dunne, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A writer of rare voice and imagination.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Negar Azimi, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: Semiotext(e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Hour Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46459673936172,"sku":"","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4623\/7740\/files\/walkingthroughclearwater.jpg?v=1692579539"},{"product_id":"this-story-will-change-a-memoir-by-elizabeth-crane","title":"This Story Will Change: After the Happily Ever After: A Memoir by Elizabeth Crane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRachel Cusk meets Nora Ephron in this intimate and evolving portrait about the end of a marriage and how life can fall apart and be rebuilt in wonderful and surprising ways\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Thrilling.\" —\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne minute Elizabeth Crane and her husband of fifteen years are fixing up their old house in Upstate New York, finally setting down roots after stints in Chicago, Texas, and Brooklyn, when his unexpected admission—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI’m not happy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—changes everything. Suddenly she finds herself separated and in couples therapy, living in an apartment in the city with an old friend and his kid. It’s understood that the apartment and bonus family are temporary, but the situation brings unexpected comfort and much-needed healing for wounds even older than her marriage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCrafting the story as the very events chronicled are unfolding, Crane writes from a place of guarded possibility, capturing through vignettes and collected moments a semblance of the real-time practice of healing. 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Her work has been featured on NPR’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and adapted for the stage by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. Her novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Only Know So Much\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, has been adapted for film. She teaches in the low-residency master’s program at UC Riverside–Palm Desert. She lives in Upstate New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* * * * * \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for THIS STORY WILL CHANGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Thrilling.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eIn This Story Will Change\u003c\/i\u003e, [Crane] uses fragments, memory, humor, and kaleidoscopic prose to tell a story that beautifully navigates the challenges and eventual joys that come with deep emotional rupture.” —Sarah Neilson, \u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At turns funny and dark, \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change \u003c\/i\u003eis a poignant portrait of a woman in transformation and a chronicle of how even the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are bound to change.\" —\u003ci\u003ePureWow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change\u003c\/i\u003e, Crane uses her narrative skills to excavate her relationship. Crane writes in the third person, creating emotional distance as though she can objectively describe the dissolution of her own marriage. This technique makes the memoir read more like a novel, akin to Jenny Offill's \u003ci\u003eDept. of Speculation\u003c\/i\u003e with short, punchy chapters and unflinching self-analysis.\" —\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change\u003c\/i\u003e captures the long arc of a marriage and its messy, human ending: ambivalence, heartbreak, deep grief and unexpected flashes of hope and joy . . . Elizabeth Crane's wry, vulnerable memoir chronicles the dissolution of her marriage in sharp, intimate detail.\" —\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this gorgeous, impressionistic memoir, fiction writer Crane turns to nonfiction to investigate her marriage and its dissolution . . . [She] resists cliché and refuses easy resolution, offering instead a fractured yet richly drawn portrait of a painful year and its surprising gifts.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Divorce memoirs come in two main flavors: the doers and the done-to. This is definitely a done-to, with torrents of internal monologue revisiting and rehashing conversations and events, and the author renders it all compellingly and insightfully. Readers who have enjoyed Crane’s path through autobiographical fiction are sure to love this refreshing memoir . . . Reading about another person's pain should not be this enjoyable, but Crane's writing, full of wit and charm, makes it so.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“All memoirs claim to be true stories, but I haven’t read a truer story than this one. I laugh-cried and cry-cried. Elizabeth Crane’s \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change\u003c\/i\u003e is not a divorce book. There is no praying, but there is definitely some eating—and plenty of loving, though not in, as she writes, a ‘losing one dude and then meeting a new dude and then everything is better’ kind of way. What there is, in spades, is truth. And the truth is, the story—the life—changes, and it will keep changing.” —Maggie Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eKeep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elizabeth Crane has written a book that feels like intimate company and impossible grace. It’s also impossible to put down. The momentum of this book doesn’t come from making us wonder how the story ends, but from its insistence that the end of the story is just the beginning. Crane is hilarious, generous, and constantly attuned to the complexities and absurdities of her life. In the fragments of this book, she has done the remarkable work of finding a structure that feels like the texture of thought itself: the way the mind returns to the scene of a terrible crime (or a great love) and approaches it from as many angles as possible. This book is picking up the shards of something big and beautiful and broken—a marriage—and rather than trying to put these fragments back together, it uses them to create something utterly new.\" —Leslie Jamison, author of \u003ci\u003eMake It Scream, Make It Burn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elizabeth Crane’s debut memoir is a stunning investigation of heartbreak, but it’s also an exploration of what it means to rebuild one’s life after a long marriage. Poignant, funny, and wise, this is the book you’ll be buying for all of your friends.” ––Emily Rapp Black, author of \u003ci\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is no writer like Elizabeth Crane. \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change\u003c\/i\u003e gives us the first year of loss in all its confusion and upheaval; in this case, the gutpunch of divorce. But Crane gives us so much more than a marriage memoir. It’s how our bodies move forward—one foot in front of the other, make it to the end of the day—while our heads go back—what the hell just happened and what could I have done differently? The truth of it—in form and feeling as well as story—took my breath away.\" —Megan Stielstra, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Way to Save Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elizabeth Crane has a way of looking at things, almost microscopically, that makes them appear strange and exquisite and infinitely dimensional and evanescent—like vanishing snowflakes. In \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Chang\u003c\/i\u003ee, she processes the sudden end of her long marriage by examining it through the prism of property, promises, dreams, expectations, and totemic objects, exploring the stories we tell ourselves and each other in the process of co-creating our lives. With characteristic humor, lightness, and grace, and much in the manner of a jeweler dismantling an intricate watch, Crane reveals marriage as a delicate machine for producing the illusion of permanence as bittersweet consolation against the constant, inevitable, irrevocable change that defines the human condition.\" —Carina Chocano, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Play the Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elizabeth Crane has written a luminous, devour-in-one-sitting, if-\u003ci\u003eThe-Department-of-Speculation\u003c\/i\u003e-were-a-memoir, sly, hopeful, and intense deconstruction of her long marriage. If you ever had your heart broken, ever wondered whether memory plays tricks with you, or blamed someone else for things that might have been your own fault, read this book. 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There, standing at the stove three times a day, she finds the seed of a growing food obsession that leads her to the sensory madhouse of New York’s top haute cuisine brigades. But, like a magnet, the foods of her youth draw her back home, where she comes face to face with her past and a curious truth: that beneath every foie gras sauce lies a rural foundation of potatoes and onions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e       Amy Thielen’s coming-of-age story pulses with energy, a cook’s eye for intimate detail, and a dose of dry Midwestern humor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGive a Girl a Knife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e offers a fresh, vivid view into New York’s high-end restaurants before returning Thielen to her roots, where she realizes that the marrow running through her bones is not demi-glace but gravy—thick with nostalgia and hard to resist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Clarkson Potter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Hour Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581989671212,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4623\/7740\/files\/giveagirlaknife.jpg?v=1692900079"},{"product_id":"better-than-sane-tales-from-a-dancing-girl-by-alison-rose-introduction-by-porochista-khakpour","title":"Better Than Sane: Tales from a Dangling Girl by Alison Rose (Introduction by Porochista Khakpour)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen forty-year-old Alison Rose got a job as a receptionist at the New Yorker in the mid-80s, she was taken up by the writers there—“a tribe of gods,” who turned her from a semi-recluse into a full-fledged writer for the magazine. These kindred souls formed an impromptu club: Insane Anonymous (a “whole other world that was better than sane”). Rose was unlike anyone in the group. As Renata Adler said of Alison’s path, “It was the most nuanced, courageous, utterly crazy way to have wended.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBetter Than Sane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Rose takes us from her childhood to her years at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, revealing how, often, she “didn’t care enough about existence to keep it going” and preferred to stay in her room with her animals and think. 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