"Irby is forty, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and has been friendzoned by Hollywood, left Chicago, and moved into a house with a garden that requires repairs and know-how with her wife in a Blue town in the middle of a Red state where she now hosts book clubs and makes mason...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I live for a glamorous lifestyle blog featuring some gorgeous ingenue with piles of secret wealth that she never divulges to the unsuspecting slobs on the other side of the screen. I want to admire her floating through a bright and clean apartment in photos so beautiful and overexposed that it hurts your eyes to look at them. #2 I wake up with a heart-pounding panic,...

In this thought-provoking, humorous collection of essays, the author of Weird But Normal and morning blogger at The Cut explores kindness, agreeability, goodness, and the assumptions and expectations that come with being female, Asian, and Midwestern. Everyone knows Midwesterners are salt-of-the-earth folk defined by their goodness, niceness, and politeness... right? In this funny, wide-ranging collection, Mia Mercado ponders her identity as an Asian...

Contains the words to 800 of Cole Porter's songs -- more than 400 of them never before published.