In her new essay collection, Irby ponders inspirational Instagram infographics, being friendzoned by Hollywood, living in a red state, and the discomfort of life as a 40-year-old.

She has contributed work to a variety of publications and written an episode of the television show Shrill. She is also the author of three essay collections: Meaty New Year, Same Trash: Resolutions I Absolutely Did Not Keep and the New York Times bestseller We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. In her popular long-running blog, bitches gotta eat, Samantha Irby offers raw, humorous takes on her sometimes difficult personal life, pop culture, and, of course, food. ‘Samantha Irby is hilarious… Nothing is off limits and I love it.In conversation with New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion ‘The only writer who can make me laugh with abandon in public… Her signature irreverence is intact, of course, but it can’t mask the heart she leaves bleeding on the page.’ Elle Description Details Reviews 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction Award Winner A rip-roaring, edgy and unabashedly raunchy new collection of hilarious essays from the New York Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. Be prepared to totally lose control of the noises that come out of your body while reading the latest essay collection from humor writer Samantha Irby.’ Bustle ‘Samantha Irby is the king of sparkling misanthropy and tender, loving dread.’ Jia Tolentino Wow, No Thank You is a hilarious, no-holds-barred, look at life that will have you shaking your head in agreement. Get ready to embarrass yourself on the subway by laughing out loud, because Samantha Irby is back with another essay collection. Recently, things are more ‘Girls Gone Mild.’ In Wow, No Thank You Irby discusses the actual nightmare of living in a rural idyll, weighs in on body negativity (loving yourself is a full-time job with shitty benefits) and poses the essential question: Sure sex is fun but have you ever googled a popular meme? 'You may have fallen in love with Samantha Irby through one of her memoirs. Staring down the barrel of her fortieth year, Samantha Irby is confronting the ways her life has changed since the days she could work a full 11 hour shift on 4 hours of sleep, change her shoes and put mascara on in the back of a moving cab and go from drinks to dinner to the club without a second thought. I laughed out loud so much reading this - I honestly couldn’t be more in awe of her.’ Sara Pascoe Samantha Irby makes staying in feel like like a luxury, and reminds you that going out is actually quite annoying. Samantha Irby, whose new book of essays is Wow, No Thank You. ‘Irby might be our great bard of quarantine.’ New York Times ** QUIETLY HOSTILE – THE HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR – IS AVAILABE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**

Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby