Thomas, R. Eric

Summary: "The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud funny essays about the lifelong search for community and returning home. After going viral "reading" the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas is ready to live his best life. Or,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.603 THO

Notaro, Laurie

Summary: "...Laurie Notaro isn't exactly a domestic goddess--unless that means she fully embraces her genetic hoarding predisposition, sneaks peeks at her husband's daily journal, or has made a list of the people she wants on her Apocalypse Survival team (her husband's not on it). Notaro chronicles her chronic misfortune in the domestic arts, including cooking, cleaning, and putting on Spanx while...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NOT

Sedaris, David

Summary: For nearly four decades, David Sedaris has faithfully kept a diary in which he records his thoughts and observations on the odd and funny events he witnesses. Anyone who has attended a live Sedaris event knows that his diary readings are often among the most joyful parts of the evening. But never before have they been available in audio. Now, in this book, Sedaris reads us his favorite entries.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 814 SED

Oakley, Tyler

Summary: Social rights advocate and prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, Tyler Oakley brings you his first collection of personal essays. For someone who made a career out of over-sharing on the Internet, Tyler has a shocking number of personal mishaps and shenanigans to reveal in his first book: experiencing a legitimate rage blackout in a Cheesecake Factory; negotiating a tense stand-off with a White...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2015

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 818 OAK