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Book SynopsisAt once irreverent and thought provoking, Joni Cole’s collection is a joy ride through eclectic essays that arrives smack on that sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humour and heft.
Trade ReviewHere is a voice giving us a welcome break: vibrant, provocative, funny, and flavorful--Cole's self-ironic, audacious wit both cheers and consoles. Showing a delicate compassion for her subjects and 'toastees' while never letting herself off the hook, Cole's deep and generous thinking makes room for fresh air: worth breathing deeply."— Joan Frank, author of
Late Work: A Literary Autobiography of Love, Loss, and What I Was Reading"Fabulously readable and thoroughly engaging, it is Cole's voice that makes her stories sing. Whether she's leading us into laughter or holding our hand through dazzling moments of emotional recognition, Cole takes writing seriously while taking herself lightly, and thereby illuminating the world with these brief, memorable essays."— Gina Barreca, author of
They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor "Full of wit, honesty, and hilarious tangents, Joni's writing makes me feel like I'm sitting in a cozy corner of a coffee shop listening to my funniest friend spill her guts.
Party Like It's 2044 had me laughing and gasping--'I can't believe you just said that!'--and had everyone else in the coffee shop wondering,
Why is that girl in the corner laughing and talking to herself?"—Kristen Mulroone, coauthor of
Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook"Cole writes what so many of us are secretly thinking, from the insecurity to the snark. With keen observation and irresistible wit, she is the Seinfeld of single authors of a certain age."—Leslie Lehr, author of
A Boob's Life: How America's Obsession Shaped Me . . . and YouTable of Contents
- We'll Never Have Guatemala
- The Other Woman
- Our Old House
- Dear Mr. Impaler
- Winning Women
- Let It Lie
- Party Like It's 2044
- But Enough about Me
- Spirit Animal Tricks
- Like a Punch to the Kidneys
- Recalculating . . . Recalculating . . . Recalculating
- The Seven-Year Bitch
- Why Cotton Mather Was a Hero: A Five-Paragraph Essay
- FLAWSOME!
- Hot as Hell
- The Grandpa Robe
- Dear Ex (Ex?) Friend
- Clearing the Air
- No Podium for Old Men: A Transcript of the Introductory Remarks at the "Diversity Enhancement Award" Ceremony at Walter S. Walters College
- Conversation Interruptus
- Lambies in Jammies!
- Testing Negative
- My Four-Mile Run: The Official, Ordinary Tour
- Queen Be
- 120 Seconds: A Too-Short Movie
- Will Work For . . .
- One Day at a Time
- Save the Date
- The Weird Place
- The Real Reasons Writers Hate Amazon
- The Age of Authenticity
- Social Grooming
- Appreciations
- About the Author
