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- English
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About this book
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears.
When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we cry—and the circumstances in which we shed a tear—are often surprising and beautiful. Sad Happens is a collective, multi-faceted archive of tears that captures the complexity and variety of these circumstances.
We hear from Mike Birbiglia on the role that grief and pain have in comedy; Jia Tolentino on how motherhood made her cry in both hormonal joy and fervent rage; and Hanif Abdurraqib on the intimacy of crying on planes. We hear from Phoebe Bridgers on poignant moments of departure and JP Brammer on the strange disappointments of success; Matt Berninger on becoming a crybaby in his adulthood and Hua Hsu on crying during a moment of public uncertainty. We also hear from everyday people in a range of professions: an actor on the tips she learned from drag queens about preserving a full face of makeup while crying; a zookeeper on mourning the animals who have died during her tenure; a bartender on crying in the walk-in; and a TV critic on the shows that have moved her.
Brimming with humanity, this anthology is confirmation that sad happens—but so does joy, love, a sense of community, and a host of other emotions. By turns moving and affirming, Sad Happens is an emotional balm and visual delight.
When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we cry—and the circumstances in which we shed a tear—are often surprising and beautiful. Sad Happens is a collective, multi-faceted archive of tears that captures the complexity and variety of these circumstances.
We hear from Mike Birbiglia on the role that grief and pain have in comedy; Jia Tolentino on how motherhood made her cry in both hormonal joy and fervent rage; and Hanif Abdurraqib on the intimacy of crying on planes. We hear from Phoebe Bridgers on poignant moments of departure and JP Brammer on the strange disappointments of success; Matt Berninger on becoming a crybaby in his adulthood and Hua Hsu on crying during a moment of public uncertainty. We also hear from everyday people in a range of professions: an actor on the tips she learned from drag queens about preserving a full face of makeup while crying; a zookeeper on mourning the animals who have died during her tenure; a bartender on crying in the walk-in; and a TV critic on the shows that have moved her.
Brimming with humanity, this anthology is confirmation that sad happens—but so does joy, love, a sense of community, and a host of other emotions. By turns moving and affirming, Sad Happens is an emotional balm and visual delight.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1. Hanif Abdurraqib
- 2. Farah Ali
- 3. Nada Alic
- 4. Nabil Ayers
- 5. Camae Ayewa
- 6. Samantha Ayson
- 7. Gelsey Bell
- 8. Matt Berninger
- 9. Leann Bey
- 10. Sonya Bilocerkowycz
- 11. Mike Birbiglia
- 12. Zeba Blay
- 13. Caleb Braaten
- 14. John Paul Brammer
- 15. Phoebe Bridgers
- 16. Anna Bulbrook
- 17. ’Nathan Burgoine
- 18. Jane Butler
- 19. Mairead Case
- 20. Daniel Chamberlin
- 21. Lauretta Charlton
- 22. Leah Clancy
- 23. George Clarke
- 24. Aliya Cohen
- 25. Cat Cohen
- 26. Jamie Coletta
- 27. Randolph Cornelius
- 28. Elizabeth Cronin
- 29. Sloane Crosley
- 30. Lilly Dancyger
- 31. Jon DeRosa
- 32. Madi Diaz
- 33. Sadie Dupuis
- 34. Elia Einhorn
- 35. Valerie Ettenhofer
- 36. Jessica Garcia Fox
- 37. Grashina Gabelmann
- 38. Tavi Gevinson
- 39. Sophia Giovannitti
- 40. John Gleason
- 41. Pia Glenn
- 42. Sam Goblin
- 43. Sarah Faith Gottesdiener
- 44. Sasha Grey
- 45. Craig Grossi
- 46. Pepper Hart
- 47. Becca Harvey
- 48. Kristin Hayter
- 49. Shelby Hinte
- 50. C. Mavourneen Hogan
- 51. Sean Hooks
- 52. Hua Hsu
- 53. Joselia Rebekah Hughes
- 54. Aditi Juneja
- 55. Kim Kelly
- 56. Kinlaw
- 57. René Kladzyk
- 58. Roberto Carlos Lange
- 59. Rose Lazar
- 60. Olivia Lineberry
- 61. Chad Luibl
- 62. Dr. Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo
- 63. Kathy Macleod
- 64. Maral
- 65. Sammy Maine
- 66. Aanchal Malhotra
- 67. Jilian Medford
- 68. Caits Meissner
- 69. Eileen Myles
- 70. Elle Nash
- 71. Nora Neus
- 72. Zannie Owens
- 73. Taylor Palmby
- 74. Carissa Potter
- 75. Sara Quin
- 76. T. Cole Rachel
- 77. Austin Louis Ray
- 78. claire rousay
- 79. Liara Roux
- 80. Emma Ruth Rundle
- 81. Moni Saldaña
- 82. Adam Schatz
- 83. Sam Schrader
- 84. Scherezade Siobhan
- 85. Curtis Santiago
- 86. Jordan Sondler
- 87. Lauren Spear
- 88. Ramesh Srivastava
- 89. Eric Steuer
- 90. Brandon Stosuy
- 91. Henry Stosuy
- 92. Jake Stosuy
- 93. Todd Stosuy
- 94. Erin A. Sulla
- 95. Daniel Tam-Claiborne
- 96. Erin Taylor
- 97. Brent Thomas
- 98. Lindsay Thomaston
- 99. Kate Thompson
- 100. Walter Thompson-Hernández
- 101. Jia Tolentino
- 102. Noelia Towers
- 103. Jordan Umphries
- 104. Adam Voith
- 105. Kat Vollono
- 106. Dana Wachs
- 107. Shy Watson
- 108. Jamieson Webster
- 109. Lillie West
- 110. Zoe Whittall
- 111. Brock Wilbur
- 112. Darcie Wilder
- 113. Alan Wyffels
- 114. Tamara Yajia
- 115. Tasha Young
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Copyright