Quietly Hostile

Samantha Irby

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wow, No Thank You

'One of our culture's greatest humorists is back' Glamour

'Brilliant, hilarious and perspicacious' ELIZABETH DAY

'SO funny.' SARA PASCOE

'Wildly, seditiously funny.' New York Times

'Sam Irby is the king of sparkling misanthropy and tender, loving dread.' Jia Tolentino

This is not an advice book. Samantha Irby doesn't know anything.

After fleeing Chicago to quarantine at home in Michigan, Irby finds herself bleaching groceries and wondering if her upper lip hairs are visible on Zoom. Her career reaches new heights: she gets to work with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City - her dream! - but behind the new-found glam, Irby is just trying to keep her life together. Our friend in print is back, on point, and ready to take us with her, from adopting Abe (her scrawny, watery-eyed firstborn dog) to her favourite, extremely specific porn searches (including two old nuns).

What readers are saying:

'Raunchy, punchy, relatable, fricken stellar. Highly! Recommend!'

'There is no writer out there who makes me laugh like Irby'

'What a ride it was! I loved every minute of it'

'Another entertaining collection in Irby's hilarious style'

Table of contents

• Landing Page
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• I Like It!
• The Last Normal Day
• David Matthews’s Greatest Romantic Hits
• Chub Street Diet
• My Firstborn Dog
• Body Horror!
• Two Old Nuns Having Amzing [Sic] Lesbian Sex
• Qvc, Ilysm
• Superfan!!!!!!!
• I Like to Get High at Night and Think About Whales
• Oh, So You Actually Don’t Wanna Make a Show About a Horny Fat Bitch with Diarrhea? Okay!
• What If I Died Like Elvis
• Shit Happens
• Food Fight
• O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• How to Look Cool In Front of Teens?
• We Used to Get Dressed up to Go to Red Lobster
• Please Invite Me to Your Party
• Acknowledgments
• Also by Samantha Irby
• About the Author
• Copyright