{"product_id":"ill-show-myself-out-essays-on-midlife-and-motherhood-isbn-9780062981592","title":"I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn instant New York Times bestseller, I'll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed debut You’ll Grow Out of It.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sometimes I think about how much bad news there is to tell my kid, the endlessly long, looping CVS receipt scroll of truly terrible things that have happened, and I want to get under the bed and never come out. How do we tell them about all this? Can we just play Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire and then brace for questions? The first of which should be, how is this a song that played on the radio?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein’s second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explore the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn interconnected essays like “Listening to Beyoncé in the Parking Lot of Party City,” “Your Husband Will Remarry Five Minutes After You Die,” “Eulogy for My Feet,” and “An Open Love Letter to Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent,” Klein explores this stage of life in all its cruel ironies, joyous moments, and bittersweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with Klein’s signature candor and humanity, I'll Show Myself Out is an incisive, moving, and often uproarious collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is motherhood, told with the volume turned all the way up:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Hero’s Journey of Motherhood:\u003c\/b\u003e The quest for toddler cookies becomes a profound, hilarious exploration of what it means to be a modern-day hero—even if the journey is just to the supermarket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMidlife Crisis Humor:\u003c\/b\u003e From listening to Beyoncé in the Party City parking lot to eulogizing her own feet, Klein navigates the indignities and surprising joys of being a woman of a certain age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePostpartum Realities:\u003c\/b\u003e An unsparingly funny look at the parts of childbirth no one warns you about, from the horror of potty-training in a public restroom to the invention of the ‘underwear sandwich.’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMarriage and Family Humor:\u003c\/b\u003e Featuring laugh-out-loud fantasies about a future lesbian wife and the startling realization that your husband will remarry five minutes after you die.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eYou'll Grow Out of It:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \"A book like Jessi Klein's YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT comes along to remind us just what an artful confessional essay can do.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Is it really a surprise that comedian Jessi Klein, head writer and executive producer for \u003cem\u003eInside Amy Schumer\u003c\/em\u003e, would write a book of personal essays brimming with sharp observations and insights and poignant recollections but that above all is very, very funny? ...We guarantee that this book will quickly become one of your summer favorites.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Jessi Klein's] astute, hilarious essays about the perilous path to modern womanhood will have you wincing in recognition.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Klein shares her eccentric path to adulthood, from her tomboyish girlhood to sidesplitting dating tales and beyond in this uproarious, relatable, and irresistible memoir.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Never afraid to share insights and reveal the raw truth behind her own stories, Klein makes readers laugh while inspiring them, a feat that calls to mind the work of the late Nora Ephron. This uplifting and uproarious collection of personal essays will be repeatedly shared among friends.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading [Jessi Klein's] book is like watching her--doubtless superb--stand-up act.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Poignant and brutally honest. . . will make you laugh out loud.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \"The Best Feel-Good Books of the Year\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brutally honest and so very human.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVulture, “The Best Comedy Books of the Year (So Far)”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Achingly funny.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire, \"The 8 Best Comedy Books of the Year\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Comedian Jessi Klein delivers a necessary laugh for parents just beginning to emerge from the dumpster fire otherwise known as pandemic parenting. . . . grapples with the humiliations and possibilities of midlife and motherhood, from impossible car seats to equally befuddling ‘Mama’ necklaces. Even the essay titles are funny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Klein isn't here to make motherhood look pretty, but she ends up making it look pretty great in the truest sense of the word, mixing laughs with poignancy and treating heavy topics with a brightening kind of honesty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A bold and irreverent collection. . . . Klein is full of surprises, and moments of hilarity often dissolve into unexpected glimpses of joy. . . . Funny, clever, and full of heart, this one’s a gem.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A laugh-out-loud book of essays. . . . strikes gold. . . . Klein’s comedic sensibilities and abundant care for women make her the ideal writer to square off against the obligations and judgments placed on mothers. . . . an instant classic.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Klein] is gifted at turning the day-to-day minutiae into comedy gold, while simultaneously pulling back to lend commentary (often \u003cem\u003esearing\u003c\/em\u003e commentary) on the larger picture. A lot of her writing reminds me of David Sedaris, the way you find yourself laughing your ass off as you read along, and then suddenly you’re like \u003cem\u003ewhy is my heart in my throat\u003c\/em\u003e?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Rosenstrach, New York Times bestselling author of The Weekday Vegetarians and Dinner: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jessi Klein has once again arrived with a collection of essays so familiar to me, it's like she has been directly inside my brain. Smart, bold, and uproariously funny. It's a 10\/10 from me.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Baer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman and I Hope This Finds You Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Her humor and insights are spot-on.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople, \"The Best New Books\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gifted comedian turns the anxieties, obsessions, insecurities, and impossible-to-meet expectations that make up human nature into laughter.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deftly blending irreverent humor with poignant insights, Klein's writing is wonderfully intimate.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessi Klein has yet again ‘delivered’ (and yes I’m using that in the messy motherhood-pun way—I’m not the writer) a collection of the most relatable, achingly raw, and stunningly human essays I have read about the mess of motherhood and this chapter of life since her last collection. And… they are of course hilarious. THANK YOU JESSI for this gift. Please read it, mothers. It is nourishment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn Hahn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eI'll Show Myself\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eOut\u003c\/em\u003e is so pee-in-the-pants funny, I made sure to wear period underwear while reading it. Insanely smart and wildly relatable, Jessi Klein's highly anticipated second book is the most entertaining thing I've read in a long time.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAli Wong, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessi Klein’s essay collection spoke to the deepest part of my soul and being. Her framing of motherhood as a ‘hero’s journey’ made me weep from feeling seen. I also howled with laughter so many times I was politely asked to leave a restaurant. It’s a perfect book.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCasey Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of The Wreckage of My Presence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jessi Klein is back with an unflinchingly honest and hilarious memoir about navigating the absurdly high expectations of being both a mom and a woman. . . . \u003cem\u003eI’ll Show Myself Out\u003c\/em\u003e will not only make you laugh but also, and most importantly, think, ‘Hmm, so it’s not just me.’” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889671205093,"sku":"NP9780062981592","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062981592.jpg?v=1730231717","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ill-show-myself-out-essays-on-midlife-and-motherhood-isbn-9780062981592","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}