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Title details for Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson - Available

Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes

Essays

by Phoebe Robinson
Phoebe Robinson
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“[A]nother hilarious essay collection from Phoebe Robinson.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Strikes the perfect balance of brutally honest and laugh out loud funny. I didn’t want it to end.”
—Mindy Kaling, New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?
With sharp, timely insight, pitch-perfect pop culture references, and her always unforgettable voice, New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with her most must-read book yet.

In her brand-new collection, Phoebe shares stories that will make you laugh, but also plenty that will hit you in the heart, inspire a little bit of rage, and maybe a lot of action. That means sharing her perspective on performative allyship, white guilt, and what happens when white people take up space in cultural movements; exploring what it’s like to be a woman who doesn’t want kids living in a society where motherhood is the crowning achievement of a straight, cis woman’s life; and how the dire state of mental health in America means that taking care of one’s mental health—aka “self-care”—usually requires disposable money.
She also shares stories about her mom slow-poking before a visit with Mrs. Obama, the stupidly fake reassurances of zip-line attendants, her favorite things about dating a white person from the UK, and how the lack of Black women in leadership positions fueled her to become the Black lady boss of her dreams. By turns perceptive, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartfelt, Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes is not only a brilliant look at our current cultural moment, it's also a collection that will stay with readers for years to come.

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  • Release date

    September 28, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593457689
      • File size: 273447 KB
      • Duration: 09:29:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Comedian Phoebe Robinson narrates her second collection of essays with all the vim and vigor for which she's known. Fans will be delighted with this volume, which offers more snarky observations about everyday life in her signature sarcasm. From breaking her own dating rules to her mother's snail-like pace in getting ready for major events, Robinson pulls back the curtain on her personal life. Listeners will be laughing out loud--and along--with her observations on everything from how to handle microaggressions to choosing not to be a parent. This intimate and fun listening experience will draw people in for its honesty, warmth, and humor. We can only hope life keeps throwing her curveballs and Robinson keeps taking notes. M.R. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 26, 2021
      2 Dope Queens comedian and actor Robinson (Everything’s Trash but It’s Okay) serves up, in her characteristic laugh-out-loud voice, what it means to be a young, Black success story in this inimitable, comedic tell-all. Robinson gleefully dips into the cultural artifacts of the pandemic and beyond with earnest insights on America’s racial and political developments, skyrocketing to fame while building her “mini empire,” her fully self-possessed “worship at the altar of Angela Bassett,” and quarantining while in a relationship. In “2020 Was Gonna Be My Year! (LOL),” Robinson recounts bingeing Mad Men to catch up on American cultural currency, because “well, we can’t all be goop,” while “Guide to Being a Boss from Someone Who Has Been Building a Mini Empire for the Past Two Years and Counting” offers 11 business tips that “Warren Buffet Should’ve Told Ya,” including that everyone lies during job interviews. (Her former employers believed, for example, that she “could put together a PowerPoint presentation like Don Draper.”) And the title phrase, Robinson writes, is “a directive I’ve said to almost every white being entering my space.” Her no-holds-barred essays are deliciously confessional—no topic is deprived of caps lock or gushing footnotes. Robinson’s legions of fans are in for a treat. Agent: Robert Guinsler, Sterling Lord Literistic.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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