Double Take: Wow, No Thank You
Memoirs worth revisiting.
1/27/23 Update: Irby has a new book coming out in May. Pre-order it here!
While perusing the bookstore at LAX between flights, I came across Samantha Irby’s Wow, No Thank You — a book of essays published in 2020. I opened it to the dedication page and read the following:
This book is dedicated to Wellbutrin.
I laughed so loud that people in the bookstore looked up from their own books.
The book’s humor came flooding back to me. If you think dedicating a book to an anti-depressant is funny too, you might enjoy this interview with Irby on Substack’s podcast, The Active Voice:
