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Please don't sit on my bed in your outside clothes : essays / Phoebe Robinson.

Robinson, Phoebe, (author.). Robinson, Phoebe. Yes, I have free time because I don't have kids. (Added Author). Robinson, Phoebe. Guide to being a boss from someone who has been building a mini empire for the past two years and counting. (Added Author). Robinson, Phoebe. #Quaranbae. (Added Author). Robinson, Phoebe. Black girl, will travel. (Added Author). Robinson, Phoebe. We don't need another white savior. (Added Author). Robinson, Phoebe. Bish, what? That's English?!: a tale of an American dating a Brit. (Added Author). Robinson, Phoebe. Self-care is not a candle and therapy is not a notebook: how we are doing the most and the absolute least at the same damn time. (Added Author). Robinson, Phoebe. 4C girl living in anything but a 4C world: the disrespect. (Added Author).

Summary:

"New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a new essay collection that is equal parts thoughtful, hilarious, and sharp about human connection, race, hair, travel, dating, Black excellence, and more. Written in Phoebe's unforgettable voice and with her unparalleled wit, Robinson's latest collection, laced with spot-on pop culture references, takes on a wide range of topics. From the values she learned from her parents (including, but not limited to, advice on not bringing outside germs onto your clean bed) to her and her boyfriend, lovingly known as British Baekoff, deciding to have a child-free union, to the way the Black Lives Matter movement took center stage in America, and, finally, the continual struggle to love her 4C hair, each essay is packed with humor and humanity. By turns insightful, 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, but a collection that will stay with you for years to come"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593184905
  • ISBN: 0593184904
  • Physical Description: x, 335 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Tiny Reparations Books, [2021]
Subject: Women, Black.
American wit and humor.
African American women comedians.
African American women entertainers.
Television comedy writers.
Genre: Essays.
Humor.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 818.602 ROBINSON 2021 (Text) 0001002386843 Nonfiction Available -

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


"[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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