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 didnt 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 its like to be a woman who doesnt want kids living in a society where motherhood is the crowning achievement of a straight, cis womans life; and how the dire state of mental health in America means that taking care of ones mental healthaka self-careusually 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 Dont Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothesis not only a brilliant look at our current cultural moment, it's also a collection thatwill stay with readers for years to come.