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Samantha Irby

Wow, No Thank You.: Essays

Samantha Irby
Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2020

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Further Reading & Resources

Further Reading & Resources

Further Reading: Literature

  • Meaty, by Samantha Irby, Vintage, 2018; this is Irby’s first collection of essays, now reprinted by a major publishing house.
  • We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, by Samantha Irby, Vintage, 2017; this is Irby’s second collection of essays.

Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)

  • Shrill, by Lindy West, Hachette Books, 2017; a humorous, feminist statement, this volume comes from Irby’s friend and fellow feminist.

Video & Podcast Resources

  • This is a link to Irby’s long-standing site and podcast that originally brought her to the attention of Chicago area clubs and entertainers.
  • “Samantha Irby, Wow, No Thank You,” Politics and Prose, 2021; in an interview format, Irby spends an hour discussing the creation of the book.
  • “Samantha Irby with Lindy West: Meaty Essays,” Town Hall Seattle, 2018; the two authors present for an hour to a casual group about their work
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