"It's no mystery why O magazine's Lisa Kogan is a beloved columnist. She's self-deprecating enough to be easily relatable, whimsical enough to be reliably entertaining, and clever enough to disguise a gut-socking revelation." -- Elle

"Kogan's riffs on motherhood, politics, relationships, and life itself are what we wish we'd said, only sharper and funnier. This is good stuff." -- O magazine

"If Lisa Kogan didn't exist, Nora Ephron would have to invent her. In essays that disarm and delight, Kogan's take on contemporary living is as irrepressibly savvy as a Prada diaper bag, as reassuringly satisfying as a PB-and-J sandwich." -- Booklist

"In delectable bite-size essays, humor columnist Kogan casts an all-seeing eye on the annoying and hilarious idiosyncrasies of contemporary life." -- Redbook Magazine

"Her wry observations of everyday life will hearten you on your worst days, validate you on your best, and make you laugh any day at all. Buy it, if not to keep Lisa writing, then as an investment in your own happiness. God knows you deserve one fail-safe investment." -- Martha Beck, author of Expecting Adam and Finding Your Own North Star

"Lisa Kogan has a singularly humane stance as she makes comic sense of the annoying and baffling facts of life. The inventor of 'the dessert potato' has made me laugh for years-she's been a comfort, too." -- Amy Hempel, author of The Collected Stories

"Lisa Kogan might just be the Erma Bombeck of our generation. Sassy, blunt, and so damn true." -- Kelly Corrigan, author of The Middle Place and LIFT

"Kogan delivers stylish and funny meditations on being a single mom, Rush Limbaugh, modern media and much more. There's laughter here, sure, but this book winningly rises above comedy to reveal a moving love of life." -- Time Out New York

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