{"product_id":"thats-how-they-get-you-an-unruly-anthology-of-black-american-humor-9780593317112","title":"That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Thurber Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a pioneering collection of Black humor from some of the most acclaimed writers and performers at work today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA critic explores the paradox of finding community in \"the dozens\" while grieving. A violent town ritual causes an all-too-familiar moral panic. An email thread between friends on why we need an updated \u003ci\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/i\u003e but for public toilets. All across the nation, \"Karens\" become illegal overnight. These are just a few of the hilarious worlds contained in Damon Young's groundbreaking anthology featuring the best, funniest, and Blackest essays, short stories, letters, and rants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith words that roast, ignite, and burn while connecting to and coalescing around a singular thesis, \u003ci\u003eThat's How They Get You\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes how and why Black American humor is uniquely transfixing. This is a mixture of not just observational anxieties and stream-of-consciousness lucidities but also acute political clarity about America. Edited and with an introduction by Damon Young, the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, \u003c\/i\u003e the collection features new material from an all-star roster of contributors, including Hanif Abdurraqib, Mahogany L. Browne, Wyatt Cenac, Kiese Laymon, Deesha Philyaw, Roy Wood Jr., and Nicola Yoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePittsburgh writer \u003cb\u003eDAMON YOUNG's \u003c\/b\u003edebut memoir, \u003ci\u003eWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays \u003c\/i\u003e(Ecco), won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. A founder of the culture blog Very Smart Brothas and creator and host of the Crooked Media podcast \u003ci\u003eStuck with Damon Young, \u003c\/i\u003e Damon has been a contributing columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing opinion writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and a columnist for \u003ci\u003eGQ \u003c\/i\u003eand was the inaugural writer-in-residence at the University of Pittsburgh's David C. Frederick Honors College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51319087956242,"sku":"9780593317112","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32f05d82-23f3-4d57-9d7c-cb01dcf4f709.jpg?v=1748524251","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thats-how-they-get-you-an-unruly-anthology-of-black-american-humor-9780593317112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}