{"product_id":"unreliable-narrator-me-myself-and-impostor-syndrome-9781984879806","title":"Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNPR's Books We Love 2023 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deeply honest and funny look at how exhausting it can be to live a human life, \u003ci\u003eUnreliable Narrator\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for anyone who wants to laugh and feel less alone.\"--Amy Poehler \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring impostor syndrome, from the inside and out, by the most successful fraud in comedy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAparna Nancherla is a superstar comedian on the rise--a darling of Netflix and Comedy Central's comedy special lineups, a headliner at comedy shows and music festivals, a frequenter of late night television and the subject of numerous profiles. She's also a successful actor who has written a barrage of thoughtful essays published by the likes of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. If you ask her, though, she's a total fraud. She'd hate to admit it, but no one does impostor syndrome quite like Aparna Nancherla. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUNRELIABLE NARRATOR is a collection of essays that uses Aparna's signature humor to illuminate an interior life, one constantly bossed around by her depression (whom she calls Brenda), laced with anxiety like a horror movie full of jump-scares, and plagued by an unrepenting love-hate relationship with her career as a painfully shy standup comedian. But luckily, crippling self-doubt comes with the gift of keen self-examination. These essays deliver hilarious and incredibly insightful meditations on body image, productivity culture, the ultra-meme-ability of mental health language, and who, exactly, gets to make art \"about nothing.\" Despite her own arguments to the contrary, UNRELIABLE NARRATOR is undeniable proof that Aparna is a force--as a comedian and author alike--to be reckoned with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAparna Nancherla\u003c\/b\u003e is an LA-based comedian whose stand-up has been seen on late-night television, HBO, Netflix, Comedy Central, and the occasional meme. Among many memorable roles, she's starred as Grace (overworked HR rep) on \u003ci\u003eCorporate\u003c\/i\u003e, was the voice of Hollyhock (teenage horse) on \u003ci\u003eBoJack Horseman\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the voice of Moon (ten-year-old Caucasian boy) on \u003ci\u003eThe Great North\u003c\/i\u003e. Talk about range! Aparna also wrote for and appeared on \u003ci\u003eTotally Biased with W. Kamau Bell \u003c\/i\u003eon FX, and has contributed multiple op-eds to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. So yeah, she has some strong feelings on things. For example, waterfalls. She can't get enough of them. I mean, have you seen one? Just gorgeous.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599181746450,"sku":"9781984879806","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0cdc7109-9280-4899-895f-aa1ba005a044.jpg?v=1732197498","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unreliable-narrator-me-myself-and-impostor-syndrome-9781984879806","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}