{"product_id":"will-not-attend-lively-stories-of-detachment-and-isolation-9780147516213","title":"Will Not Attend: Lively Stories of Detachment and Isolation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Damn, this book is good.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJon Stewart \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A biting, darkly hilarious collection of personal essays that begs to be read aloud.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmmy Award-winning writer Adam Resnick began his career at \u003ci\u003eLate Night with David Letterman\u003c\/i\u003e before honing his chops in movies and cable television, including HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Larry Sanders Show\u003c\/i\u003e. While courageously admitting to being \"euphorically antisocial,\" Resnick plunges readers deep into his troubled psyche in this uproarious memoir-in-essays. Shaped by such touchstone events as a traumatic Easter egg hunt and overwrought by obsessions, he refuses to be burdened by chores like basic social obligation and personal growth, adhering to his own steadfast rule: \"I refuse to do anything I don't want to do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Resnick \u003c\/b\u003eis an Emmy Award-winning writer who began his career at \u003ci\u003eLate Night with David Letterman. \u003c\/i\u003eHe went on to co-create Fox's \u003ci\u003eGet a Life, \u003c\/i\u003estarring Chris Elliott, and has written several screenplays, including cult favorites \u003ci\u003eCabin Boy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeath to Smoochy. \u003c\/i\u003eResnick has written for \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live, \u003c\/i\u003ewas a co-executive producer and writer for HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Larry Sanders Show, \u003c\/i\u003eand created the HBO series \u003ci\u003eThe High Life, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was produced by David Letterman's company, Worldwide Pants. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWill Not Attend\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409759244562,"sku":"9780147516213","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c5dea49-f8bb-4b26-a60f-d0e9907add41.jpg?v=1729293671","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/will-not-attend-lively-stories-of-detachment-and-isolation-9780147516213","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}