HEATHER HAVRILESKY is the author of the memoir Disaster Preparedness. She has written for New York magazine, The New York Times Book Review, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Magazine, Bookforum, The New Yorker, NPR's All Things Considered, and several anthologies. She was a TV critic at Salon for seven years. She lives in Los Angeles with a loud assortment of dependents, most of them nondeductible.
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voice...Havrilesky's writerly energy and passion confirm that the
exchange of best friend wisdom -- a domain that has always been
considered 'female, ' and therefore trivial -- can be elevated into
art."
--Jessi Klein, New York Times Book Review "[Havrilesky] is part
Buddha and part Amy Schumer: wise, whip-smart, and profanely
funny."
--Entertainment Weekly "The best advice columnist of her
generation"
--Esquire "The title of Heather Havrilesky's How to Be a Person in
the World is almost too cute.... Like: do we really need a guide to
that, and is that really what this is? But it turns out the answers
are yes, actually, and yes."
--Chicago Tribune
"There's something nourishing in every column... But sometimes she
writes things that are like opening up the fridge and finding the
universe inside."
--The Atlantic "What I love so much about Heather Havrilesky and
her new book is that, beside being her usual brilliant, hilarious,
equally kick-ass and compassionate self, she actually gives great
advice. How to be a Person in the World will change your life, for
the way better."
--Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author of Small
Victories
"A large-hearted reminder that all of us are struggling, and none
of us are alone."
--Kate Bolick, author of the national bestseller Spinster
"Heather Havrilesky's advice leaves me laughing, nodding in
recognition, pumping my fist with excitement, and furiously
underlining passages to capture the wisdom that drops out of her
mouth.... This is more than an advice book -- it's a life
raft."
--Sarah Hepola, New York Times bestselling author of Blackout:
Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
"True to its title, this collection touches on nearly every facet
of living, and Havrilesky's wit, intelligence, and candor set her
apart as perhaps the best advice columnist currently in
circulation."
--Publishers Weekly
"Funny, frank advice for people searching for solutions to a myriad
of relationship issues."
--Kirkus Review
"Readers allergic to classic self-help will adore Havrilesky's
empowering, grounding, and utterly sincere message delivered in a
lovingly unsparing, perfectly profane tone."
--Booklist (Starred Review)
"In moments of despair, Havrilesky's elegant writing and rock-solid
judgment can change your entire outlook. Read How to Be a Person in
the World for the advice, but stay for the pure magic that is her
perceptiveness and prose."
--Paper Magazine "Saying that Havrilesky has a way with words is
like saying Marilyn Monroe liked diamonds. Havrilesky doesn't just
write--she dances with the words, building empathetic responses
that can't be classified as just advice columns. They are more keen
observations of human behavior."
--BookPage "[Havrilesky is] an alluringly wry cheerleader, an
enthusiastic volunteer offering sports drinks as we struggle past
during the half-marathon of life."
--Slate Book Review "She is not only an excellent writer and
cultural critic, but the best possible agony aunt for people who
don't care for agony aunts.... And she has an exceptional ability
to hit the nail on the head and fundamentally understand
people."
--The Guardian "Heather Havrilesky... is both the first and last
person you'd seek out for guidance. On one hand, she'll shake you
by the shoulders and tell you the truth. On the other, she's the
friend rooting you on, cursing (creatively) all the way...
Havrilesky abandons the prim and proper and instead delivers
delightfully offbeat wisdom with a side of straight talk."
--NPR "Heather Havrilesky, who if there's any justice in this
unforgiving universe should become the first person to win both a
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize for an advice column"
--Stuff Nation (New Zealand)
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