Ep. 106 Samantha Irby//Wow, No Thank You

Wow, No Thank You is the most recent essay collection from the hilarious and charming Samantha Irby. We talk today with Samantha about her new book, how she pitches her collections, and what sort of mood she strikes when she sits down to writes (its not what you think). This episode, like Irby’s writing, is sure to make you laugh out loud.

Remember, The Stacks Book Club selection for April is Trust Exercise by Susan Choi, we will discuss the book with Brandon Taylor on April 29th.

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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes and on Bookshop.org and Amazon.

• Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
• We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
• Meaty by Samantha Irby
• Shrill (Hulu)
• King Lear Tweet (@rosannecash)
• King Lear by William Shakespeare
• Netflix
• Ozark (Netflix)
• Diet Coke Mini Can
• Nut Thins
• Terra Mediterranean Chips
• Tate’s Gluten Free Cookies
• “About Today” by The National (2004)
• Samantha’s Spotify Playlists
• SamanthaDudes to Cry To Playlist on Spotify
• Moses Sumney

• James Blake
• Radiohead
• “Go Slowly” by Radio Head (2007)
• Thom Yorke
• Top Chef Boston (Bravo)
• Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014)
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)
• Aaron Sorkin
• A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner, 1992)
• Here for It by R. Eric Thomas
• Louisa Luna
• Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna
• The Janes by Louisa Luna
• Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi
• Permanent Record by Mary. H. K. Choi
• Anna K by Jenny Lee
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
• Gossip Girl (The CW)
• I Can’t Date Jesus by Michael Arceneaux
• I Don’t Want to Die Poor by Michael Arceneaux
• Time Entertainer of the Year: Lizzo (Samantha Irby, Time)

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