{"product_id":"read-this-to-look-cool-0449","title":"Read This to Look Cool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book won't fix you, but imagine how cool you'll look carrying it around...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I promise that reading this collection of relatable personal calamities on the subway will make you look cool to your fellow commuters.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- Emma Allen, humor and cartoon editor, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaeve Dunigan has poured a lifetime of effort into seeming effortlessly chill. The results have been... mixed. Nonetheless, Maeve still believes she's one pair of leather pants, one perfect use of the word \"bespoke,\" and one jar of expensive olives away from self-actualization. She'll never stop trying, no matter how bespoke things get. (Nailed it!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith razor-sharp wit and unflinching honesty, Maeve shares her own misadventures--like the time she quietly and painfully endured a ruptured appendix at McDonald's so she wouldn't come off as dramatic--and explores the universal desire to belong (along with the comedic pitfalls of trying to do so). She invites readers into her world of One Direction fanfiction authorship, passive-aggressive yogurt mind games, and the everyday anxieties that come with living in the age of constant visibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs cringe-inducing as it is uproarious, \u003cem\u003eRead This to Look Cool\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply relatable testament to the hilarity and vulnerability of modern life and a meditation on the everyday absurdity inherent in the constant performance of ourselves, offering a fresh perspective on self-acceptance and the true meaning of cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaeve Dunigan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, comedian, and frequent contributor to The New Yorker. Her work has appeared on NPR's Selected Shorts, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Reductress, Mic, and Mountain Gazette. For more, check out her website: maevedunigan.com. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maeve Dunigan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51281137008925,"sku":"9781464220449","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781464220449.jpg?v=1778705029","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/read-this-to-look-cool-0449","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}