{"product_id":"actually-nevermind-essays","title":"Actually, Nevermind: Essays","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Tomlinson is an internationally touring comedian who has released four critically acclaimed hour-long comedy specials for Netflix-- \n\u003ci\u003eQuarter-Life Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eLook at You\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eHave It All\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \n\u003ci\u003eProdigal Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. The former host of \n\u003ci\u003eAfter Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e, Tomlinson has been named one of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment, \n\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e's 30 Under 30, \n\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Next, and \n\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e's10 Comics to Watch. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most acclaimed, in-demand superstars of comedy\" (Jason Zinoman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) Taylor Tomlinson explores all the things she's changed her mind about, from the serious to the absurd, in her hilarious, heartfelt, and brilliant debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she approaches thirty-four--the same age her mother, Angela, was at her death--Tomlinson grapples with fear and ambition, identity and doubt, and all the ways her mind has changed since the day her mom died. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these sharply observed, uproariously funny, and moving original essays, Tomlinson leads readers through a tour of her brain and her shifting opinions about everything from love and relationships, mental health and therapy, religion and sex, food and body image, being the eldest daughter and the only woman in late-night TV, to ghosts, morning people, and more. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the same unflinching honesty that fuels her beloved stand-up specials, she captures the dizzying contradictions of adulthood in the modern world: wanting independence while craving reassurance, chasing self-improvement while resisting change, and finally learning that certainty can be overrated. \"True wisdom,\" writes Tomlinson, \"is accepting how little you know, and real maturity is becoming as flexible as possible. (Emotionally, not physically. Real maturity also means needing to stretch way more).\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"fearless\" (NPR) comedian who \"makes even the heaviest subjects seem spikily funny\" (Jason Zinoman, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), Tomlinson now brings her natural storytelling gifts and incisive wit to the page in \n\u003ci\u003eActually, Nevermind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eTomlinson, Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Tomlinson is an internationally touring comedian who has released four critically acclaimed hour-long comedy specials for Netflix-- \n\u003ci\u003eQuarter-Life Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eLook at You\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eHave It All\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \n\u003ci\u003eProdigal Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. The former host of \n\u003ci\u003eAfter Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e, Tomlinson has been named one of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment, \n\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e's 30 Under 30, \n\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Next, and \n\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e's10 Comics to Watch. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496184414486,"sku":"9781668097236","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781668097236.jpg?v=1783056958","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/actually-nevermind-essays","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}