Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Mindy Kaling recalls Boston childhood, Dartmouth comedy, New York hustle, and The Office writers room.
2,239-word summary · 10 min read
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Yes Please
Amy Poehler moves from Boston childhood through UCB and SNL to Parks and Recreation in this 2014 memoir. Funny essays on work, motherhood, divorce, and saying…
2,668-word summary · 12 min read
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Sedaris on French classes, family chaos, and learning to speak badly in two languages.
2,111-word summary · 9 min read
Bossypants
Tina Fey moves from Pennsylvania childhood through improv and SNL to 30 Rock in this funny 2011 memoir. Expect backstage stories, jokes about work and…
2,301-word summary · 10 min read
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Harold Bloom's criticism volume on To Kill a Mockingbird: its essays on censorship, race, regionalism, and Atticus Finch, and how scholars have read Harper…
2,427-word summary · 11 min read