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Staff Pick
This dazzling and appropriately titled essay collection from Jenny Slate is everything you might expect from the whip-smart actress/comedian/voice of an anthropomorphic seashell, and probably also a few things you might not. No two vignettes are alike — some are fleeting, some panoramic; there’s effervescence and melancholy and bravery and make-believe — but all showcase Slate’s unique and frankly beautiful way of interpreting the world around her. I was charmed, inspired, and more than once moved to tears by this book, and will be foisting it upon unsuspecting loved ones for years to come. Recommended By Tove H., Powells.com
There couldn’t be a more perfect title for this book. These tiny and delightfully bizarre essays are an intimate look into Jenny Slate’s inner life. They’re whimsical, hilarious, insightful, and with their short length, you can’t help but speed through them. This book will give you some chuckles, but also all the feels. Recommended By Lucinda G., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
"Magical" Mindy Kaling
"Delicious" Amy Sedaris
"Funny and poignant and beautiful" John Mulaney
"It made me remember I was alive" George Saunders
Hello! I looked into my brain and found a book. Here it is. Inside you will find:
The smell of honeysuckle
Heartbreak
A French-kissing rabbit
A haunted house
Death
A vagina singing sad old songs
Young geraniums in an ancient castle
Birth
A dog who appears in dreams as a spiritual guide
Divorce
Electromagnetic energy fields
Emotional horniness
The ghost of a sea captain
And more
I hope you enjoy these little weirds.
Love,
Jenny Slate
Review
"A riot of quirkiness and eccentricity, and the mood of the book, which shifts from droll humor to melancholy to gentle vulnerability, is unclassifiable — and just right." Kirkus
Review
"Luminous, emotional, lovely, and a little mysterious, this book is something you will savor like a half-remembered, gorgeous dream. You'll finish it feeling like Jenny Slate is your new best friend." Susan Orlean
Review
"Jenny's writing is wide open, tuneful, tender. She sees the world (and feels the world) like a bug might, two antennae poking out from her head like sensory wands. Reading Little Weirds made me feel tipsy." Durga Chew-Bose, author of Too Much and Not the Mood
Review
"A singularly hilarious and horny, but also poignant and tender, collection of writing that beautifully captures Slate's inimitable voice, which is one that, once you've heard it, you want to listen to forever." Nylon
About the Author
Jenny Slate is an actress, stand-up comedian, and the New York Times bestselling author of the children's book Marcel The Shell with Shoes On. She has been in many movies and TV shows and also plays many cartoon animals. Jenny is a graduate of Columbia University and has a young heart and an antique soul. She lives in a 100-year-old house in the bizarre and fun city Los Angeles, where nobody ever gets old at all.