“I thought 27 was the age I had to have my shit together”: the new essay collection unpicking the messiness of adulthood

Samantha Irby

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“I thought 27 was the age I had to have my shit together”: the new essay collection unpicking the messiness of adulthood

By Samantha Irby

2 years ago

3 min read

Samantha Irby’s writing career started with a MySpace blog to impress a guy, which then turned into her hugely popular blog-turned-newsletter: bitchesgottaeat. Three bestselling books and a few TV writing gigs (including And Just Like That) later, the American comedian is back with a hilarious essay collection that takes us behind the (not-always glamorous) scenes since her career reached new (glamorous) heights. Read an excerpt below. 


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