| International Standard Book Number |
9781668097236
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| International Standard Book Number |
1668097230
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| Personal Name |
Tomlinson, Taylor, author.
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| Title Statement |
Actually, nevermind : essays / Taylor Tomlinson.
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| Edition Statement |
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
New York : Gallery Books, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
x, 286 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
What will never change -- Obsessive-compulsive Christianity -- Sister sitter parent problem -- Interesting brain syndrome -- Food should be fun -- Not a model -- Let yourself want it -- Giving myself "the talk" -- Therapized -- Estranged -- D.A.R.E. -- When you know, you know -- Arrangements I would accept -- To have or have not -- I'm gay now -- Red flags, deal breakers, and other excuses -- I am here to make friends -- I don't wanna fight (anymore) -- Good night and good luck -- Paranoia dreamin' -- Woman in comedy -- How to write a joke -- Rest is earned, not given -- Can I give you some advice? -- Dying alone -- I want to be different -- Oh, the places I've been -- Mom again.
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| Summary, Etc. |
A collection of personal essays by comedian Taylor Tomlinson that reflects on adulthood, identity, grief, relationships, mental health, family dynamics, and personal growth. Written with humor and self-reflection, the essays explore changing perspectives and the uncertainties of modern life as the author examines experiences ranging from career challenges and religion to body image and self-improvement. Blending memoir and commentary, the book offers insights into navigating major life transitions and evolving understandings of oneself and the world.
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| Summary, Etc. |
As 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. In 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. With 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)."A "fearless" (NPR) comedian who "makes even the heaviest subjects seem spikily funny" (Jason Zinoman, The New York Times), Tomlinson now brings her natural storytelling gifts and incisive wit to the page in Actually, Nevermind.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Tomlinson, Taylor.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women comedians United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mothers Death.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Humor.
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