She Memes Well: Essays

She Memes Well: Essays

by Quinta Brunson
She Memes Well: Essays

She Memes Well: Essays

by Quinta Brunson

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Overview

“In She Memes Well, Quinta gives more than a peek behind the curtain. She invites us in, lets us poke around and offers a balm for our aching souls. She moves beyond the jokes into something much deeper, something we may not recognize we need. She is the friend, sister, lover, cool co-worker we all wished we had.”—Gabrielle Union, actress and New York Times bestselling author of We’re Going to Need More Wine 

From comedian Quinta Brunson (creator and star of Abbott Elementary) comes a deeply personal and funny collection of essays about trying to make it when you're struggling, the importance of staying true to your roots, and how she's redefined humor online. 

Quinta Brunson is a master at breaking the internet. Before having any traditional background in media, her humorous videos were the first to go viral on Instagram’s platform. From there, Brunson’s wryly observant POV helped cement her status in the comedy world at large, with roles on HBO, Netflix, ABC, Adult Swim, BuzzFeed, the CW, and Comedy Central. Now, Brunson is bringing her comedic chops to the page in She Memes Well, an earnest, laugh-out-loud collection about this unusual road to notoriety.

In her debut essay collection, Quinta applies her trademark humor and heart to discuss what it was like to go from a girl who loved the World Wide Web to a girl whose face launched a thousand memes. With anecdotes that range from the ridiculous—like the time she decided to go clubbing wearing an outfit she describes as "Gary Coleman meets metrosexual pirate"—to more heartfelt material about her struggles with depression, Quinta's voice is entirely authentic and eminently readable. With its intimate tone and hilarious moments, She Memes Well will make you feel as if you're sitting down with your chillest, funniest friend.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780358697473
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 06/14/2022
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 265,528
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

QUINTA BRUNSON is an actor, producer, and stand-up comedian, known for her lead role in A Black Lady Sketch Show and for creating and starring in Abbott Elementary. She’s been named one of Forbes’s “30 Under 30” and has been featured in Vogue, People, Essence, the Hollywood Reporter, and elsewhere for her pioneering work in comedy. Born in Philadelphia, she currently lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Hey, Reader ix

1 V Is for Victory 1

2 Meme, Myself, and I 17

3 Ahali 28

4 On Friendship 42

5 Understanding Mom 59

6 Three Great Loves 79

7 Quinta's Classics: Part I 108

8 Hi, Handsome 117

9 Models and the Rest of Us 133

10 Girl Who's Never 152

11 MAC 174

12 Quinta's Classics: Part II 185

13 Rough Edges 197

14 How to Mind Your Own Damn Business 215

15 Work. Life. Balance. 227

16 Quinta's Classics: Pare III 247

17 On Cooking 257

18 Celebrity 271

19 2020: Perfect Vision 279

Acknowledgments 295

About the Author 297

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