The “brilliantly wry” (Lena Dunham) and “lovably awkward” (Mindy Kaling) NY Times bestseller through the creator of HBO’s Insecure.

In this universally accessible New York Situations bestseller named for her wildly popular web series, Issa Rae-“a singular voice using the verve and vivacity of uncorked champagne” (Kirkus Reviews)-waxes humorously on what it’s prefer to be unabashedly uncomfortable in a world that respect introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool.

I’m awkward-and black. Someone about The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl once told me those were both worst factors anyone could be. That somebody was right. Where do I start?

Being an introvert (as well as “funny,” based on the Los Angeles Instances) in a global that glorifies amazing isn’t easy. But when Issa Rae, the originator of the Shorty Award-winning strike series The Misadventures of Awkward Dark Girl, is normally that introvert-whether she’s navigating like, the work environment, friendships, or “rapping”-it sure is entertaining. Now, with this New York Moments bestselling debut collection written in her witty and self-deprecating voice, Rae covers from cybersexing in the first days of the web to deflecting unsolicited responses on weight gain, from navigating the perils of eating out alone and public displays of affection to learning to accept yourself-natural hair and all.

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is a book no one-awkward or cool, black, white, or other-will want to miss.