- SKU: 9780062369819
- BARCODE: 9780062369819
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Real Artists Have Day Jobs: (And Other Awesome Things They Don't Teach You in School) - Paperback
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by Sara Benincasa (Author)
For readers of Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling, and #Girlboss, a hilarious--yet heartfelt--guide to growing up and taking your place in the world by the popular comedian and author of the highly praised Agorafabulous!
While the practical aspects of new adulthood can be nerve-wracking--dating, job-hunting, money-managing--the most important task of all is figuring out who you are and where you fit in the world. Author and comedian Sara Benincasa, now in her mid-thirties, had an absolutely harrowing early twenties and now, on the other side, she has a LOT of hard-earned wisdom and common sense to share.
Real Artists Have Day Jobs includes 52 witty, provocative essays on how to live like a real adult--especially for those who have chosen a slightly more offbeat path to get there. Chock full of information and advice, Sara's warm, smart, empathetic, and quirky voice is relatable to everyone from twenty-somethings and recent college grads to anyone a bit older who's still trying to figure things out. While Sara doesn't have all of life's answers, this indispensable book has more than its share!
Essays include:
- How to Read a Book
- Real Artists Have Day Jobs
- The Power of Being a Dork
- Put Your Clutter in Purgatory
- Ask for Exactly What You Want
- Elect Your Own Executive Board
Equal parts entertaining and educational, Real Artists Have Day Jobs is a life-changing book for strivers and misunderstood creatives everywhere.
Front Jacket
"Sara captures the chaos, horror, and joy of a life pursuit of creativity."--Jim Gaffigan
While the practical aspects of adulthood can be nerve-racking, the most important task of all is figuring out who you are and where you fit in the world. Author and comedian Sara Benincasa has a lot of hard-earned wisdom and common sense to share.
Including 52 witty, provocative essays on how to live like a real adult--especially useful for those who have chosen a slightly more offbeat path to get there--Real Artists Have Day Jobs is relatable to everyone from twentysomethings and recent college grads to anyone a bit older who's still trying to figure things out.
Essays include:
- Stop Apologizing for Everything - Life Is Too Short for Sh*tty Friends - The Power of Being a Dork - It Gets Better, Mostly - Ask for Exactly What You Want - . . . and more!
"An incredible tour de force. If I could repeatedly hit my head so I could give myself a touch of memory loss so that I would be able to read this again for the first time, I would."--Megan Amram
"Sara Benincasa is a great wit, a great woman, and a great writer."--Elizabeth Gilbert
--Jim GaffiganBack Jacket
"Sara captures the chaos, horror, and joy of a life pursuit of creativity."--Jim Gaffigan
While the practical aspects of adulthood can be nerve-racking, the most important task of all is figuring out who you are and where you fit in the world. Author and comedian Sara Benincasa has a lot of hard-earned wisdom and common sense to share.
Including 52 witty, provocative essays on how to live like a real adult--especially useful for those who have chosen a slightly more offbeat path to get there--Real Artists Have Day Jobs is relatable to everyone from twentysomethings and recent college grads to anyone a bit older who's still trying to figure things out.
Essays include:
- Stop Apologizing for Everything - Life Is Too Short for Sh*tty Friends - The Power of Being a Dork - It Gets Better, Mostly - Ask for Exactly What You Want - . . . and more!
"An incredible tour de force. If I could repeatedly hit my head so I could give myself a touch of memory loss so that I would be able to read this again for the first time, I would."--Megan Amram
"Sara Benincasa is a great wit, a great woman, and a great writer."--Elizabeth Gilbert
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