The second book of essays from this frank and madly funny blogger.... A sidesplitting polemicist for the most awful situations.--The New York Times, Summer Reading Pick Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., bitches gotta eat blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether talking about how her difficult childhood has led to a problem in making adult budgets, explaining why she should be the new Bachelorette--shes 35-ish, but could easily pass for 60-something--detailing a disastrous pilgrimage-slash-romantic-vacation to Nashville to scatter her estranged fathers ashes, sharing awkward sexual encounters, or dispensing advice on how to navigate friendships with former drinking buddies who are now suburban moms--hang in there for the Costco loot--shes as deft at poking fun at the ghosts of her past self as she is at capturing powerful emotional truths.