I picked this book up because I thought the title was funny. And while I did find that funny and hilarious between the pages of this book, the more important discovery was a witty, poignant, honest recounting of a woman’s journey through singlehood. I mean it wholeheartedly when I say that this is an important book.

Kristin Newman was lucky in her professional life, in that she had steady enough work as a comedy writer in Hollywood (not an easy thing to achieve, especially for a woman). And her professional success allowed her to live a life that I have only dreamed about in my wildest dreams. She would spend the “on seasons” hard at work in the writing room, but when the “off-season” came along Newman would hop on a plane to an exotic location – Argentina, New Zeeland, Iceland, Brazil, and so on – and “do the thing you’re supposed to do in the place you’re supposed to do it”. But she would also have the most amazing adventures and vacationships. And in her book she tells (almost) all. Continue reading →