The Harm in Asking

My Clumsy Encounters with the Human Race

Sara Barron

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English

Crown Publications
28 May 2019

Autobiography: general; Diaries, letters & journals; Humour

A side-splitting new collection of personal essays by Sara Barron, author of People Are Unappealing.

Welcome to the perverse and hilarious mind of Sara Barron. In The Harm in Asking, she boldly addresses the bizarre indignities of everyday life- from invisible pets to mobster roommates, from a hatred of mayonnaise to an unrequited love of k.d. lang, from the ruinous side effect of broccoli to the sheer delight of a male catalogue model. In a voice that is incisive and entirely her own, Barron proves herself the master of the awkward, and she achieves something wonderful and rare- a book that makes you laugh out loud. Simply put- if you read it, you will never be the same.
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*That's not true. You'll probably stay the same. But you'll have laughed a lot. And you'll have learned a fun fact about Jessica Simpson's home spray. See? You didn't even know she had a home spray! The learning has already begun.

By: Sara Barron
Imprint: Crown Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780307720702
ISBN 10: 0307720705
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

SARA BARRON'S work has appeared in Vanity Fair; on Showtime's This American Life,NPR's Weekend Edition, andToday; and at HBO's Comedy Festival. She is a frequent host of The Moth- True Stories Told Live events.

Reviews for The Harm in Asking: My Clumsy Encounters with the Human Race

Praise for Sara Barron Sara Barron's essays... are, dare we say it, as funny as David Sedaris . . . When you aren't squirming, you're laughing out loud. - Los Angeles Times Sara Barron is the reigning queen of New York's live storytelling scene. In The Harm in Asking she proves she's even better written down. -Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test A wickedly funny and dirty treasure trove of modern day oddballs. -Sloane Crosley, author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake Hilarious... Sedaris and Crosley come off as adorable children in Barron's presence. - Cleveland Plain Dealer