Wreckage of My Presence - Casey Wilson

"Magnificent." -People Magazine The instant New York Times bestseller: Laugh-out-loud deeply insightful and emotion-filled essays from multitalented actress comedian podcaster and writer Casey Wilson. Casey Wilson has a lot on her mind and she isn't afraid to share. In this dazzling collection each essay skillfully constructed and brimming with emotion she shares her thoughts on the joys and vagaries of modern-day womanhood and motherhood introduces the not-quite-typical family that made her who she is and persuasively argues that lowbrow pop culture is the perfect lens through which to examine human nature. Whether she's extolling the virtues of eating in bed processing the humiliation over her father's late in life perm mourning her mother's passing or revealing her patented method for keeping the mystery alive in a marriage Casey is witty candid and full of poignant and funny surprises. Humorous dives into her obsessions and areas of personal expertise-self-help nice guys cool girls (not her) and how to receive visitors in the bath-are matched by touching meditations on female friendship anger grief motherhood and identity. Reading The Wreckage of My Presence is like spending time with a close friend-a deeply passionate full-tilt joyous excessive compulsive shameless hungry-for-it-all loyal cheerleading friend. A friend who is ready for any big feelings that come her way-and isn't afraid to embrace them.