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I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
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"A truth-riot of a book!"Shonda Rhimes
New York Times Bestseller
#1 Washington Post Bestseller
Redbook "20 Books By Women You Must Read this Fall"
GoodHousekeeping.com "17 New Best New Books to Read This Fall"
BookRiot "100 Must-Read Hilarious Books"
Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist
Comedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi, serves up necessary advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essays
With over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I'm Judging You is her debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives. It passes on lessons and side-eyes on life, social media, culture, and fame, from addressing those terrible friends we all have to serious discussions of race and media representation to what to do about your fool cousin sharing casket pictures from Grandma's wake on Facebook.
With a lighthearted, razor sharp wit and a unique perspective, I'm Judging You is the handbook the world needs, doling out the hard truths and a road map for bringing some "act right" into our lives, social media, and popular culture. It is the Do-Better Manual.

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"A truth-riot of a book!"Shonda Rhimes
New York Times Bestseller
#1 Washington Post Bestseller
Redbook "20 Books By Women You Must Read this Fall"
GoodHousekeeping.com "17 New Best New Books to Read This Fall"
BookRiot "100 Must-Read Hilarious Books"
Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist
Comedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi, serves up necessary advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essays
With over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I'm Judging You is her debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives. It passes on lessons and side-eyes on life, social media, culture, and fame, from addressing those terrible friends we all have to serious discussions of race and media representation to what to do about your fool cousin sharing casket pictures from Grandma's wake on Facebook.
With a lighthearted, razor sharp wit and a unique perspective, I'm Judging You is the handbook the world needs, doling out the hard truths and a road map for bringing some "act right" into our lives, social media, and popular culture. It is the Do-Better Manual.

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        "The Internet's newest comic phenom . . . . She has been hailed by Bono and Shonda Rhimes for her singular voice and stinging political commentary...You may not have heard her name yet. But you probably will, because Luvvie Ajayi, a Nigerian-born "professional shade thrower," as she calls herself, is offering incisive, hilarious commentary on polarizing issues (race and gender in particular), and she has found her audience."

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      • source: Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Best Friends Forever
      • content: "I don't know how Luvvie Ajayi got so smart so young about so many things, from feminism to social media, from the pervasiveness of rape culture to the excellence of Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits. I'm just grateful she has chosen to share her wisdom with the rest of us in this warm and witty book. The world is going to love it!"
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      • content: "Luvvie Ajayi calls out everybody on their bad behavior . . . but she does it with such a light and funny touch that you can't help but laugh even as you learn."
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        July 4, 2016
        Ajayi, the voice behind the pop culture blog Awesomely Luvvie and the cofounder of the Red Pump project, an HIV/AIDS awareness nonprofit, writes with humor and intelligence about a range of topics, including personal hygiene, social media etiquette, racism, sex tapes, rape culture, plastic surgery, weight, homophobia, reality television, feminism, and even the Comic Sans font. The book is a light, 21st-century discussion of manners and morals, with Ajayi taking people to task for oversharing on social media or for being casually bigoted. The the book has a strong social message and is funny—Ajayi includes footnotes explaining her made-up words and expressions—but the material is a little too familiar and far reaching. Ajayi is at her best when she delves into her personal experiences as a Nigerian immigrant in the U.S. and combines humor with pathos; this honesty makes the book worth reading. Agent: Michael Harriot, Folio Literary Agency.

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        July 1, 2016
        A collection of societal criticism tempered with humor.If you combined Joan Rivers, Whoopi Goldberg, and Amy Schumer and added a twist of Nigerian slang for that extra bit of tang, you'd come close to deciphering the unusual blend that comprises Ajayi's writing. At first glance, these essays appear to be fluffy, making fun of odd things such as posting pictures of someone's grandma pre-burial or complaining about women who don't wash their bras more than once per year. But if readers push past the forced humor, expletives, and made-up words, they will discover that Ajayi explores real issues. Why is racism still so rampant in the United States? Ditto rape, and why does it take so long for a woman to be heard when she accuses her attacker? Why are people still homophobic? Why do people lighten their skin or undergo cosmetic surgery? "There are seven billion of us on earth, and we are all different," writes the author. "But one thing is clear: humans excel at using our differences as excuses to act like assholes and torment each other....We have created rigid, yet often invisible, systems that keep some people at the top on the backs of others at the bottom, based on their identity markers....I am judging all of us for being shitty humans by being culture vultures, homophobic jackasses, racist trolls, sexist douchebags, and born-again hypocrites." By exposing the uncool, unwashed underbelly of American society, Ajayi's essays force readers to reconsider their stances on a variety of issues, including social media and the public airing of everything, celebrities, sex tapes, the various types of friendships one might have, feminism, religion. Be prepared for some laughs, but also be prepared to think and confront tougher issues. Bits of humor help these occasionally hard-hitting essays go down.

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        In her much-read blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Ajayi addresses popular culture with sharpened wit. But she also acts as a professional gadfly to plumb cultural significance, media representation of race, contemporary mores, and more. Look for Ajayi at LJ's upcoming Day of Dialog.

        Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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"A truth-riot of a book!"Shonda Rhimes
New York Times Bestseller
#1 Washington Post Bestseller
Redbook "20 Books By Women You Must Read this Fall"
GoodHousekeeping.com "17 New Best New Books to Read This Fall"
BookRiot "100 Must-Read Hilarious Books"
Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist
Comedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi, serves up necessary advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essays
With over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I'm Judging You is her debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives. It passes on lessons and side-eyes on life, social media, culture, and fame, from addressing...

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