Jena Friedman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Jena Friedman

I’m really loving ⁦@SusannaHoffs⁩’ debut novel This Bird Has Flown!! It comes out in April but you can pre order it here: susannahoffsofficial | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree https://t.co/j8IQDhGcyB

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Oohhh, @bessbell⁩ wrote a pretty cool children’s book, illustrated by ⁦@erin_kraan⁩, it’s available for pre-order now. Check it out here: https://t.co/O0M7qdX2IN

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A fascinating, well-researched account of how private money from far-right billionaires — namely, the Koch brothers — has corrupted our democracy. While this one has nothing to do with comedy, it should be required reading for every U.S. citizen.

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For me, this is an all-time favorite memoir… The world has shifted so much in the 23 years since this playfully brash exposé was first published, and while its larger-than-life author is now tragically dead, his writing endures.

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Best comedies… So I Married An Axe Murderer The Wedding Singer Wet Hot American Summer And I hate to say it but ANNIE HALL… co-written by Marshall Brickman Get Out would be on my list too but it’s less haha funny and more just harrowing, pitch perfect satire

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I've been a fan of Edward Gorey ever since I could read. His macabre illustrations and morbid stories have influenced a lot of my work. I don't think I would have had the confidence to write a 9,000-word essay on dead baby jokes without Gorey as my longtime muse.

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If co sleeping is the only way your baby will sleep and co sleeping is apparently dangerous, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (the same org that now urges new moms to breastfeed for two years— ?!?!) how the fuck do you get your baby to sleep?

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I think this is one of my favorite late nights appearances I’ve ever done. I still can’t believe ⁦@colbertlateshow⁩ left the Epstein joke in. Check it out here: The Surprising Person Jena Friedman Wanted to Write the Forward for “Not Funny” https://t.co/lgFzWCoO1V

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