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Author: Rebecca Gibel ,
Alexandra Petri
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Imprint: HighBridge Audio
ISBN: 9781665116220
ISBN 10: 1665116226
Publication Date: 14 July 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
[A] superb and stinging collection of new and previously published pieces...Acidic and spot-on, Petri's work captures the surreal quality of Trump's tenure as perhaps no other book has. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) [Petri is] a fresh and prolific voice, someone who [is] able to make the painful reality of our current sociopolitical dumpster fire not just very, very funny, but stingingly poignant. -- Washington Post Brilliant and wry...Petri hilariously roasts the last five years in American culture...A stress-reducing belly laugh, and assurance that creative writing's role in interpreting culture hasn't been lost in these uncertain times. -- Booklist (starred review) Narrator Rebecca Gibel offers a humorous performance of this collection of satirical essays...[with a] crisp and understated yet energetic voice...Full of sharp humor and horrified dismay, Petri's powerful words are enhanced by Gibel's deadpan, reassuring delivery. -- AudioFile
"""[A] superb and stinging collection of new and previously published pieces...Acidic and spot-on, Petri's work captures the surreal quality of Trump's tenure as perhaps no other book has."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""[Petri is] a fresh and prolific voice, someone who [is] able to make the painful reality of our current sociopolitical dumpster fire not just very, very funny, but stingingly poignant."" -- ""Washington Post"" ""Brilliant and wry...Petri hilariously roasts the last five years in American culture...A stress-reducing belly laugh, and assurance that creative writing's role in interpreting culture hasn't been lost in these uncertain times."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" ""Narrator Rebecca Gibel offers a humorous performance of this collection of satirical essays...[with a] crisp and understated yet energetic voice...Full of sharp humor and horrified dismay, Petri's powerful words are enhanced by Gibel's deadpan, reassuring delivery."" -- ""AudioFile"""
Author Information
Kasha Kensington had early aspirations of becoming a trapeze performer, but in the end she decided to pursue a degree in communications at SUNY Binghamton, where she discovered a gift for voice-over. She works extensively in both radio and the audiobook industry. Alexandra Petri is an American humorist and newspaper columnist at the Washington Post. She lives in Washington DC.
