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The Clasp

How Did You Get This Number

Look Alive Out There

I Was Told There'd Be Cake

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Summer Reader Poll 2019: Funny Books

We Did It For The LOLs: 100 Favorite Funny Books

August 20, 2019 • We thought you might need a laugh right about now, so this year's summer reader poll celebrates all the books (and one short story, and a few uncategorizable gems) that make you laugh out loud.

Look Alive Out There

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'Look Alive Out There' Elevates Its Anecdotes With Humor And Feeling

April 3, 2018 • Sloane Crosley returns to form with her first essay collection in eight years, covering everything from an escalating battle with her neighbor's hip but noisy children to mountain climbing in Ecuador.

The Clasp

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This 'Clasp' Doesn't Quite Hold Together

October 13, 2015 • Sloane Crosley's new novel, The Clasp, follows a group of disaffected 30-somethings who gather for a classmate's posh wedding — but the casual misanthropy of the characters dims the book's pleasures.

New In Paperback

Big Names Are Back: Keith Richards, Marlo Thomas, Gary Shteyngart, And More

May 5, 2011 • Lots of big names are back in paperback form this week: There are two new dystopian novels from Bret Easton Ellis and Gary Shteyngart, and memoirs from Keith Richards, Marlo Thomas and rising humorist Sloane Crosley.

Fun In The Sun: Laugh-Out-Loud Summer Books

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Critics' Lists: Summer 2010

Fun In The Sun: Laugh-Out-Loud Summer Books

July 21, 2010 • Read these books at the beach, and people two towels over will wonder why you're chortling. There are plenty of books that will make you laugh, but critic Heller McAlpin separates the mere giggles from the all-out gut-busters.

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Humorist Sloane Crosley's Got Your 'Number'

July 10, 2010 • Crosley's first collection of humor essays, I Was Told There'd Be Cake, focused on her misadventures in Manhattan. In How Did You Get This Number, the Random House publicist takes her funny, fish-out-of-water experiences overseas.

Humorist Sloane Crosley's Got Your 'Number'

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'How Did You Get This Number': Dial W For Wit

June 30, 2010 • Sloane Crosley follows I Was Told There'd Be Cake with a new collection of sparkling personal essays. She serves up humorous observations and mordant opinions in carefully calibrated cocktails of self-absorption and self-deprecation.