Sponsored by Park Row Books and EVERGREEN TIDINGS FROM THE BAUMGARTNERS by Gretchen Anthony.
In her trademark ultra-chill style, she rants about interracial dating, the whiteness of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop newsletter and paying off $65,000 in student loans. As a follow up to her first bestselling title You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain, Robinson’s comedy is really for everyone. She is gearing up to record the next 2 Dope Queens at King’s Theatre in Brooklyn next month, but the 34-year-old took some time to speak to us about her British boyfriend, her fanbase, and why there’s more to life than selfies.
I love Phoebe Robinson—when I’m not nodding along, I’m cracking up!
“I could not put the script down, it had so much dark humor to it which a lot of my work does, and there are themes of female empowerment which are so strong and relateable. So I went in with, not with confidence, but at least a sense that I belonged in the room, that somehow magically in terms of timing and luck that this opportunity was open to me and I was definitely going to make the best of it.”
Cathy Yan talks about landing the directing job for DC’s Birds of Prey.
View this post on InstagramWorld, look out. PATSY IS COMING! (June 4, Liveright/Norton). ✨✨✨New York Times Best Selling author, Alexander Chee calls it “stunningly powerful,” Man Booker Prize Finalist, Chigozie Obioma “Beautiful, shattering, and deeply affecting,” Whiting Award winner, Esme Weijun Wang “elegantly written and deeply felt,” Jodi Picoult “exquisite,” and Cristina Henriquez “a beautiful book, as heartbreaking as it is restorative.” (I’m bawling with joy!!!!) #grateful #PATSY #bookstagram #book #booklove ✨✨✨
OMG we have a cover and release date for Nicole Dennis-Benn’s next novel and that scream you heard was me because I loved Here Comes The Sun!
Source : Phoebe Robinson’s Great Advice “Don’t Be An A-hole”: Critical Linking, November 5
