You’re Embarrassing Yourself

‘With cackle-worthy humour and absolute ease, Akhavan shares her deeply honest stories of culture and identity, modern sexuality and what it is to be an artist. I laughed, I cried and then I laughed again’ Lena Dunham

‘Smart and funny … reminds me of the best of Nora Ephron’ Guardian

‘Hilariously raw, relatable and, dare I even say, sexy’ Jessi Klein

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‘Each of these essays feels like a satisfying night out with your most funny, sexy, and self-deprecating friend. Together, they add up to a moving account of self-acceptance that gives us each permission to take it all a little less seriously’ Anna Sale, host of the podcast Death, Sex & Money and author of Let’s Talk About Hard Things

Desiree Akhavan is a filmmaker and writer. She created the Channel 4 series The Bisexual as well as the films Appropriate Behavior and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. As an episodic director, she’s worked on numerous shows, including Hacks and Ramy. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian and British Vogue.