TikTok sensation, comedian, and digital content creator Elyse Myers shares relatable personal stories told with vulnerability and humor, shining a light on the awkwardness of being human.
How does a raging introvert with crippling social anxiety become “the Internet’s Best Friend,” with 10 million social media followers? The answer: With radical and relatable candor. Elyse Myers is known and loved for sharing personal stories of the most uncomfortably awkward and painfully human moments of all time, paired with the kind of frank empathy that can’t be faked. Elyse knows that life’s extraordinary moments really do hide in plain sight—and fans and readers everywhere respond to her humor and authenticity.
In That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You, Elyse shares a collection of personal stories and illustrations that’s full of deeper storytelling and even more intimate reflections than seen on social media, including:
Spending 7 Minutes in Heaven accidentally friend-zoning your crush Accidentally (there’s that word again!) engaging the services of a French escort while on a semester abroad (Did she want company? Sure!) Moving from California to Australia to Texas to Nebraska to like (maybe even love!) herself How to Fold Hospital Corners in 10 EASY STEPS!—a practical guide and a rumination about . . . everything The “meat cute” when she met her smoke show of a husband at a butcher’s counter in Australia—and how she revealed herself to be an emotional runner Plus stories involving bad dates and is-this-a-dates; the tempting yet futile urge to reinvent yourself, panic attacks and escape hatches, favorite pens and systems to use them, and loving and letting yourself be loved, preferably at the same time.
That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You is moving, surprising, quirky, and smart—an ideal book for fans of Elyse Myers and perfectly imperfect humans everywhere.