That was awkward: the art and etiquette of the awkward hug, hardcover/emily flake

Description From New Yorker humorist Emily Flake, a hilarious, oddly enlightening book of illustrations and observations that embrace the inescapable awkwardness of two human beings attempting to make physical contact with one another Weve all been there.

You encounter your former colleague--the one whom you always suspected had eaten your yogurt that one time.

Your ex-boyfriends sister.

The elementary school classmate whose name you dont quite remember.

That aunt youre not sure your mom is cool with.

Do you shake hands? Do you hug? Do you-- horrors --kiss on the cheek? Or-- double horrors --kiss on both cheeks? And then it happens.

The awkward hug.

That cultural blight weve all experienced.

Emily Flake--keen observer of human behavior and lifes less-than-triumphant moments--codifies the most common awkward hugs that have plagued us all (sadly, multiple times).

Filled with laugh-out-loud anecdotes and illustrations, astute observations, and wise advice, That Was Awkward is a heartwarming reminder that were all in this together, grasping hastily at each other in an attempt to say: lets embrace to remind ourselves of our essential and connecting humanity, but also, please dont touch me for more than three seconds.

About the Author Emily Flakes cartoons and humorous essays run regularly in The New Yorker, The Nib, and many other publications.

Her weekly strip, Lulu Eightball, ran in alt-weeklies for many years.

Shes written and illustrated two books: These Things Aint Gonna Smoke Themselves and Mama Tried .

Her illustrations and cartoons appear in publications all over the world, including the New York Times, Newsweek, the Globe and Mail, The Onion, The New Statesman, and Forbes.

She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, daughter, and a frail, elderly orange cat.