Unreliable narrator: me, myself, and impostor syndrome - aparna nancherla

A hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring imposter syndrome, from the inside and out, by the most successful fraud in comedy Aparna Nancherla is a superstar comedian on the rise--a darling of Netflix and Comedy Centrals comedy special lineups, a headliner at comedy shows and music festivals, a frequenter of late night television and the subject of numerous profiles.

Shes also a successful actor who has written a barrage of thoughtful essays published by the likes of the New York Times .

If you ask her, though, shes a total fraud.

Shed hate to admit it, but no one does imposter syndrome quite like Aparna Nancherla.

UNRELIABLE NARRATOR is a collection of essays that uses Aparnas signature humor to illuminate an interior life, one constantly bossed around by her depression (whom she calls Brenda), laced with anxiety like a horror movie full of jump-scares, and plagued by an unrepenting love-hate relationship with her career as a painfully shy standup comedian.

But luckily, crippling self-doubt comes with the gift of keen self-examination.

These essays deliver hilarious and incredibly insightful meditations on body image, productivity culture, the ultra-meme-ability of mental health language, and who, exactly, gets to make art about nothing.

Despite her own arguments to the contrary, UNRELIABLE NARRATOR is undeniable proof that Aparna is a force--as a comedian and author alike--to be reckoned with.