Stop Me If You've Heard This One

Praise

“A funny and heartfelt tale of one woman grappling with grief, love and how to move forward.” –The New York Times

“Wild, luxurious and absurd…Arnett’s craft and her comedy are on full and feral display.” – Washington Post

“Central Florida [is] a place where Arnett’s writerly claim is now as firm as Flannery O’Connor’s was to rural Georgia” – Vulture

“Sweet, sexy, sad, articulate, and funny.” –Vogue

“As much heart, humor, and gritty realness as can fit between two covers.” – People

“It is clear Arnett…loves Cherry very much, and by the end of Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One, readers will love Cherry too.” – The New York Times Book Review

“For fans of Celia Laskey (for queer reasons) and Lauren Groff (for Florida reasons), Arnett’s latest will have you hooked from its hilariously disastrous opening pages.” – PureWow

“Arnett paints an irresistible portrait of the artist as a clown…Cherry’s story makes a powerful case for pursuing one’s art authentically and fearlessly. It’s a riot.”
–Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

“Arnett grounds the characters and relationships beautifully through her signature style of humor and heart…A funny and tender novel about life’s best and worst punchlines.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Arnett [has] found the sweet spot between heartbreak and humor.” – Minnesota Star-Tribune

“A zany and emotionally resonant book with plenty of tricks up its sleeve.” –Book Riot

“A tender and funny novel about getting unstuck in making art and living life.” –Booklist

“Serves up equal doses of humor and emotion…Arnett excels at striking a pitch-perfect tone of dark humor, delighting in irreverent jokes and descriptions while always probing at something deeper, something closer to the heart…. A darkly comedic tale about ambition, unexpected forms of art, and queer desire, Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One is another brutally funny and surprisingly emotional novel from Kristen Arnett.” -Shelf Awareness

“[Kristen Arnett] really outdid herself this time, and Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One is a certified banger. Can’t wait to force it into the hands of everyone I ever meet.” –Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of Quietly Hostile

“Is there any more brilliant and singular talent than Kristen Arnett? I cried laughing and ached at the zeniths of tenderness its tragicomic brilliance achieves. This may be the best book I’ve ever read.” –Alissa Nutting, author of Tampa

“Brilliant on the relationship between comedy and suffering, and on the bravado and vulnerability of performance…A dazzling, sexy, and hilarious triumph.” – Laura van den Berg, author of The Third Hotel

“One of the funniest books I’ve ever read.” – Jami Attenberg, author of A Reason to See You Again