Is This OK?

Laugh-out-loud-on-the-train funny … swings between silliness and profundity … This is a book to hold on to and one to share, a warning and a map created by a watchful girl, telling others what may lie ahead – Maeve Higgins, Guardian
This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining. – Bob Mortimer
Persistently funny, ill-advisedly honest and deadly accurate … My mind is blown – Caitlin Moran, author of More Than a Woman
A hugely enjoyable read … [a] delight of a memoir – Otegha Uwagba, The Times
Eye-wateringly honest and all-too-relatable … funny and wise * Observer *
Very funny and deeply moving. – Sara Pascoe
Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down – Lou Sanders
Brutally honest but brilliantly funny and poignant too … Utterly relatable * Glamour *
Hilarious and cringe-inducingly nostalgic … It’s a cliché to say “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry”, but with this book, you really will * New Statesman *
A singular and truly funny voice – Jamie Demitriou
Deeply intense, and insane (in a great way). – Robert Popper, creator of Friday Night Dinner
Written with humour and intelligence * Stylist *
A raw and funny memoir exploring mental health, illness and motherhood against the backdrop of obsessive internet and social media activity. * Huffington Post *
Gloriously unfiltered, hilariously unhinged and utterly unlike anything else you’ll read this year. Harriet’s incredibly moving memoir made me laugh out loud, cringe, reminisce and think deeply. What a wonderful introduction to a truly singular comedic voice; I remain in awe! – Yomi Adegoke
Very funny and moving * Evening Standard *
Devastating and funny as f*ck. I can’t remember when I was last so struck by a voice … Harriet Gibsone is a SPECTACULAR writer – Terri White
Just read this from its giggly heights to its mortifying depths … I feel like I’ve been through something. Something really worth going through. – Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Brilliant. Incredibly funny, chillingly accurate, real sad. Harriet Gibsone is a spectacular writer – Stevie Martin

Harriet Gibsone began her career as a runner for MTV, before becoming a music journalist in the 00s, writing for publications such as Q, NME, Time Out and Nylon. She spent eight years as a Guardian staff writer and editor and now has a column for its weekend magazine. Her memoir Is This OK? is published in 2023.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.