<B><b>From the host of the podcast <i>Terrible, Thanks for Asking</i>—called “a gift” by <i>The New York Times</i>—a raw and humorous essay collection in the spirit of Jenny Lawson and Samantha Irby.</b></B><BR><BR>Nora McInerny does <I>not</I> dance like no one is watching. In fact, she dances like everyone is watching, which is to say, she does not dance at all. A bestselling author and host of the beloved podcast <I>Terrible, Thanks for Asking</I>, she has captured the hearts of millions with her disarming and earnest approach to discussing grief and loss. Now, with <I>Bad Vibes Only</I>, she turns her eye on our aggressively, oppressively optimistic culture, our obsession with self-improvement, and what it really means to live authentically in the online age.<BR><BR>In essays that revisit her cringey past and anticipate her rapidly approaching, early middle-aged future, McInerny lays bare her own chaos, inviting us to drop the façade of perfection and