https://pithybooks.com/tags/essays/ Latest Pithy Books summaries tagged “essays”. en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:12:11 GMT https://pithybooks.com/books/is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me/ https://pithybooks.com/books/is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mindy Kaling recalls Boston childhood, Dartmouth comedy, New York hustle, and The Office writers room. https://pithybooks.com/books/yes-please/ https://pithybooks.com/books/yes-please/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Amy Poehler moves from Boston childhood through UCB and SNL to Parks and Recreation in this 2014 memoir. Funny essays on work, motherhood, divorce, and saying yes. https://pithybooks.com/books/me-talk-pretty-one-day/ https://pithybooks.com/books/me-talk-pretty-one-day/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sedaris on French classes, family chaos, and learning to speak badly in two languages. https://pithybooks.com/books/bossypants/ https://pithybooks.com/books/bossypants/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tina Fey moves from Pennsylvania childhood through improv and SNL to 30 Rock in this funny 2011 memoir. Expect backstage stories, jokes about work and motherhood, and sharp asides. https://pithybooks.com/books/harper-lees-to-kill-a-mockingbird/ https://pithybooks.com/books/harper-lees-to-kill-a-mockingbird/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Harold Bloom's criticism volume on To Kill a Mockingbird: its essays on censorship, race, regionalism, and Atticus Finch, and how scholars have read Harper Lee's classic.