The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

"My name is 'J' and I'm awkward--and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be. In the best-selling tradition of Sloan Crosley's I Was Told There'd Be Cake and Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, here is a collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool. But when Issa Rae, the creator of the Shorty Award-winning hit series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, is that introvert--whether she's n

I was like “who is this girl… she needs to be on Amazon Customer Review for The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.I was first introduced to Issa Rae through a coworker who turned me on to her YouTube series “Awkward Black Girl” and I was immediately HOOKED!!!! I was like “who is this girl… she needs to be on TV”. So I knew that she would make it big. Amazon Customer said Best read in a long time. Issa Rae is BRILLIANT! Loved everything about this book! Rae is the queen of awkward and makes you feel your own awkwardness really isn't so bad. I LAUGHED OUT LOUD throughout reading this gem and I look forward to reading more from her.. a"Looking forward to the next one!" according to a2z Consumer. Friends: You have to watch this web series the girl reminds me so much of you.Me: What's the title?Friends: The MisAdventures of the Awkward Black GirlMe: Uhm, thanks.I wouldn't take any of my friends up on their recommendations until I learned that HBO picked up the series and would soon be on TV. Finally, I had moti. z Consumer said Looking forward to the next one!. Friends: You have to watch this web series the girl reminds me so much of you.Me: What's the title?Friends: The MisAdventures of the Awkward Black GirlMe: Uhm, thanks.I wouldn't take any of my friends up on their recommendations until I learned that HBO picked up the series and would soon be on TV. Finally, I had moti