It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground by Litt, David
It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground by Litt, David

It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground

* A NATIONAL BESTSELLER * GOODREADS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2025 * TOWN & COUNTRY BEST...
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Author: David Litt
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It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground by Litt, David

It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground

$46.31
It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground by Litt, David

It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground

$46.31
Author: David Litt
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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* A NATIONAL BESTSELLER * GOODREADS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2025 * TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2025 *

A former Obama speechwriter moves to the Jersey Shore and learns to surf with the help of his brother-in-law: a tattooed, truck-driving Joe Rogan superfan.

David, the Yale-educated writer with a fear of sharks, and Matt, the daredevil electrician with a shed full of surfboards, had never been close. But as America's crises piled up and David spiraled into existential dread, he noticed that his brother-in-law was thriving. He began to suspect Matt's favorite hobby had something to do with it.

David started taking surf lessons. For months, he wiped out on waves the height of daffodils. Yet, after realizing that surfing could change him both in and out of the water, he set an audacious goal: riding a big wave in Hawaii. He searched for an expert he could trust to guide and protect him--and when he couldn't find one, he asked Matt. Together, they set out on a journey that spanned coasts, and even continents, before taking them to Oahu's famously dangerous North Shore.

It's Only Drowning is a laugh-out-loud love letter to surfing--and so much more. It's an ode to embarking on adventures at any age. It's a blueprint for becoming braver at a time when it takes courage just to read the news. Most of all, it's the story of an unlikely friendship, one that crosses the fault lines of education, ideology, and culture tearing so many of us apart.

Author: David Litt
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 06/24/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781668035351


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/07/2025
Library Journal 04/18/2025 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2025
Booklist 05/01/2025 pg. 14
Shelf Awareness 06/28/2025

About the Author
David Litt is the New York Times bestselling author of Thanks, Obama; Democracy in One Book or Less; and It's Only Drowning. A former senior speechwriter for Barack Obama, described as "the comic muse for the president" for his work on White House Correspondents' Dinner monologues, he has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, and more. Along with writing speeches and jokes for political figures, athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and philanthropists, David was the head writer/producer at Funny Or Die, DC, and has written and sold comedy pilots for Comedy Central, ABC, and NBC. He and his wife divide their time between Washington, DC, and Asbury Park, New Jersey. Find out more at DavidLittBooks.com.
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