{"product_id":"thats-how-they-get-you-an-unruly-anthology-of-black-american-humor-9780593468715","title":"That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Thurber Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a pioneering collection of Black humor from some of the most acclaimed writers and performers at work today - NOW IN PAPERBACK WITH A NEW STORY BY DAMON YOUNG \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Crackling, hilarious. . . . You won't want to miss it.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Completely absorbing.\"--Amy Sedaris \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA critic explores the paradox of finding community in \"the dozens\" while grieving. A violent town ritual causes an all-too-familiar moral panic. An email thread between friends on why we need an updated \u003ci\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/i\u003e but for public toilets. All across the nation, \"Karens\" become illegal overnight. These are just a few of the hilarious worlds contained in Damon Young's groundbreaking anthology featuring the best, funniest, and Blackest essays, short stories, letters, and rants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith words that roast, ignite, and burn while connecting to and coalescing around a singular thesis, \u003ci\u003eThat's How They Get You\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes how and why Black American humor is uniquely transfixing. This is a mixture of not just observational anxieties and stream-of-consciousness lucidities but also acute political clarity about America. Edited and with an introduction by Damon Young, the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, \u003c\/i\u003e the collection features new material from an all-star roster of contributors, including Hanif Abdurraqib, Mahogany L. Browne, Wyatt Cenac, Kiese Laymon, Deesha Philyaw, Roy Wood Jr., and Nicola Yoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damon Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593468715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePittsburgh writer \u003cb\u003eDAMON YOUNG's \u003c\/b\u003edebut memoir, \u003ci\u003eWhat Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. A founder of the culture blog \u003ci\u003eVery Smart Brothas\u003c\/i\u003e and creator and host of the Crooked Media podcast \u003ci\u003eStuck with Damon Young, \u003c\/i\u003e Young has been a contributing columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing opinion writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and a columnist for \u003ci\u003eGQ \u003c\/i\u003eand was the inaugural writer-in-residence at the University of Pittsburgh's David C. Frederick Honors College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Damon Young \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449345716381,"sku":"9780593468715","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ac23936f-11f6-4bdc-9d70-2350575c53ed.jpg?v=1781632604","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/thats-how-they-get-you-an-unruly-anthology-of-black-american-humor-9780593468715","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}