Go Ask Ali: Half-Baked Advice (and Free Lemonade)

by Ali Wentworth

Overview

New York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers her hilarious and unique advice on surviving the absurdity of modern life in her third collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.

Ali Wentworth’s first two books, Ali in Wonderland and Happily Ali After, were lauded by readers, critics, and fellow comedians alike. Entertainment Weekly included Happily Ali After on its "Must List" and hailed it as "hilarious. . . . Her glass isn’t half full—it’s "empty and cracked," while Cosmopolitan praised it as "razor-sharp." Chelsea Handler called Ali in Wonderland "truly hilarious," and Kathy Griffin christened it, "Chicken Soup for the Vagina." Alec Baldwin has described Ali as "funny and warm and crazy all at once. Like Barbara Eden. But on something. Like crystal meth," and Jerry Seinfeld has raved, "Everything that comes out of Ali Wentworth’s mouth is funny!"

At once endearing and hilarious, thoughtful and far-fetched, this third collection offers Ali at her wisest and wittiest as she delivers tips, pointers, and quips on a host of life’s conundrums and sticky situations, including the funny, sometimes embarrassing yet unforgettable situations that have shaped her inimitable world view as a wife, mother, actress, comedian, and all around bon vivant. Thoroughly entertaining, Go Ask Ali is packed with thoughts and musings from "the girlfriend you want to have a glass of wine with, the one who makes you laugh because she sees the funny and the absurd in everything" (Huffington Post).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062466037
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/24/2018
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	837,514
File size:	888 KB

About the Author

Ali Wentworth is the author of Ali in Wonderland and Happily Ali After. The star of the comedy series Nightcap, she made a name for herself on the sketch comedy show In Living Color, and her film credits include Jerry Maguire, The Real Blonde, Office Space, and It’s Complicated. A native of Washington, D.C., she lives in New York City with her husband, George Stephanopoulos, and their two daughters. Follow Ali on Twitter: @AliEWentworth

Table of Contents

Introduction: It's Never Too Late for a Happy Childhood 1

Part I This Much I Know

Chapter 1 Gutting to the Chapel 7

Chapter 2 Insta-slam 17

Chapter 3 Kindness 27

Chapter 4 Maine 33

Chapter 5 Mona 43

Chapter 6 Shh, I Love My Husband 53

Chapter 7 Hold on to Your Summer 61

Chapter 8 Pretty Funny 71

Part II Cautionary Tales

Chapter 9 Lessons from a Movie Star 81

Chapter 10 Peka Gone 91

Chapter 11 Hot Babysitter 101

Chapter 12 There Once Was a Man Who Flew to Nantucket 109

Chapter 13 Ah Yes, Family Vacation 117

Chapter 14 Gossip Girl 133

Part III Half-Baked Advice

Chapter 15 So Long, Joe 143

Chapter 16 Tiny Life 155

Chapter 17 And They Called It Puppy Love 163

Chapter 18 Let Them Go 173

Chapter 19 Sex Tape 181

Chapter 20 Cursed 189

Chapter 21 Twenty Things I Know for Sure 199

Acknowledgments 203

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2018
In her previous collection, Happily Ali After, Wentworth jokes with readers as if they were her best friends. But in this newest work, the actress/comedian assumes a more maternal voice. In telling personal anecdotes, the author lays bare small humiliations and past mistakes so that readers can learn from them and, like her own children, use this wisdom to realize better versions of themselves. And while some readers may not be looking for advice or, for that matter, another mother, Wentworth's candidness, humility, and humor are compelling, offering an original point-of-view and a sharp wit—and an endearing weakness for cheese plates and cheap caviar. In other words, even readers who are not seeking opinions will find themselves listening to her anyway. Though Wentworth laments in one essay having been, as an actress, typecasted as the "relatable" friend, as a writer, it is her greatest strength. VERDICT A breezy read that promises instant gratification. [See Prepub Alert, 10/22/17.]—Meagan Lacy, Guttman Community Coll., CUNY

Library Journal

Praise for Ali Wentworth: “Irresistible.... She is sharply observant and incisively funny.... Readers who like Nora Ephron and Laurie Notaro won’t want to miss Wentworth.” — Library Journal

“Wentworth spins hilarious tales of parenting, relationships and, yes, getting older.” — People

“Everything that comes out of Ali Wentworth’s mouth is funny!” — Jerry Seinfeld

“Razor-sharp.” — Cosmopolitan

From the Publisher

Razor-sharp.

Cosmopolitan

Wentworth spins hilarious tales of parenting, relationships and, yes, getting older.

People

Everything that comes out of Ali Wentworth’s mouth is funny!

Jerry Seinfeld

Razor-sharp.

Cosmopolitan

Wentworth spins hilarious tales of parenting, relationships and, yes, getting older.

on Happily Ali After People

Irresistible.... She is sharply observant and incisively funny.... Readers who like Nora Ephron and Laurie Notaro won’t want to miss Wentworth. Reading this book is like sitting with a best girlfriend-how fitting it is that Wentworth dedicated it to all of hers.

on Happily Ali After Cosmopolitan