{"product_id":"thats-how-they-get-you-an-unruly-anthology-of-black-american-humor-paperback","title":"That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDamon Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48049713971421,"sku":"9780593468715","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/naDVBPTtN29780593468715.webp?v=1781746165","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/thats-how-they-get-you-an-unruly-anthology-of-black-american-humor-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}