Tara Schuster is an author, playwright, and accomplished entertainment executive. She served as Vice President of Talent and Development at Comedy Central where she was the Executive in Charge of the Emmy(R) and Peabody Award-winning Key & Peele, the Emmy(R) Award winning @Midnight, and Lights Out with David Spade. She developed and oversaw a diverse slate of programming including Another Period, Detroiters, and Hood Adjacent. Her writing has appeared in InStyle, Thrive Global, Forbes, and The New Yorker online.
"I have to wonder what my life would have been like if I'd had a friend (or imaginary friend) like Tara Schuster when I was in my twenties. Her candor and sincerity are unimpeachable. The lessons she's extrapolated from her unsentimental education are compelling, persuasive, and useful no matter where you are in your life. Good work, Tara!"--Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Life Will Be the Death of Me
"This is the book so many of us need right now: a
fierce-but-tender guide to conquering our self-doubt so that we can
breathe, be kind to ourselves, and enjoy the one life we're
given."--Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling
author of Love Warrior "This isn't just a memoir; it's too
helpful for that. But it's not a self-help guide either; it doesn't
promise to cure your ills and it won't make you roll your eyes.
It's a bracingly honest, funny read that will make you feel you're
not alone in the world. Tara Schuster's debut is like Wild meets
You Are a Badass, and her reflections offer hope for Millennials
that if your parents didn't quite ace their roles, it's not too
late to re-parent yourself."--Adam Grant, New York Times
bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and
Option B
"Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies is so riveting and smart and funny
that the first time I picked it up, I spent hours reading it and
nodding along and crying big salty tears over how sad it feels to
hate yourself, and how good it feels to start crawling toward joy
in spite of everything. Schuster not only offers amazingly
concrete, useful advice, but she shares vivid stories that somehow
make you feel less alone in the world. I strongly, wholeheartedly
recommend this book."--Heather Havrilesky, author of New
York magazine's "Ask Polly" advice column "Buy Yourself the
F*cking Lilies is a game-changer. Full of sage and hilarious real
talk, this poignant primer is a fresh way to discover who you are
and cultivate who you want to be. Buy this book and then buy the
f*cking lilies--unless you have cats because the lilies will kill
them. Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe, and thrive."--Beck
Dorey-Stein, New York Times bestselling author of From
the Corner of the Oval "Should I ever be lucky enough to bump into
Tara Schusteragain on a hike up Temescal Canyon, I will bow to her
and throw roses at her feet, for her lovely observation of our
meeting. This is the book I wish I'd had to guide me through my
twenties."--Anjelica Huston "In this fun, debut
memoir-cum-guide to 'reparenting' oneself and living one's best
life, Schuster, a Comedy Central executive, candidly shares her
worst experiences and what's she learned from them. She writes of
how she went from self-medicating and self-sabotaging to reclaiming
her life by developing healthy rituals such as journaling, writing
thank you notes, using vision boards, and cultivating gratefulness.
She also divulges sage advice she's been given from mentors and
friends, including Jon Stewart and Anjelica Huston. . . . Schuster
is jovial throughout and relies on the authority of her experience
as she surveys but never overly lauds her impressive career. Filled
with gems of wisdom, Schuster's chronicle of her ups and downs is a
winner."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "In this
candid guide to self-care, writer and Comedy Central exec Tara
Schuster outlines regimented but realistic ways to replace
destructive behaviors with healthy ones. . . . Her low-cost tips
for a healthy lifestyle are centered around the notion of caring
for yourself the way you would care for another. . . . Schuster is
generous in sharing her experience with this journey toward
mindfulness. Her anecdotes of friendship, work, family,
relationships, and self-discovery are sweet and rife with imperfect
behavior, which is exactly why readers will find her guidance so
effective."--Booklist
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