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From award-winning comedian Sara Benincasa comes "AGORAFABULOUS! Dispatches from My Bedroom" (William Morrow; On-sale February 14, 2012) a hilarious, raw and poignant memoir of how a terrified young woman trapped by her own imagination left behind the box-like confines of agoraphobia to become a high-functioning professional smartass.
Sara Benincasa’s struggle with panic disorder began with childhood anxiety attacks and intensified until, at the age of twenty-one, she developed full-on agoraphobia. Her fears were so severe she was afraid to leave her own bedroom. She sank into suicidal depression. Garbage piled up against the wall as her appetite for food—and life—slipped away. Finally, two college friends contacted Sara’s family out of fear for her safety and state of mind. With the help of friends and family, therapy and drugs Sara began to build a new life and move away from the darkness.
Today, Sara Benincasa is an internationally touring comedian, as well as a writer, blogger and podcast host. The writer and star of the one-woman show Agorafabulous!, she has appeared throughout the media and was a citizen-journalist for the 2008 MTV Choose or Lose Street Team. Sara hosts the web series "Gettin’ Wet with Sara B" and the popular podcast "Sex and Other Human Activities." She lives in New York City. More info, photos, and videos available at:
www.SaraBenincasa.com
AGORAFABULOUS! is an unpretentious, no-holds-barred, entertaining and relatable memoir. Advance praise:
“Sara’s story of overcoming a debilitating fear is told with such honesty and hilarity that all I want to do now is hang out with her in a tiny room and not let her leave until she tells me more stories.”
—SARAH COLONNA, author of Life as I Blow It
“If I ever get thrown in a mental institution, my only hope would be having Sara as a cellmate. Her funny and poignant perspective makes Agorafabulous! a stellar debut.”
—JULIE KLAM, author of You Had Me at Woof
“Sara’s comedy is uplifting, deeply personal, and very funny. As difficult as her agoraphobia is to manage, she’s pulled through it beautifully. Agorafabulous! manages to make you laugh even as she’s peeing into cereal bowls and hiding them under her bed.”
—ROB DELANEY, comedian and columnist, Vice magazine
“With storytelling that is hilarious, honest, raw, and absurd, Agorafabulous! puts you in the body and mind of an extraordinary individual who accepts and embraces her full self.”
—BARATUNDE THURSTON, author of How to Be Black
“Sara is pee-your-pants, makes-you-happy-to-be-alive funny. As a performer and as a writer, her exuberant, ridiculously likable voice makes you realize time and time again you are not actually alone in this big bad world. Because, hallelujah, a self-deprecating, whip-smart, rising-above-her-own-challenges provocateur genius like her really does exist.”
—MANDY STADTMILLER, entertainment writer
“Sara’s blunt and quirkily humorous take on the crippling anxiety that held her hostage in her own home will have you laughing out loud one minute and wanting to hug her the next.”
—KAMBRI CREWS, author of Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir
“Agorafabulous! is laugh-out loud funny, even as it’s taking on deadly serious issues.”
—Feministing.com
