Is This OK?

One Woman's Search For Connection Online

Harriet Gibsone

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Picador
10 October 2023

Memoirs; Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Women's health; Humour

'Persistently funny, ill-advisedly honest and deadly accurate' - Caitlin Moran

'This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining' - Bob Mortimer

Music journalist, self-professed creep and former winner of the coveted 'Fittest Girl in Year 11' award, Harriet Gibsone lives in fear of her internet searches being leaked.

Harriet spent much of her young life feeding neuroses and insecurities with obsessive internet searching (including compulsive googling of exes, prospective partners, and their exes), and indulging in whirlwind 'parasocial relationships' (translation: one-sided affairs with celebrities she has never met).

Suddenly, with a diagnosis of early menopause in her late twenties, her relationship with the internet takes a darker turn, as her online addictions are thrown into sharp relief by the corporeal realities of illness and motherhood.

An outrageously funny, raw and painfully honest account of trying to find connection in the age of the internet, Is This Ok? is the launch of an exciting new comic voice.

'Very funny and deeply moving' - Sara Pascoe

'Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down' - Lou Sanders

By: Harriet Gibsone
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 416g
ISBN: 9781035000999
ISBN 10: 1035000997
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 10 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harriet Gibsone began her career as a runner for MTV, before becoming a music journalist in the 00s, writing for publications such as Q, NME, Time Out and Nylon. She spent eight years as a Guardian staff writer and editor and now has a column for its weekend magazine. Her memoir Is This OK? is published in 2023.

Reviews for Is This OK?: One Woman's Search For Connection Online

This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining. -- Bob Mortimer Very funny and deeply moving. -- Sara Pascoe Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down -- Lou Sanders A singular and truly funny voice -- Jamie Demitriou Deeply intense, and insane (in a great way). -- Robert Popper, creator of <i>Friday Night Dinner</i> Written with humour and intelligence * Stylist * A raw and funny memoir exploring mental health, illness and motherhood against the backdrop of obsessive internet and social media activity. * Huffington Post *