{"product_id":"9781101985892","title":"The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4\", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian","description":"You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, \u003ci\u003eUnited Shades of America\u003c\/i\u003e. Or maybe you’ve read about him in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, which called him “the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years.” Or maybe from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, fawning over his brand of humor writing: \"Bell’s gimmick is intersectional progressivism: he treats racial, gay, and women’s issues as inseparable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter all this love and praise, it’s time for the next step: a book. \u003ci\u003eThe Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell\u003c\/i\u003e is a humorous, well-informed take on the world today, tackling a wide range of issues, such as race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; right-wing politics; left-wing politics; failure; his interracial marriage; white men; his up-bringing by very strong-willed, race-conscious, yet ideologically opposite parents; his early days struggling to find his comedic voice, then his later days struggling to find his comedic voice; why he never seemed to fit in with the Black comedy scene . . . or the white comedy scene; how he was a Black nerd way before that became a thing; how it took his wife and an East Bay lesbian to teach him that racism and sexism often walk hand in hand; and much, much more.","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116649857264,"sku":"9781101985892","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101985892_p0.jpg?v=1763690486","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101985892","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}