Laurie Notaro, EXCUSE ME WHILE I DISAPPEAR: Tales of Midlife Mayhem
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro joins Zibby to talk about Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem, a hilarious new memoir about life after fifty. The two tackle sleep deprivation, pot gummies, disintegrating tendons, AARP memberships, and the perks of being invisible! Laurie also reveals the origins of her comedic genius, gives an update on her husband’s health, and shares her dismay at the lack of midlife representation in everything but medication ads!
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| 0:58.3 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Lori Notero is the author of Excuse Me While I Disappear, Tales of Midlife Mayhem, |
| 1:04.1 | which, by the way, I found to be one of the most hilarious and helpful books that I have |
| 1:08.5 | read of late. |
| 1:10.0 | Lori Notaro is the number one New York Times best-selling author of the humor memoirs |
| 1:14.1 | The Idiot Girl's Action Adventure Club, Autobiography of a Fat Bride, I Love Everybody, |
| 1:19.8 | The Idiot Girl in the Flaming Tantrum of Death, which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize, |
| 1:24.9 | and Housebroken, among others. |
| 1:26.8 | She is also the author of three works |
| 1:28.3 | of fiction, including the historical novel Crossing the Horizon. Born in Brooklyn, New York, |
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