I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis Macnicol

I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis Macnicol

Come to Paris, August 2021, when the City of Lights was still empty of tourists, and a thirst for long overdue pleasure gripped those who wandered its streets. After New York City emptied out in March 2020, Glynnis MacNicol, aged 46, unmarried with no children, spent 16 months alone in her tiny Manhattan apartment. The isolation was punishing. A year without touch. Women are warned of invisibility as they age, but this was an extreme loneliness no one can prepare you for. When the opportunity to sublet a friend's apartment in Paris arose, MacNicol jumped on it. Leaving felt like less of a risk than a necessity. What follows is a decadent, unexpected journey into one woman's pursuit of radical enjoyment. The weeks in Paris are filled with friendship and food and sex. There is dancing on the Seine; a plethora of gooey cheese; midnight bike rides through empty Paris; handsome men; afternoons wandering through the empty Louvre; nighttime swimming in the ocean off a French island. And yes, plenty of nudity. In the spirit of Deborah Levy and Annie Ernaux, I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself is an intimate, insightful, powerful, and endlessly pleasurable memoir of an intensely lived experience whose meaning and insight expands far beyond the personal narrative. MacNicol is determined to document the beauty, excess, and triumph of a life that does not require permission. The pursuit of enjoyment is a political act, both a right and a responsibility. Enjoying yourself - as you are - is not something the world tells you is possible, but it is. Here's the proof.

Glynnis MacNicol is a co-founder of The Li.st and a writer. She was previously the Media Editor at Business Insider and the co-founder of Mediaite.com. Capital New York is where she contributes. She was a regular contributor to Playboy.com during the 2008 election season. Her work has also appeared in Marie Claire, The Daily Beast, Outside, Macleans, and AOL Opinion, among others, in print and online.

She began her career in the media as an associate editor at the Huffington Post's Eat the Press media blog and as the editor of FishbowlNY. She had previously worked as a book publisher's spy. Glynnis has appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, NBC, CBC, Al Jazeera, and CNN's Reliable Sources to discuss the nexus of media and politics.

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ISBN 13	9780593655757
ISBN 10	0593655753
Title	I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
Author	Glynnis Macnicol
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2024-06-11
Number of pages	304
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