I Don't Care about Your Band : What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters, and Other Guys I've Dated

Introducing a new comedy voice in the tradition of Amy Sedaris and Chelsea Handles in a hilarious memoir about the humiliations we endure to find love-and the lessons that can be culled from the wreckage According to Julie Klausner, "what Sarah Vowell is to American history, I am to guys in their thirties who have never been married and really like Cat Power." Inspired by her New York Times"Modern Love" piece about getting the brush-off from an indie rock musician, I Don't Care About Your Bandis the true story of Klausner's rocky road to romantic enlightenment, laced with tales from her "cartoonishly Jewish" upbringing and brimming with truisms to which any woman who's ever been on a date will relate. Such as: ·Find a Gay Best Friend, Immediately.Nobody will be meaner when talking about the guy who broke your heart. ·A Friend with Benefits is Like a Unicorn that Craps Cupcakes.Fun to imagine, but not real. ·It's a Great Idea to Have Coffee with a Married Man. If you're doing research for your dissertation on narcissism. ·"Crazy" Is an STD.And there are worse things you can catch from guys who aren't right for you. By turns edgy and deeply personal, with rapid-fire humor throughout, I Don't Care About Your Bandshows the evolution of a young woman who endured myriad encounters with some very twisted men-to emerge with real-world wisdom on matters of the heart.

Julie Klausner is a writer, actress, and comedian who has appeared on VH1's Best Week Ever, where she is a staff writer, and has performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in many shows. Her writing has appeared on Saturday Night Live's "TV Funhouse", and on The Big Gay Sketch Show, and her prose has appeared in The New York Times, New York magazine (online), mcsweeney's.net and salon.com.