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Is This OK? by Harriet Gibsone
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Is This OK?

One Woman's Search For Connection Online

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Narrator Harriet Gibsone

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Length 8 hours 7 minutes
Language English
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'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.

The audiobook is narrated by Harriet Gibsone and includes an exclusive audio Q&A with Harriet.


'Very funny and deeply moving' – Sara Pascoe

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

Former Guardian culture writer 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 her first book.

Former Guardian culture writer 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 her first book.

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Reviews

Very funny and moving Hilarious and cringe-inducingly nostalgic . . . It’s a cliché to say “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry”, but with this book, you really will Eye-wateringly honest and all-too-relatable . . . funny and wise This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining. Very funny and deeply moving. Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down A singular and truly funny voice Deeply intense, and insane (in a great way). Persistently funny, ill-advisedly honest and deadly accurate . . . My mind is blown Written with humour and intelligence A raw and funny memoir exploring mental health, illness and motherhood against the backdrop of obsessive internet and social media activity. Brilliant. Incredibly funny, chillingly accurate, real sad. Harriet Gibsone is a spectacular writer Laugh-out-loud-on-the-train funny . . . swings between silliness and profundity . . . This is a book to hold on to and one to share, a warning and a map created by a watchful girl, telling others what may lie ahead A hugely enjoyable read . . . [a] delight of a memoir Brutally honest but brilliantly funny and poignant too . . . Utterly relatable Devastating and funny as f*ck. I can't remember when I was last so struck by a voice . . . Harriet Gibsone is a SPECTACULAR writer Just read this from its giggly heights to its mortifying depths . . . I feel like I've been through something. Something really worth going through. Gloriously unfiltered, hilariously unhinged and utterly unlike anything else you'll read this year. Harriet's incredibly moving memoir made me laugh out loud, cringe, reminisce and think deeply. What a wonderful introduction to a truly singular comedic voice; I remain in awe! Expand reviews
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