"Men to Avoid in Art and Life is laugh-out-loud funny and painfully accurate. I was equal parts enraged and entertained, which to me is truly the ideal reading experience."
–Sara Benincasa, author of Real Artists Have Day Jobs
This hilarious book perfectly captures those relatable moments when a man explains to a woman a subject about which he knows considerably less than she does.
Situations include men sharing keen insight on the female anatomy, an eloquent defense of catcalling, or offering sage advice about horseback riding to the woman who owns the horse.
• These less qualified men of antiquity dish out mediocrity as if it's pure genius
• For the women who have endured overbearing men over the centuries
• Written with hilariously painful accuracy
"Now, when you're riding a horse, you need to make sure to keep a good grip on the reins." "These are my horses."
Through cringe-induced empathy, this timeless gift book of shared experiences unites women across history in one of the most powerful forms of resistance: laughter.
• Started as a Twitter thread and quickly gained widespread popularity.
• Makes a perfect book for women and feminists with a wry sense of humor, millennials, anyone who loves memes and Internet humor, as well as history and art buffs.
• You'll love this book if you love books like Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit, Milk and Vine: Inspirational Quotes from Classic Vines by Emily Beck, and Awards For Good Boys: Tales Of Dating, Double Standards, And Doom by Shelby Lorman.
"'I'd tell you how great this book is, but I don't know if you'd get it. Like, maybe you'd *understand* it, but on a fundamental level? No. Maybe show this to your girlfriend or your mom. She might be able to help with the pictures. It's just – you look way too handsome to comprehend the layers in here. What? That's a compliment! Where are you going?'...Bitingly funny, heartbreakingly relatable, Nicole's take on the painted weary gives new meaning to 'art criticism.' I never wanted it to end."
–Pamela Ribon, screenwriter and best-selling author of Moana, My Boyfriend is a Bear, and Note to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in Public
"When men are told that women actually don't want to hear from them on every little thing, they tend to respond with horror, as if this is some new thing. But Tersigni's book offers a funny, but honest truth: we have never wanted to hear from you. We've been getting trolled for ages, and now we have more power to speak against it-and we have the likes of Tersigni to archive this frustration. I want to pass this book out like postcards whenever a man thinks he's the first to 'Well, actually' me."
–Rachel Charlene Lewis, writer and Senior Editor at Bitch Media
"Men to Avoid in Art and Life is laugh-out-loud funny and painfully accurate. I was equal parts enraged and entertained, which to me is truly the ideal reading experience."
–Sara Benincasa, author of Real Artists Have Day Jobs
"Men to Avoid in Art and Life is a gem, hilariously providing all-too-familiar context for paintings of yore: Look at Vermeer's reply guys! Rembrandt's chronic mansplaining! It's laugh-out-loud funny, if you find women funny, of course, and will almost certainly upset men in both art and life, which is a beautiful gift in and of itself."
–Shelby Lorman, writer and cartoonist, Awards for Good Boys
"I have finally found my Study Guide for The Art of the Deadpan! Insightful and incisively witty; often painfully spot on. And if you don't get it, you can look at the pretty pictures! Brava, Nicole!"
–Lou Diamond Phillips