"Mandy Stadtmiller details all that she has endured and then has the grace to laugh it all off. It's painfully hilarious."
A savagely personal memoir that pulls no punches when it comes to exposing its author’s humanity. It’s as deeply intimate as it is extremely relatable. Mandy Stadtmiller is a stunning writer, equally comedic and sobering.
A raw, harrowing, piercingly funny, binge-filled account of self-destruction and self-discovery.
Shot through with real pain and wisdom, Mandy Stadtmiller’s soul-baring story of self-destruction and self-discovery is laugh-out-loud funny, brutally honest and utterly fearless—just like her.”
A book not afraid to name names and reveal all, with the author leading the charge. A must for anyone brave enough to attempt a creative career in the big city—or any city.
In Unwifeable, sister-in-ink Mandy Stadtmiller lands her biggest scoop yet: the hilarious, yet deeply moving story of her life.
"Unflinchingly honest, raw, and relatable. You're rooting for her the whole way."
"A sex-soaked, bare-knuckled, razor-blade-in-the-Big-Apple cri de coeur."
"Mandy Stadtmiller is so smart, insightful and funny. Unwifeable will make you want to become her best friend.
Mandy Stadtmiller has managed to craft the rare combination of brutally raw and honest with hilarious and relatable. The perfect book for all of us imperfect women trying to figure out how the hell to make it.
"Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking. It's one of those books that you read when you just want to feel like someone else GETS IT."
“Unwifeable is fast-paced, by turns bubbly and light and wrenchingly sad. It is an unusually honest and forthright catalogue of a life that has never been ordinary. While the celebrity items will likely hook the casual reader, what may surprise them is the authenticity and care with which Mandy meticulously chronicles yearning, loneliness, and fear. What I found most poignant was Mandy's exploration of growing up with dysfunction, and of her struggle with addiction. This book is a story of painful choices, of the saving power of humor, and of real love."
Wonderful, funny, heartbreaking, and redemptive.
Unwifeable is a comic tour de force. Mandy Stadtmiller is a brilliant, funny, fresh voice.
She’s brash, she’s sexy, and she’s scary real. Mandy’s optimism throughout her gritty growth is insightful and enlightening. She makes you feel alive.
Mandy Stadtmiller has written a rollicking and wildly honest tale that includes lots of sex, vodka, Andy Dick, comedy and self-doubt. The big disappointment was that it ended and I had to go back to my life, which is a lot less interesting than Mandy’s.
This book is exactly what I’d expect from Mandy - introspective, funny and excruciatingly honest. It feels like she wrote an unauthorized biography about herself.
Mandy Stadtmiller made me laugh hysterically, weep in recognition, and feel like I did New York all wrong. A behind-the-veil look at what it’s really like to be one of those girls about town that everybody is jealous of, Unwifeable is a compulsively readable work of radical honesty and tremendous heart.
"Unwifeable is unflinching, unforgettable, and unputdownable. Also sexy, searingly honest, and hilarious. I loved it."
”Unwifeable is a hilarious, unfiltered plunge; its laugh-out-loud candor will have you rolling on the floor, then getting up and cheering for Mandy every step of the way.
"Spectacular."
"So rewarding."
"Mandy Stadtmiller speaks the unspeakable in Unwifeable: All those things you think, but never tell anyone. And all those things you do, and hope no one finds out. Mandy lays it all out, and in the process, gets to the real issues of healing and self-discovery."
"There's honest, and then there's honest. This book is so honest it will blow you away. With Unwifeable, Stadtmiller establishes herself as the Erica Jong of her generation — with storytelling as addictive as Jay McInerney."
"If all people were as entertaining and vigilant about excavating their self deceptions, desires, and fears, clowns like me would have no one to write books for."
"I tip my hat to this absolute icon and queen of the night. Text Mandy for a good time."
"Brilliant."
"I loved reading Unwifeable. A fascinating kind of chaos with the realization of addiction, and then recovery. What stood out to me most was Mandy Stadtmiller’s optimism all the way through."
"Not since Confessions of a Video Vixen has a memoir been so fraught with insecurities and insurgence, humility and humor, degradation, and ultimately, deliverance."
"Unabashedly honest."
"Many of us hide our warts and scars, but Mandy celebrates them with such humor. Unwifeable is dark, honest, and always entertaining."
"Outrageously entertaining, candid, and well-written...Stadtmiller wins readers over with ease.
Unwifeable is at once an inspiring coming-of-age story, a visceral addiction memoir, and an extended gossip column full of bold-face names—like its brash-yet-sensitive, goofy-yet-glamourous author, this book amounts to much more than the sum of its fascinating parts. I couldn’t put it down.
A blisteringly candid depiction of party-girl carnage and the struggle to stop pointing the gun directly at your own foot. Mandy Stadtmiller is funny, messy, and real. I couldn’t put this book down.
Stadtmiller is a sure, easy writer, and her plight arouses sympathy, not least because she doesn’t attempt to make any of it sound pretty, or better than it was.
"Phenomenal."
"Unwifeable is a hilarious, original, and bravely honest memoir about how to do big-city relationships all wrong and still come out all right."
"Witty, heartbreakingly relatable and inspirational."
"A gutsy book you need to read right now. Filled with heart and humor, it's scary good."
"Candid and bold, tender and tough, Unwifeable is a riveting read."
Unwifeable is a comic tour de force. Mandy Stadtmiller is a brilliant, funny, fresh voice.
A blisteringly candid depiction of party-girl carnage and the struggle to stop pointing the gun directly at your own foot. Mandy Stadtmiller is funny, messy, and real. I couldn’t put this book down.
Mandy Stadtmiller has written a rollicking and wildly honest tale that includes lots of sex, vodka, Andy Dick, comedy and self-doubt. The big disappointment was that it ended and I had to go back to my life, which is a lot less interesting than Mandy’s.
2018-03-02
Journalist and comedian Stadtmiller, best known for describing her dating life in detail for the readers of the New York Post, covers the decade of her 30s in an uninhibited account of bad behavior.In 2005, the author, now a columnist for the Daily Beast, turned 30, got divorced after a marriage of five years, and started a new job at the Post. She wrote features and covered celebrities, and then she found her niche writing a dating column. When she wasn't writing, she was drinking to the point of frequent blackouts, going through "binge-and-starve cycles," and having a series of one-night stands with people she often didn't recognize in the morning. As she writes, her life had become "a cocktail of excess." With her therapists, Stadtmiller delved into her past and found some plausible explanations for her behavior: Her parents, she writes, both had psychological problems, she was sexually assaulted at a party when she was a teenager, and, later, her parents failed to show sufficient interest in her career. Throughout, the author name-drops with enthusiasm. At one point, for example, she claims that she was simultaneously dating Aaron Sorkin, Keith Olbermann, and Lloyd Grove. Eventually, the memoir takes the shape of a redemption narrative. Stadtmiller hit bottom several times, joined AA and other recovery programs, realized she couldn't count on a guy to make her life worth living, met "one of the kindest, most thoughtful guys I've dated," and got married again. Presumably, she is currently living happily-ever-after. More intriguing than the contours of this familiar story are the darkly humorous details of working for the Post and the other publications where she has worked or freelanced, including xoJane, TimeOut, Maxim, and Penthouse.A ribald memoir of self-discovery that is not for the squeamish.
One of the "Best Books of 2018." —Refinery29
"There's honest, and then there's honest. This book is so honest it will blow you away. With Unwifeable, Stadtmiller establishes herself as the Erica Jong of her generation—with storytelling as addictive as Jay McInerney." —Colin Quinn
"The filthiest—and most moving—fairy tale you'll ever read." —SheSaid
"A blisteringly candid depiction of party-girl carnage and the struggle to stop pointing the gun directly at your own foot. Mandy Stadtmiller is funny, messy, and real. I couldn't put this book down." —Sarah Hepola, New York Times bestselling author of Blackout
"Candid, messy and outrageously funny." —PureWow
"Many of us hide our warts and scars, but Mandy celebrates them with such humor. Unwifeable is dark, honest, and always entertaining." —Jim Gaffigan, New York Times bestselling author of Dad is Fat
"In her hilarious yet earnest memoir, dating columnist Mandy Stadtmiller chronicles high-profile hookups – only to realize it's not who you’re with, but who you are that truly matters." —US Weekly
"An act of true unburdening." —The New Yorker
"I loved reading Unwifeable. A fascinating kind of chaos with the realization of addiction, and then recovery. What stood out to me most was Mandy Stadtmiller's optimism all the way through." —Fred Armisen, creator and star of Portlandia
One of the "most rewarding experiences of 2018." —Shondaland
"Wonderful, funny, heartbreaking, and redemptive." —Kimberly Rae Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Coming Clean
"Unwifeable is at once an inspiring coming-of-age story, a visceral addiction memoir, and an extended gossip column full of bold-face names—like its brash-yet-sensitive, goofy-yet-glamourous author, this book amounts to much more than the sum of its fascinating parts." —Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F***
"Unforgettable and unputdownable. I loved it." —Pamela Redmond Satran, New York Times bestselling author of Younger
"A hit book...She spills secrets." —Bravo
"A savagely personal memoir that pulls no punches when it comes to exposing its author's humanity. It's as deeply intimate as it is extremely relatable. Mandy Stadtmiller is a stunning writer, equally comedic and sobering." —Ira Madison III, columnist for The Daily Beast
"If all people were as entertaining and vigilant about excavating their self-deceptions, desires, and fears, clowns like me would have no one to write books for." —Greg Behrendt, New York Times bestselling author of He’s Just Not That Into You
"Brilliant." —Jon Ronson, New York Times bestselling author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed
"Mandy Stadtmiller speaks the unspeakable in Unwifeable: All those things you think, but never tell anyone. And all those things you do, and hope no one finds out. Mandy lays it all out, and in the process, gets to the real issues of healing and self-discovery." —Neil Strauss, nine-time New York Times best-selling author
"Smart, funny, warm, brave, generous, totally raw, sometimes shocking, Unwifeable is filled with wisdom, insight and profundity about a lot of things – authenticity, self-discovery, stand-up, connection, stigma shattering, and yes, even parenting. It's also a wonderful love story. Mandy Stadtmiller is a true voice and a real talent." —Amy Chua, New York Times bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
"Genius." —Artie Lange, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Fat to Fish
"Unwifeable is a hilarious, unfiltered plunge; its laugh-out-loud candor will have you rolling on the floor, then getting up and cheering for Mandy every step of the way." —Jill Kargman, creator and star of Odd Mom Out
"Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking. It's one of those books that you read when you just want to feel like someone else GETS IT." —Abigail Breslin, Academy-Award-nominated actress
"Mandy Stadtmiller has written a rollicking and wildly honest tale that includes lots of sex, vodka, Andy Dick, comedy and self-doubt. The big disappointment was that it ended and I had to go back to my life, which is a lot less interesting than Mandy's." —AJ Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically
"She's brash, she's sexy, and she's scary real. Mandy's optimism throughout her gritty growth is insightful and enlightening. She makes you feel alive." —Sonja Morgan, entrepreneur and star of Real Housewives of New York
"So rewarding." —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series
