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In this universally accessible New York Times bestseller named for her wildly popular web series, Issa Rae - "a singular voice with the verve and vivacity of uncorked champagne" (Kirkus Reviews) - waxes humorously on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool.I'm awkward - and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be. That someone was right. Where do I start? Being an introvert (as well as "funny," according to the Los Angeles Times) in a world that glorifies cool isn't easy. But when Issa Rae, the creator of the Shorty Award-winning hit series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, is that introvert - whether she's navigating love, the workplace, friendships, or "rapping" - it sure is entertaining.