Sleepwalk with Me: and Other Painfully True Stories

Hello, I am Mike Birbiglia and I want you to read my book. Too on the nose? Sorry. Let me dial it back.

 I€m Mike Birbiglia and I€m a comedian. You may know me from Comedy Central or This American Life or The Bob & Tom Show, but you€ve never seen me like this before.

Naked.

Wait, that€s the name of another book. Also I€m not naked as there are no pictures in my book. Also, if there were naked pictures of me, you definitely wouldn€t buy it, though you might sneak a copy into the back corner of the bookstore and show it to your friend and laugh. Okay, let€s get off the naked stuff.

This is my first book. It€s difficult to describe. It€s a comedic memoir, but I€m only 32 years old so I€d hate for you to think I€m €œwrapping it up,€ so to speak. But I tell some personal stories. Some REALLY personal stories. Stories that I considered not publishing time and time again, especially when my father said, €œMichael, you might want to stay away from the per­sonal stuff.€ I said, €œDad, just read the dedication.€ (Which I€m telling you to do too.)

Some of the stories are about my childhood, some are about girls I made out with when I was thirteen, some are about my parents, and some are, of course, about my bouts with sleepwalking. Bring this book to bed. And sleepwalk with me.