Cameron Esposito is a Los Angeles-based comic, actor, and writer. Cameron's career has spanned everything from big-budget films to Sundance indies to animation. She costarred in and cocreated the much-lauded Take My Wife, now on Starz, has written for the New York Times, and has appeared as herself on TV, podcasts, and web series alike. Cameron hosts a popular interview podcast, Queery with Cameron Esposito, and her recent hit comedy special, Rape Jokes, raised almost $100,000 for rape crisis intervention.
"In Save Yourself, Esposito brings her signature
sharp-as-nails humor and deeply resonant insight into a memoir
about growing up Catholic, and how that helped her be gay. (Well,
sort of.)"--Electric Literature
"Looking for a more aggressively raucous personal account of
reconciling faith with sexuality? Acclaimed comic Cameron Esposito
is your source. Save Yourself charts the good, the bad, and
the messy of Esposito's personal journey, from joining the circus
to having period sex in Rome."--Harper's Bazaar
"Resisting the tropes that often serve only to further marginalize
LGBTQ+ characters in literature, Esposito's book tells her own,
unapologetically queer story, no holds barred."--Bustle
"Esposito brings her distinctive and queer-focused brand of humor
to the memoir, combining laugh-out-loud moments with somber
reflections on gender, sexuality, religion, social power dynamics,
and how to start saving yourself."--Booklist
"Save Yourself details [Esposito's] funny, cringeworthy, and
insight recollections, from joining the circus to become a better
comedian, to coming out at a Catholic college and having period sex
in Rome."--Xtra
"Esposito is wildly funny and is particularly adept at finding
humor in tough moments. . . This entertaining and candid memoir of
finding one's identity will resonate with readers doing the
same."--Publishers Weekly
"This book offers a balm for anyone who has grown up gender
atypical and for those who sometimes feel as though they haven't
grown up at all."--Oprah Magazine
"Cameron is as hilarious and honest in these pages as she is on the
stage. Because our stories are so similar, her hard-won wisdom and
brilliant humor have helped me heal. Save Yourself is a gift that
will help every person who reads it become braver, bolder, and more
comfortable in their own perfect skin."-- Abby Wambach, author
of #1 New York Times bestseller Wolfpack and Olympic
soccer star who Cameron believes she's the same size as
"Cameron Esposito is just as fierce and funny and frank on the page
as she is out loud. And she's only begun to tell her story."--Paul
F. Tompkins, comedian and fairly elected president of
podcasting
"Cameron's humor is hope. Her quick wit is both a balm and a guide
for anyone who has ever stepped out blithely into a world of doers
trying to force themselves closed upon us. This book is about
survival and love and laughter. I loved it."--Jacqueline Woodson,
#1 New York Times bestselling author and actual literary
genius
"If you haven't seen Cameron Esposito perform comedy, you should be
sad, because she's so so so funny, so full of insight, courage, and
just plain VERVE. Luckily she invented the written word (or would
have if someone hadn't already--she's just that unstoppable) and
now you can carry her voice and story and full-throated insistence
on living in truth right along with you, every day. And now you can
be happy. Finally."--John Hodgman, author of New York
Times bestseller Vacationland, plus a very funny man
"It can't be understated how necessary a book like Save
Yourself is. . . I think everyone would benefit from reading
this book, but most of all I hope Save Yourself finds its
way into the hands of every queer person longing for stories like
their own."--Tegan Quin, musician, inventor of most lesbian
haircuts, and coauthor of High School
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