You’re Embarrassing Yourself

Description

Title: You’re Embarrassing Yourself
Author: Desiree Akhavan
Publisher: Fourth Estate / HarperCollins Publishers, 2025
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780008204372

You’re Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan is a memoir in essays published by Fourth Estate / HarperCollins Publishers. Written by the filmmaker, actor, writer, and director behind works such as Appropriate Behaviour and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, it brings together funny, raw, and self-questioning stories about art, love, shame, and identity.

Akhavan writes about growing up as the child of Iranian immigrants, struggling with body image, navigating sexuality, searching for belonging, and building a creative life while carrying insecurity and ambition at the same time. The result is a personal nonfiction book that moves between sharp humour and emotional vulnerability.

This edition is well suited for adult readers who enjoy memoirs, essay collections, queer writing, creative-life stories, and candid reflections on family, selfhood, and embarrassment. It can appeal to readers who like narrative nonfiction with a strong voice and a darkly funny sense of self-awareness.