Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss

One phone call was all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever...her younger brother, Harris, a comedy star known for his work on Parks and Recreation and for introducing the world to the art of the humblebrag, died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life full of so much hilarious brilliance?

In beautiful, unsentimental, and surprisingly funny prose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, which she learned about three days before her wedding, and the first year after his death, in all its emotional devastation. This compelling portrait of a comedic genius and a profound exploration of the love between siblings is A Year of Magical Thinking for a new generation of readers.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks (February 26, 2018)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages