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A funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the "vacationship."

Kristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying dresses to wear to her friends' weddings and baby showers. Not ready to settle down and in need of an escape from her fast-paced job as a sitcom writer, Kristin instead traveled the world, often alone, for several weeks each year. In addition to falling madly in love with the planet, Kristin fell for many attractive locals, men who could provide the emotional connection she wanted without costing her the freedom she desperately needed. 
Kristin introduces readers to the Israeli bartenders, Finnish poker players, sexy Bedouins, and Argentinean priests who helped her transform into "Kristin-Adjacent" on the road–a slower, softer, and, yes, sluttier version of herself at home. Equal parts laugh-out-loud storytelling, candid reflection, and wanderlust-inspiring travel tales, What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is a compelling debut that will have readers rushing to renew their passports.

Read an excerpt from What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding below

Comedy writer Kristin Newman's funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant journey through her 20s and 30s, which she spent traveling the world for a few months a year, falling madly in love with attractive locals--while her friends at home were settling down with husbands and children--sure to appeal to fans of Mindy Kaling and Chelsea Handler In this fresh, funny debut memoir, Kristin Newman deals with the stress of her high-pressure TV-writing job and the anxieties of being the last single person in her group of friends by mastering the art of the "vacationship."