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Beneath perfect Instagram posts and highlight reels, we all have our own insecurities and issues. Humorist Kristen Mulrooney provides an hilarious reminder that even the most flawlessly presenting dolls have issues of their own in  Barbie IRL (In Real Life): Honestly Same (Running Press Adult).

A perfect gift for any Barbie lover or fan of the Barbie film, the book is filled with over 70 images and captions, in addition to 10 tips from Barbie about confidence, workplace, style, travel and more.

Mulrooney is a humorist and satirist from Chelmsford, Massachusetts. She is a 2022 grand prize winner in A Hotel Room of One's Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, House Beautiful and many web outlets.

She is a contributor and editor of The Belladonna, a satire and humor site by women and non-binary writers, for everyone. She has studied satire and humor writing with The Second City.

Her words and wisdom on the pitfalls of motherhood appear in her McSweeney’s column “Letters to Mom.” She is the co-author of the best-selling Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook.