Monica Heisey is a comedian and writer from Toronto. She has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, The Guardian, Glamour, New York magazine, VICE, and more. She won four Canadian Screen Awards for her work on Baroness von Sketch Show, and has written on shows like Schitt’s Creek, and Workin’ Moms, among others.
Her debut novel, Really Good, Actually, was published around the world in January 2023, and is currently in development for television.
At the Waterstones blog Heisey tagged six favorite comic novels, including:
Postcards from the Edge by Carrie FisherRead about the other entries on the list.
What’s not to love about a disaster novel loosely based on the messiest period of a charismatic young woman’s life? Ahem. Carrie Fisher is best known for her acting career, most notably for playing Princess Leia, but to me she will always be an incredible writer first, Marie from When Harry Met Sally second, and a space princess on the big slug’s leash third. This novel, her first, has everything: thinly disguised Hollywood gossip, a stylish lead character on the verge of nervous breakdown, and really solid one liners.
--Marshal Zeringue
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