I might regret this Essays, drawings, vulnerabilities, and other stuff

To be fair, these aren't standard-issue tell-alls, ghostwritten and burnished to a high gloss. "I Might Regret This" is an illustrated essay collection; the Beastie Boys - and Timberlake, to a far lesser extent - have delivered memoirs with a technicolor, scrapbooky feel. "Beastie Boys Book," chockablock with personal snapshots, punchy, stream-of-consciousness memories and stories from friends, is especially raw, a deeper way for the band's fans to engage. "These guys are great storytellers and they've amassed stories both epic (known moments in the band's history) and intimate (memories, observations, pranks, etc.) that all together tell the story of the band," says the book's editor, Julie Grau, adding that there were a few things that guided the 592-page book's aesthetic: the band's short-lived zine, Grand Royal, the encyclopedic heft of "The Whole Earth Catalogue" and an R. Buckminster Fuller book called "Your Private Sky." Timberlake announced "Hindsight" in an Instagram post and gave his fans a sneak peek a few days before it came out. It documents his musical ability from the age of 2, when he was singing along to an Eagles track in the car and his uncle, who was driving, pulled over and said to his mother, "Do you hear that? Your son is singing harmony with Don Henley." Like Timberlake, Jacobson, the cocreator and co-star of "Broad City," announced her book on Instagram. In "I Might Regret This," framed by a crosscountry road-trip, she examines some of her worries and regrets and fears. For a period of time Jacobson, whose Twitter bio is "I make stuff," shared her drawings on Tumblr, where she occasionally fielded fans' questions. "I want to get a lower back tattoo of your face. You cool with that?" one wrote. She responded, "When faced with difficult decisions, I often make a pros and cons list. But, in this case, I can say with pretty strong confidence that you should not do this." Jacobson is also an avid reader who, like a few other celebrities, recommends books on social media - most recently Valerie Luiselli's "Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions," about the plight of Central American child migrants. "Devastating read," Jacobson captioned her Instagram photo. "Should be required." 'Do you hear that? Your son is singing harmony with Don Henley.'

If heartbreak sent Jacobson hurtling across the country on a road trip of self-discovery in the summer of 2017, she knew she was also craving the time alone to contemplate her life after Broad City. She'd just wrapped up the second-to-last season of the show the culmination of so much creative dreaming and hard work that made her and her real-life and onscreen best friend, Ilana Glazer, famous. Taking the southern route from New York to L.A., Jacobson pauses in places like Memphis, Austin, Marfa, and Santa Fe, and she has her aura read in Sedona. Blending memoir into her road-trip diary-of-sorts (which features her own illustrations), she walks readers through the time-stamped inanities of her persistent insomnia, some of which involve the heartbreaking ex, a woman who introduced Jacobson to a new and deeper sexual self-identity. Readers should expect to laugh; Jacobson frequently interrupts herself to tell jokes, which, unerringly, land. But her familiar voice comes across even more affectingly in passages about her admiration for her mom and best friend, and how she's learning to better love herself.--Annie Bostrom Copyright 2018 Booklist

In this often hilarious collection of personal essays, Jacobson, who stars in Comedy Central's Broad City, provides witty, self-deprecating recollections of her life as she drives cross-country from New York City to Los Angeles. Alongside her travels, Jacobson recounts events in her life: as she begins her trip in New York City, she recalls her first relationship and subsequent breakup with a woman; relaxing in Santa Fe, she contemplates her path to success, from an improv member of the Upright Citizens Brigade to creator of Broad City. Jacobson toggles between thoughtful reflection ("Why does the sight of the person you're in love with, wearing your clothes, feel so deeply good?" she wonders while driving to Memphis) and lighthearted asides ("At what point are ankles considered cankles? Is there a chart to reference?"). Those familiar with Jacobson will appreciate the details that link her real life to her character on the screen, including her affinity for Bed Bath & Beyond coupons and her frequent FaceTime calls with friend and costar Ilana Glazer. However, readers less familiar with her TV work may feel that the narrative rambles. Fans will delight in the peek into Jacobson's creative process and be touched by the strikingly raw emotions she shares throughout. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.