Nudist Birthdays

Kristin Williams is turning thirty-nine, and she is doing it completely, unapologetically, gloriously naked. In this hilarious and surprisingly practical guide, the Seattle-based nudist, Volvo driver, and Persian cat mother takes you behind the scenes of the most chaotic birthday party ever thrown in the Pacific Northwest suburbs and teaches you everything you need to know to throw your own.

From building the perfect guest list to surviving the moment everything goes spectacularly wrong, she balances laugh-out-loud stories with real, hard-won advice for anyone curious about nudist entertaining. Along the way you'll meet Berner, her Swiss-American boyfriend who writes original nudism songs in her kitchen. You'll encounter Tanya, her fiercely loyal best friend with strong opinions about whose butt is better. You'll watch Jackson Raines eat half a beef roast in twelve minutes. You'll witness a chair, a pool, and a narcissist named Jacqui Hartman all collide in one unforgettable backyard.

Nobody told Kristin thirty-nine would look like this. She's telling you anyway.

• THE ONLY NUDIST BIRTHDAY GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED - Venues, guest lists, food, drinks, towel etiquette, weather contingency, and every logistical detail that stands between you and the naked birthday of your dreams.

• LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY FROM PAGE ONE - Real stories, real disasters, real advice, and the kind of honesty that makes you feel like you were right there in the backyard with her.

• REAL ADVICE FOR NUDIST NEWCOMERS AND VETERANS ALIKE - Whether you've never been to a nudist event or you've been skinny-dipping since the nineties, this book meets you where you are.

• A CAST OF CHARACTERS YOU WON'T FORGET - From chaos agents to gentle Swiss boyfriends to Orthodox Christian friends who send blessings from Starbucks parking lots, the people in Kristin's life make every chapter richer and funnier.

• PROOF THAT THIRTY-NINE IS THE PERFECT AGE TO STOP APOLOGIZING - At its heart this is a book about showing up as exactly who you are, naked and unashamed, and throwing the best party of your life while you're at it.