My dear Ahamefule watched every single one of these movies with me, even when he was stressed, even when he would rather be watching Naked and Afraid, even the ones he knew he would hate. Some of the best jokes in the book are his, but I will never say which ones. I love you, Aham. None of my books would exist without my literary agent Gary Morris, who has been encouraging and advising me for over 10 years now, who waited SO LONG for me to write Shrill, and who I don’t think I’ve ever properly thanked. Thank you, Gary! I’d be lost without you! Thanks to my family, especially my mom, Ingrid, who always knows what to do. Thanks to Hachette, as always, particularly Krishan Trotman, Michelle Aielli, and Mary Ann Naples. Thanks to Mauro DiPreta for buying this book in the first place. Thanks to Rafil Kroll-Zaidi for reading it and telling me it was funny (and which parts were not funny)! And thanks to the movies for being goofy as hell! I love you so much! And NO THANKS AT ALL FOR DEVLIN-MACGREGOR. BYE.