Books by Dorothy Rosby

‘Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate

1st place winner 2023 National Federation of Press Women’s Communications Contest, Nonfiction Book for Adult Readers, Humor category.

It’s the American way to create a celebration for everything, then turn it into a chore or worse, a nightmare. ’Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate is a collection of humorous essays about holidays, special occasions and other times our celebrations make us feel not-so-celebratory. It’s understanding for those who think Christmas form letters can be honest—or they can be interesting. And it’s empathy for anyone who’s ever gotten poison ivy during Nude Recreation Week or eaten all their Halloween candy and had to hand out instant oatmeal packets to their trick-or-treaters. Available on Amazon or wherever books are sold. For bulk purchases or personally signed books, contact the author directly.

…Rosby says out loud what many of us think privately about how ridiculous many of these over-commercialized rituals have become and how exhausting it can be to keep up with expectations. I think Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate would be the perfect book to wrap up as a Secret Santa gift if you know its recipient is equally as underwhelmed by the idea of creating a ‘perfect’ Christmas/Thanksgiving/Halloween. It really is an endless stream of merriment! Stephanie Jane, Literary Flits blogger

Alexa’s a Spy and Other Things to Worry About, Humorous Essays on the Hazards of Our Time 

1st place winner 2021 National Federation of Press Women’s Communications Contest, Nonfiction Book for Adult Readers, Humor category.

Alexa's a Spy and Other Things to Be Ticked off About: Humorous Essays on the Hassles of Our Time is part comical call to arms and part tongue-in-cheek tirade. It’s a good-natured rant about what brings us down during the day and keeps us up through the night, a collection of humorous essays that laugh in the face of the peace thieves and the joy robbers; from the spammers and scammers to the people trashing our
planet and the ones trashing our homes. (Who, us?) Too much stuff, too much noise, too much technology. Not enough patience, not enough kindness, not enough…chocolate? Available on Amazon or wherever books are sold. For bulk purchases or personally signed books, contact the author directly.

Alexa’s a Spy is laugh-out-loud funny. Syndicated columnist Dorothy Rosby knows what America needs right now and delivers it in stories that will keep you reading into the night. Turn off that TV, put down the heavy reading, and launch into this marvelous escape. Perfect gift for others who need to lighten up! Amazon customer

I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better

is the book for people who read self-improvement books and never get any better. (Also for the people who sincerely wish they would.) It’s a humorous look at topics like relationships, anxiety, communication, bad habits, and more. Available on Amazon or wherever books are sold. For bulk purchases or personally signed books, contact the author directly.

Dorothy Rosby’s writing is kind and funny, but not kind of funny—it’s hilarious! Her collection I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better proves that humorists don’t have to be constantly cutting to be comedic. Amazon customer

I Didn’t Know You Could Make Birthday Cake from Scratch 

is the book for every parent who ever stuck a candle in a peanut butter sandwich and called it birthday cake. Or ever tried to crowd source her child’s braces. Or ever told her child to shut up and be quiet so she could finish reading a parenting magazine. It’s the little book of big parenting blunders, from cradle to empty nest, that will make other moms and dads feel really good about themselves. Available on Amazon or wherever books are sold. For bulk purchases or personally signed books, contact the author directly.

By suggesting you read this book I’m not saying you’re an imperfect parent. I’m saying Dorothy Rosby is an imperfect parent and you can relate. Parenting is hard but when the agony is happening to Dorothy, it’s much funnier. A great funny, read. Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, freelance writer specializing in parenting 

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