Bess Bell Kalb
Bess Kalb is a writer for TV and magazines and her mother's approval.

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Bess Kalb is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and the bestselling author of “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me,” a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She wrote for eight years on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She also writes for The New Yorker's "Daily Shouts." She received a WGA Award in 2016. She has written for the Emmy Awards, the Academy Awards, and the 2020 DNC. She is the head writer and executive producer of “Yearly Departed,” a forthcoming comedy special from Amazon.

 

Advance Praise for Nobody Will Tell You This But Me

“Tender, funny, fresh, and unconventional. Kalb has a light, lovely touch and a big heart, which combine to make this book irresistible.” —Susan Orlean, author of The Library Book

“I have not been as profoundly moved by a book in years. If you have a mother or grandmother, or ARE a mother or a grandmother, this is required reading.” —Jodi Picoult, author of A Spark of Light 

“Nobody Will Tell You This But Me has bursts of comic lines as good as in any movie, and pathos as deep as in any novel. I love this book.” —Mike Birbiglia, author of Sleepwalk with Me and The New One

“Deeply moving and powerful. . . [an] act of love. This book made me miss my own grandmother.” —Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!

"Thank you Bess Kalb for giving us Bobby. She is hilarious and honest and heartbreaking and completely alive in these pages— I love her." —Gary Janetti, author of Do You Mind If I Cancel?