Cover by Ryan Johnson
Sexy Life, Hello
A Novella
A dark, comedic thriller about a nanny who doubles as a porn star’s sexter.
Now out in audiobook & ebook
Print edition coming March 6, 2025
Pre-order the print edition via the Sexy Life Kickstarter to help fund the book’s printing and spring book tour!
For press inquiries or to receive a review copy: please email hello@bananapitch.com
“An absolute screaming riot of a novella. SEXY LIFE, HELLO is funny and sexy and completely absurd, short and somehow still a full meal.”
“…one of the most compelling short reads of the year…a clever examination of purpose, longing and an obscure underside of parasocial sexuality.”
“SEXY LIFE, HELLO is a propulsive novella chocked full of laugh-out-loud moments and exquisite prose as it tells the story of Jane, a former teacher who upon being fired from her teaching job lands two new ones: nanny to twin toddlers and stand-in sexter for a well-known porn star. What ensues is both raunchy hilarity and also a scathing indictment of mass culture’s obsessions with celebrity and sex. This is a must-read book!”
“With a masterful balance of tenderness and transgression, care and kink, doubt and power, fear and exposure, Kicherer takes you on a vertiginous journey that will leave you laughing, gasping, blushing and looking over your shoulder.”
“Smart, edgy and brimming with wit, Michelle Kicherer’s debut novella is a delightful, engrossing ride, leaving the reader wanting more.”
More about SEXY LIFE, HELLO…..
After getting fired from her job as a fourth grade teacher, Jane takes on two jobs at once: as a nanny for twin babies and as a sexter for a famous porn star. Soon, Jane is feeding Franny and Zooey with one hand and shooting off ridiculous sexts with the other. At first, she feels it's like a joke: a lot of her clientele are into scat play or "mystical bestiality." By the end of her first month on the sexting-nanny jobs, Jane is making significantly more money than she could have ever made as a teacher. She sees a way to move out of her rundown childhood home on the California Central Coast; a way to finally have a nice place of her own. And it feels great-until Jane realizes she isn't as anonymous as she thought.
SEXY LIFE, HELLO teeters between satire and literary thriller. Infused with creepy-gross moments reminiscent of Ottessa Moshfegh and Miranda July, a dark, twisting storyline in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith, and a dry wit uniquely Kicherer, this fascinating debut novella introduces a bold and exciting new voice in contemporary literature.
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Book Launch Party + Banana Pitch Year Anniversary Show!
I’m throwing a big book launch party as part of Banana Pitch’s year anniversary show at Portland Art Museum’s Tomorrow Theater on September 20th! I’d love to see you there. I’ll be interviewed after my reading performance by actress and writer Brooke Totman (Mad TV, Portlandia), then we’ll have music by Mattress and Reptaliens, and hilarious storytelling by Travis Abels and Lindsay Baltus. It’s my big literary debut and I’d be so honored for you to attend!
Looking for an excuse to come to Portland? This is it!
Our biggest (and last!) show of the year.
Doors at 6:30, Show at 7
