Cover by Ryan Johnson

PRAISE

“An absolute screaming riot of a novella. SEXY LIFE, HELLO is funny and sexy and completely absurd, short and somehow still a full meal.”

— Yael van der Wouden, author of Booker Prize finalist, The Safekeep

“Kicherer deftly satirizes modern pornography and porn addiction.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Jane’s teaching career? Over. Her new gig? Simultaneously ghost-sexting for a famous porn star while working as a high-end nanny. Between blending pureed peas and crafting wild fantasies for porn fans, Jane’s life is equal parts absurd and thrilling. Her texts get bolder and the boundaries blur, making Sexy Life, Hello a darkly comic exploration of reinvention, fantasy, and the unexpected places we find ourselves when life throws a curveball. Funny and charming and full of heart.”

— Achy Obejas, translator & author of PEN/Faulkner finalist The Tower of the Antilles

“…one of the most compelling short reads of the year…a clever examination of purpose, longing and an obscure underside of parasocial sexuality.”

— Willamette Week

“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!”

— Kerri Schlottman, author of Tell Me One Thing

“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.”

— Bristol Vaudrin, author of Afterward

Smart, edgy and brimming with wit, Michelle Kicherer’s debut novella is a delightful, engrossing ride, leaving the reader wanting more.

— Brooke Totman, Mad TV, Portlandia

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.

BOOK TOUR

March 4, PORTLAND — Co-launch with Portland author Bristol Vaudrin to celebrate the release of her debut book, Afterward at The Old Portland

• Doors at 6, Event at 7 (short reading, Q&A then lots of mingling and book signing and for those interested, wine drinking)

• FREE!

March 6 — SAN FRANCISCO — Green Apple Books

• Books on the Park on 9th Avenue
  1231 9th Ave.
  San Francisco, CA 94122

  • Event at 7 pm

  • FREE

• A short reading, interview & Q&A

• This is my birthday and it’d be the best present ever if you could come! Bring friends, colleagues, writers. Let’s pack that beautiful bookstore!

More dates coming! Stay tuned…

How to help this book:

Ratings go SUCH a long way! If you can, take a few seconds to give my novella a rating, and if you have time, jot a sentence or a few words about your reading experience. It’d help SO much with visibility and it is free.

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• Pre-order the print edition & listen to the audiobook

• Request SEXY LIFE, HELLO from your local library

The author-performed audiobook was made possible in part from a Regional Arts and Culture Grant. Thank you!