Sara Benincasa is an award-winning comedian and author of the books Great and Agorafabulous!: Dispatches From My Bedroom (William Morrow/HarperCollins), a book based on her critically acclaimed solo show about panic attacks and agoraphobia. Her comedy has won praise from the Chicago Tribune, CNN, The Guardian, and The New York Times.
“DC Trip is smart, funny, sexy, and sweet. Sara Benincasa has written a hilarious, big-hearted novel about an essential high school experience.” - Tom Perrotta, author of
Election and
Little Children"The perfect, frothy blend of teen angst, adult drama, and whip-smart social commentary. This novel is a trip in every sense." - Diablo Cody, Academy Award Winning writer of JUNO, and author of
Candy Girl.
"DC Trip is the adult book about high school you never knew you needed.” --Playboy
An XOJane Editor’s Choice Book of the Year
“I woohoo’d my way through every chapter because it’s exactly what I expect from the author: hilarity, surprises, insight, and baby-name inso.” ―Amber Rambharose, editor, xoJane
A Splitsider Best Comedy Books of the Year
“Profane, sexually-charged, and concerned mainly with the anxiety about growing up and expressing identity. So, you know, like what being a teenager actually feels like, after you’ve grown up and are glad you’re no longer a teenager.” --Splitsider.com
"I’m an expert on the subject of girls, being married to one, having dated several, and now the father of a tween. As an expert, I can tell you with absolutely certainty that Sara Benincasa has being a young female down. She is hilarious and insightful and smart - all traits the ladies I love share, although DC Trip transcends gender. I read and loved it and I’m a BOY!!! (A very famous and attractive boy.)" -- Michael Ian Black, comedian
"The hilarious Benincasa's second book will give you all the field trip feelings (which, let's face it, are some of the strongest feelings humans ever experience). The protagonist is a new teacher daunted by the wild high schoolers she's chaperoning in the nation's capital―among her charges are three sophomores full of the spunk and daring inspired by being away from home for the first time. " --Glamour Magazine
"Sara Benincasa's D.C. Trip is as wicked, dirty, funny and surprisingly poignant as her comedy. It's a wild, hilarious, and very grown-up ride into the world of teenagers and the adults charged with their care. Read it and laugh your ass off." -- Jill Soloway, creator of Golden Globe-award winning series "Transparent"
“Like a crazier Tina Fey.” - LA Weekly on Sara Benincasa
“Benincasa...creates situations that are jarringly outlandish, but still believable enough to be hilarious...A breezy, charming novel." -- BUST Magazine