Coping Mechanisms & Other Party Tricks

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

From forced smiles to strategic bathroom breaks, we all have our ways of holding it together.

In Coping Mechanisms & Other Party Tricks, Agata Todd offers a sharply observant, darkly funny, and deeply compassionate look at the ways we survive—socially, mentally, emotionally—when everything inside feels a little bit sideways. From anxious small talk to overthinking on the dancefloor, this is a love letter to those who’ve ever faked confidence, laughed through panic, or quietly fallen apart mid-party.

Witty, raw, and reassuringly human, it’s a reminder that coping doesn’t always look graceful—but it does count. Because sometimes, just showing up is the bravest trick of all.