The Escape Manual for Introverts

By Katie Vaz

The ultimate funny, beautifully illustrated, sometimes absurd guide to escaping painfully awkward situations. 
"Katie Vaz's charming and delightful illustrations will resonate with introverts who are trying desperately to find a balance between social time and their need for solitude. . . . I wish I had this book sooner. It would have saved me a lot of angst from awkward social situations!" —Debbie Tung, author of Quiet Girlin a Noisy World
Trapped in an airplane seated next to a chatterbox? 
Are you hosting a dinner party with people who just won't leave?

Katie Vaz has the key to your escape. The Escape Manual for Introverts guides you through different scenarios, organized by how well you know the person—from friends to strangers. Each fully illustrated chapter covers a range of situations, from an invitation to karaoke night to group lunchtime. And she offers a number of escapes for each scenario: bringing odoriferous foods to lunch for a while, having a pet (real or imagined) that "requires" frequent check-ins, and even investing in a jet pack. From the silly to the sincere, Vaz's clever, hilarious escape plans and bizarre excuses speak to the introvert in all of us. 

"This book is so cute and fun! Katie Vaz has given us a fun little how-to guide for all those moments when we're trapped in a situation with *gasp* another human, and have to find a way out without socializing. It's a wonderful addition to the introvert cartoon collection." —Book Riot

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 24, 2024
• ISBN: 9781524855406

Katie Vaz

Katie Vaz is an illustrator, author, and hand-letterer based in Endicott, New York. Her previous books include Make Yourself Cozy; The Escape Manual for Introverts; My Life in Plants; and Cottagecore Galore. Katie also designs her own line of greeting cards, prints, and other stationery products, which are sold both online and in brick-and-mortar shops across North America. Her work has been featured on BookRiot.com, ElephantJournal.com, Buzzfeed.com, RealSimple.com, WomansDay.com, POPSUGAR.com, in Stationery Trends magazine, and in Time Out New York magazine. Visit her online at www.katievaz.com.

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The Escape Manual for Introverts copyright © 2019 by Katie Vaz. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews.

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To the fellow introvert

An extra amount of solitude is necessary for introverts to feel sane, yet finding ways to explain that to extroverts can be tricky. Just because we don’t want to go doesn’t mean we don’t like them, but that can be hard to get across kindly. As an introvert myself, I know how easy it is to get pulled into social situations if a proper excuse isn’t prepared ahead of time. Once you’re out, it’s just as easy to stay out longer than desired if a clever departure hasn’t

Reviews for The Escape Manual for Introverts

[librarianryan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

If you have not guessed, I am not an introvert, which is probably why this book isn’t for me. It’s both a joke, and a serious guide on how to get out of events. It tries to cover almost any situation you might encounter, and each situation is it’s own page. I like many of the ideas presented, and would not be offended if my introvert friends used these cues, but as a guidebook, it’s not really for me.
August 5