David Litt New York Times Bestselling Author, Former Senior Speechwriter and Joke Writer for President Obama, Political Columnist

Praise for It’s Only Drowning

David Litt has written a surfing memoir that’s about so much more than surfing. It’s an insightful, hilarious, surprisingly moving story about the nature of friendship and the search for common ground, and I loved it.”
—Judd Apatow, New York Times bestselling author of Sick in the Head

So funny. So smart. If you’re a millennial panicking about middle age, read this book!”
—Ilana Glazer, cocreator of Broad City

Despite delving into America’s partisanship, Litt’s story remains personal, irreverent, and hilarious. In fact, the choice to explore such a hot topic in a memoir is clever, because it reveals a successful language through which we might approach that same problem in our own lives.”
—AIRMAIL

Reading It’s Only Drowning feels like those early mornings paddling out into an unpredictable swell—you don’t know what’s coming, but you feel alive just being out there. David’s book is not just a surfing memoir— it’s about the connections that keep us going.”
—Laird Hamilton, legendary big-wave surfer and author of Force of Nature

I have no connection to surf culture and I loved this book! It’s witty, insightful, and will leave you feeling surprisingly optimistic about the future.”
—Sami Sage, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Democracy in Retrograde

It’s Only Drowning is delightful and an instant classic. David Litt has given us a coming-of-age story in the best sense—about a person, a passion, a friendship, and a moment in history. And the book is wickedly funny from beginning to end.”
—James Fallows, New York Times bestselling author of Our Towns

I will be honest—I did not intend to read beyond the first chapter of this book. New Jersey? Surfing? Crazy brother-in-law? Come on! How wrong I was. One chapter led to the next which led to me setting my alarm for 5 a.m. so I could get up early and finish It’s Only Drowning, which is funny and wise and needed for our time on more levels than I can describe. Everybody should read this book which is, in the end, a treatise on humans and humanity.”
—Cynthia McFadden, Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist

It’s Only Drowning is captivating and engaging, witty and funny, and the deeper issues it raises—about living with uncertainty, the importance of stepping outside one’s comfort zone, and the value in spending time with those who see the world differently—stuck with me long after I put it down. This book is easy to read and hard to forget.”
—Robert Rubin, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and New York Times bestselling author of In an Uncertain World

Praise for Democracy in One Book or Less

If you want to understand how our government really works without having a panic attack or a migraine, read this book. The way David tells stories about politics is funny, informative, and, most important, hopeful. David Litt dares to remain inspired, and that is what the conversation around politics needs most.”
—Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad City

David Litt’s book is equal parts how-to, historical, and hilarious as he takes us through the trials and travails of how the electorate and democracy in general works—and sometimes doesn’t—yet still lovingly shows us that it’s worth it all the same. A warm, pithy, and inspiring read.”
—Keegan-Michael Key

I always look forward to David Litt’s fiercely intelligent and funny take on the current state of things. If ever there was a time we needed a hilarious and thought-provoking look at how our democracy got to this point—and how we can save it—it’s now!”
—Billy Eichner

Hilarious and incisive. If you want to understand what happened to America and how to change it, Democracy in One Book or Less will make you laugh and think, all at the same time.”
—David Axelrod, former senior advisor to Barack Obama and author of Believer: My Forty Years in Politics

You think you know about politics and the motivations and machinations of Washington—and then you read this book. A wildly entertaining and informative journey that peels back the curtain on how the Beltway functions, David Litt’s latest is a must-read for anyone who can’t look away from the ‘what’ of the news and wants to understand the ‘why.’”
—Amie Parnes, co-author of Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign

Praise for Thanks, Obama

An outstanding, hilarious, and precise memoir . . .  I laughed again and again. This is an excellent account of what it felt like to work for the Second to Last President of The United States.”
—John Mulaney, co-creator and star of Oh, Hello

David Litt is brilliant. I’ve gotten to witness firsthand some of the work he did for President Obama at past White House Correspondents Dinners and it’s always intelligent, razor sharp and hilarious.”
—Billy Eichner

David Litt has done the impossible: written a smart, insightful, and funny White House memoir you don’t have to be a political junkie to love. Even better, he takes us back to a saner more compassionate time when our president liked to read.”
—Judd Apatow

Terrific—part first-hand story about being inspired by a cultural icon, part how-to manual for getting involved in politics and making change. Thanks, Obama is a hysterical, pithy, and heartfelt trip down memory lane. And boy, do we need it.”
—Keegan-Michael Key

Litt is a funny and skillful storyteller… While the first half of the book is enjoyable, the second half is masterly, rising to a crescendo that is as rousing as, well, a particularly inspiring campaign speech.”
—New York Times Book Review

A magnificent memoir on the Obama presidency. You’ll walk away with another kind of hope that’s needed now more than ever: the belief that a government can actually do some good.”
—Adam Grant, author of Originals and coauthor of Option B