🏆 Award-Winning Dark Comedy Winner – Pacific Book Awards Best Humor 2025 Kirkus Reviews Verdict: "GET IT" Shortlisted -Hawthorne Prize Reader’s Favorite ★★★★★ Winner American Fiction Awards Humor 2025 All Opal Slepecki wants is loyalty. But when her badly behaved friends refuse to kill her, it’s impossible to feel loved. It’s been eighteen agonizing hours since she asked her friends to help her die. And now, it’s gone quiet. She knew the request would be jarring, awkward even, but the brash pill-popper, the shameless exhibitionist, and the quiet beauty have weathered worse. Haven’t they? Told with biting humor, brutal honesty, and moments of absurd laughter, Why Is My Bra Still On? is a darkly comedic, deeply emotional story about love, loyalty, and what it really means to be family. Because this isn’t just about helping a friend. It’s about who they were, who they are, and whether they have the guts to show up for one another- without conditions. For readers who are into, wildly inappropriate female protagonists- or fans of We All Want Impossible Things, The Wedding People , and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves , then Why Is My Bra Still On? is for you. *mature with some triggering content* Why is My Bra Still On? by Kristen Wasyliszyn was heartfelt and beautiful. I was engrossed from the first to the last page because of the author's captivating approach. The story was gripping and emotionally charged. Whether Opal's friends will assist her in dying or not was left a mystery to me until the very end. Reading this story was enjoyable, and it was expertly written. It is a book I will never forget. Five star review -Alma Boucher Readers favorite reviewer "Kristen Wasyliszyn has written a deeply engaging story about middle-aged women with a treasure trove of secrets and personality quirks. The characters are so layered that they feel like they're your friends. A bit of a mystery is wound into the story - after you discover the friends' secrets, it seems there is someone else who connects them. " ***** star - Courtney Turner Hoyle Readers favorite reviewer From Kirkus Review s 12/11/2024 WHY IS MY BRA STILL ON? by Kristen Wasyliszyn ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 4, 2024 A surprising and enjoyable novel about camaraderie and letting go.>Awards and accolades Our verdict- Get it Why Is My Bra Still On? by Kristen Wasyliszyn is a fierce, funny, and heartbreakingly original novel that grabs readers by the collar and refuses to let go. Wasyliszyn crafts a story that is at once a celebration of enduring female friendship and a devastating meditation on mortality, agency, and the legacy of trauma. For readers who appreciate dark humor, emotional honesty, and characters with messy pasts and resilient hearts, this book is an absolute must-read. Dear Reader,  Thank you. I wrote this book because I was tired of reading stories were women's relationships are either soft and precious or catty and cruel. Real friendship lives in the in-between.I hope you laugh, wince and recognize something that feels like truth. My novel is for the non-saints that don't mind mature content and rough ideas.)) Sincerely, Kristen Kristen who?
Kristen Wasyliszyn lives in Minnesota, where the winters are long-and so is her husband's back hair. Along with their golden retriever,( who has a surprising taste for dark comedy and contemporary literary fiction), they reside just north of the Twin Cities. A recent retiree from the whirlwind world of private aviation catering, Kristen now spends much of her time looking for her cell and a good multivitamin. Despite it all, she's out here forming sentences for the smart, the curious, and anyone looking for meaning, laughter, or a much-needed escape.