Fraud

David Rakoff's Fraud is a witty essay collection where the urban, gay, Canadian-Jewish author recounts feeling like a fish out of water in bizarre assignments, from impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window, climbing icy mountains in loafers, to searching for elves in Iceland and attending New Age retreats.

Blending self-deprecation with sharp observation, Rakoff exposes human frailties and cultural absurdities while grappling with his own sense of imposture, reminiscent of David Sedaris and Fran Lebowitz.