{"product_id":"look-alive-out-there-essays-9781250310415","title":"Look Alive Out There: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2018 by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour, Buzzfeed, Elle, Cosmopolitan, The Millions, InStyle, Bustle, BookRiot, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Southern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSloane Crosley returns to the form that made her a household name in really quite a lot of households: Essays \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Sloane Crosley comes \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e--a brand-new collection of essays filled with her trademark hilarity, wit, and charm. The characteristic heart and punch-packing observations are back, but with a newfound coat of maturity. A thin coat. More of a blazer, really. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There'd Be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e How Did You Get This Number\u003c\/i\u003e know Sloane Crosley's life as a series of relatable but madcap misadventures. In \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There, \u003c\/i\u003e whether it's scaling active volcanoes, crashing shivas, playing herself on \u003ci\u003eGossip Girl, \u003c\/i\u003ebefriending swingers, or staring down the barrel of the fertility gun, Crosley continues to rise to the occasion with unmatchable nerve and electric one-liners. And as her subjects become more serious, her essays deliver not just laughs but lasting emotional heft and insight. Crosley has taken up the gauntlets thrown by her predecessors--Dorothy Parker, Nora Ephron, David Sedaris--and crafted something rare, affecting, and true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e arrives on the tenth anniversary of \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There'd be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, and Crosley's essays have managed to grow simultaneously more sophisticated and even funnier. And yet she's still very much herself, and it's great to have her back--and not a moment too soon (or late, for that matter).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloane Crosley \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Clasp\u003c\/i\u003e, and two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling books of personal essays, \u003ci\u003e I Was Told There'd Be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow Did You Get This Number\u003c\/i\u003e. A contributing editor and books columnist for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives in Manhattan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643383484690,"sku":"9781250310415","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_230da314-a004-4d3c-944f-0661f78f7ab3.jpg?v=1733084326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/look-alive-out-there-essays-9781250310415","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}