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From the author of 2018's much buzzed about Look Alive Out There...
Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, Sloane Crosley's debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. The New York Times bestseller that both captured and influenced a generation.
From despoiling an…
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Sloane Crosley’s first collection of literary essays is a hilarious celebration of emerging adulthood.
Her vulnerability and clever wit are on display as she navigates the hijinx of making a life in New York City. Crosley’s distinct writer’s voice has stuck with me through my transition from teacher to author.
From Sarah's list on looking inside an adolescent’s mind.
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