{"product_id":"i-was-told-thered-be-sloane-crosley-9781594483066","title":"I Was Told There'd Be Cake","description":"\u003cb\u003eHailed by David Sedaris as \"perfectly, relentlessly funny\" and by Colson Whitehead as \"sardonic without being cruel, tender without being sentimental,\" from the author of the new collection \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions -- or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character who aims for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There'd Be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sloane Crosley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159448306X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594483066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.14w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Thurber Prize for American Humor - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2007 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2008 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2008 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/04\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2008 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2012 pg. 78","brand":"Sloane Crosley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051072909567,"sku":"9781594483066","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ea6ea78-991b-403f-97c1-81d2005340a1.jpg?v=1685010929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-was-told-thered-be-sloane-crosley-9781594483066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}