{"product_id":"uncle-of-the-year-andrew-rannells-9780593443439","title":"Uncle of the Year: \u0026 Other Debatable Triumphs","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the star of Broadway's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mormon, \u003c\/i\u003eTony-nominated \u003ci\u003eGutenberg! The Musical!, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTammy Faye \u003c\/i\u003e(coming Fall 2024!)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ecandid, hilarious essays on anxiety, ambition, and the uncertain path to adulthood that ask: How will we know when we get there?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is the funny, honest, cozy hang with Andrew Rannells that you've been creepily dreaming of. . . . A delight.\"--Tina Fey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUncle of the Year, \u003c\/i\u003e Andrew Rannells wonders: If he, now in his forties, has everything he's supposed to need to be an adult--a career, property, a well-tailored suit--why does he still feel like an anxious twenty-year-old climbing his way toward solid ground? Is it because he hasn't won a Tony, or found a husband, or had a child? And what if he doesn't want those things? (A husband and a child, that is. He wants a Tony.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn deeply personal essays drawn from his life as well as his career on Broadway and in Hollywood, Rannells argues that we all pretend--for friends, partners, parents, and others--that we are constantly succeeding in the process known as \"adulting.\" But if this acting is leaving us unfulfilled, then we need new markers of time, new milestones, new expectations of what adulthood is and can be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Rannells navigates dating, aging, mental health, bad jobs, and much more. In his essay \"Uncle of the Year,\" he explores the role that children play in his life, as a man who never thought having kids was necessary or even possible--until his siblings have kids and he falls in love with a man with two of his own. In \"Always Sit Next to Mark Ruffalo,\" he reveals the thrills and absurdities of the awards circuit, and the desire to be recognized for one's work. And in \"Horses, Not Zebras,\" he shares the piece of wisdom that helped him finally come to terms with his anxiety and perfectionism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with honest insights and a sharp wit, \u003ci\u003eUncle of the Year \u003c\/i\u003echallenges us to take a long look at who we're pretending to be, who we know we are, and who we want to become.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Rannells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593443438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593443439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 111","brand":"Andrew Rannells","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43961050431743,"sku":"9780593443439","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_18ade3ab-63ab-436a-a0f4-b9a03252ad06.jpg?v=1682361992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncle-of-the-year-andrew-rannells-9780593443439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}