{"product_id":"i-was-told-thered-be-cake-paperback","title":"I Was Told There'd Be Cake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSloane Crosley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSloane Crosley is the author of the new collection \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There, \u003c\/i\u003ethe novel \u003ci\u003eThe Clasp\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestselling essay collections \u003ci\u003eHow Did You Get This Number\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There'd Be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her essays and criticism have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, New York Observer, the Village Voice, Playboy, Teen Vogue, Salon, Black Book, Radar, Maxim\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7.96 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thurber Prize for American Humor (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752831418656,"sku":"9781594483066","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/05fce051edccb1cbc9245f10d38e309b.webp?v=1780005361","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-was-told-thered-be-cake-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}