{"product_id":"im-telling-the-truth-but-im-lying-essays-paperback","title":"I'm Telling the Truth, But I'm Lying: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBassey Ikpi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eI'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying \u003c\/em\u003eBassey Ikpi explores her life--as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist--through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II and anxiety. Her remarkable memoir in essays implodes our preconceptions of the mind and normalcy as Bassey bares her own truths and lies for us all to behold with radical honesty and brutal intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eThe Root \u003c\/em\u003eFavorite Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e Best 60 Books of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- A \u003cem\u003eYNaija \u003c\/em\u003e10 Notable Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGOOP \u003c\/em\u003e10 New Favorite Books - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eCup of Jo\u003c\/em\u003e 5 Big Books of Fall\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBitch Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e Most Anticipated Books of 2019 - A \u003cem\u003eBustle\u003c\/em\u003e 21 New Memoirs That Will Inspire, Motivate, and Captivate You - A \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003eSpring Preview Selection -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eElectric Lit \u003c\/em\u003e48 Books by Women and Nonbinary Authors of Color to Read in 2019 - A \u003cem\u003eBookish\u003c\/em\u003e Best Nonfiction of Summer Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe will not think or talk about mental health or normalcy the same after reading this momentous art object moonlighting as a colossal collection of essays.\" --Kiese Laymon, author of \u003cem\u003eHeavy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her early childhood in Nigeria through her adolescence in Oklahoma, Bassey Ikpi lived with a tumult of emotions, cycling between extreme euphoria and deep depression--sometimes within the course of a single day. By the time she was in her early twenties, Bassey was a spoken word artist and traveling with HBO's Def Poetry Jam, channeling her life into art. But beneath the fa ade of the confident performer, Bassey's mental health was in a precipitous decline, culminating in a breakdown that resulted in hospitalization and a diagnosis of Bipolar II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eI'm Telling the Truth, But I'm Lying\u003c\/em\u003e, Bassey Ikpi breaks open our understanding of mental health by giving us intimate access to her own. Exploring shame, confusion, medication, and family in the process, Bassey looks at how mental health impacts every aspect of our lives--how we appear to others, and more importantly to ourselves--and challenges our preconception about what it means to be normal. Viscerally raw and honest, the result is an exploration of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of who we are--and the ways, as honest as we try to be, each of these stories can also be a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.25 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765406925088,"sku":"9780062698346","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3039087468bf9f9ab0d02ee6054d99dd.webp?v=1780268647","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/im-telling-the-truth-but-im-lying-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}