{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-oversharing-one-gingers-anthology-of-humiliation-9781770413269","title":"A Brief History of Oversharing: One Ginger's Anthology of Humiliation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Shawn Hitchins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Form - Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusings from a \"one-man flash mob\" (\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eComedian Shawn Hitchins explores his irreverent nature in this debut collection of essays. Hitchins doesn't shy away from his failures or celebrate his mild successes -- he sacrifices them for an audience's amusement. He roasts his younger self, the effeminate ginger-haired kid with a competitive streak. The ups and downs of being a sperm donor to a lesbian couple. Then the fiery redhead professes his love for actress Shelley Long, declares his hatred of musical theatre, and recounts a summer spent in Provincetown working as a drag queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eNothing is sacred. His first major break-up, how his mother plotted the murder of the family cat, his difficult relationship with his father, becoming an unintentional spokesperson for all redheads, and mandy moore many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlunt, awkward, emotional, ribald, this anthology of humiliation culminates in a greater understanding of love, work, and family. Like the final scene in a \u003ci\u003eMurder She Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e episode, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Oversharing\u003c\/i\u003e promises everyone the A-ha  moment Oprah tells us to experience. Paired with bourbon, Scottish wool, and Humpty Dumpty Party Mix, this journey is best read through a lens of schadenfreude.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47780398039191,"sku":"9781770413269","price":1563.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781770413269.webp?v=1778044999","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-oversharing-one-gingers-anthology-of-humiliation-9781770413269","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}