{"product_id":"survival-of-the-thickest-essays-9781982122584","title":"Survival of the Thickest: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michelle Buteau\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Topic - Celebrity \u0026amp; Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a comedy series on Netflix!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and unapologetic frankness comes a book of \"zesty and hilarious\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) essays for fans of \u003ci\u003eIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me\u003c\/i\u003e by Mindy Kaling and \u003ci\u003eWe're Going to Need More Wine\u003c\/i\u003e by Gabrielle Union.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've watched television or movies in the past couple of years, you've seen Michelle Buteau. With scene-stealing roles in \u003ci\u003eAlways Be My Maybe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Wives Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomeone Great\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRussian Doll\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e; a reality TV show and breakthrough stand-up specials, including her headlining show \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Buteaupia \u003c\/i\u003eon Netflix; and two podcasts (\u003ci\u003eLate Night Whenever \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAdulting\u003c\/i\u003e), Michelle's star is on the rise. You'd be forgiven for thinking the road to success--or adulthood or financial stability or self-acceptance or marriage or motherhood--has been easy, but you'd be wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eSurvival of the Thickest\u003c\/i\u003e, Michelle reflects on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9\/11, getting started in stand-up opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45356049137815,"sku":"9781982122584","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781982122584.webp?v=1769291868","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/survival-of-the-thickest-essays-9781982122584","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}