{"product_id":"would-you-rather-a-memoir-of-growing-up-and-coming-out-9780399180958","title":"Would You Rather?: A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of poignant, relatable essays from the author of \u003ci\u003eNever Have I Ever \u003c\/i\u003eabout coming out in her late twenties, entering into her first relationship, and figuring out what it means to be an adult.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Katie Heaney published her first book of essays, chronicling her singledom up to age twenty-five, she was still waiting to meet the right guy. Three years later, a lot changed. For one thing, she met the right girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, for the first time, Katie opens up about realizing at the age of twenty-eight that she is gay. In these poignant, funny essays, she wrestles with her shifting sexuality and identity, and describes what it was like coming out to everyone she knows (and everyone she doesn't). As she revisits her past, looking for any \"clues\" that might have predicted this outcome, Katie reveals that life doesn't always move directly from point A to point B--no matter how much we would like it to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a warm and relatable voice, Katie tackles everything from the trials of dating in New York City to the growing pains of her first relationship, from obsessing over Harry Styles (because, actually, he does look a bit like a lesbian) to learning to accept herself all over again. Exploring love and sexuality with her neurotic wit and endearing intimacy, Katie Heaney shares the message that it's never too late to find love-or yourself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWould You Rather?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Katie] Heaney's not afraid to examine her past for 'clues' to what she realizes is her truth in the present, and reflects on her changing identity with honesty and wit.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNYLON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An honest, endearing, and laugh-out-loud account of coming to terms with one's sexual identity.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eWould You Rather?\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinarily generous and affecting book. Katie Heaney has written something with a remarkable amount of room in it--enough for anyone to spread out and connect with. It's deeply felt, clear-eyed, joyful, and illuminating.\"\u003cb\u003e--Mallory Ortberg, author of \u003ci\u003eTexts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Whether you're single or in a relationship, whether you're queer, straight, or questioning, whether or not you're partial to Harry Styles--you will discover something relatable and self-affirming in this honest, heartfelt, hilarious memoir.\"\u003cb\u003e--Camille Perri, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Assistants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7057121\"\u003eKatie Heaney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399180958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0399180958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM003000\"\u003eForm | Essays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM012000\"\u003eTopic | Men, Women \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Heaney\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and was most recently a senior editor at BuzzFeed. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, Vulture, The Hairpin, The Awl, and Pacific Standard, among other places. She is the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003e Never Have I Ever\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel, \u003ci\u003eDear Emma\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832794742923,"sku":"9780399180958","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_6caa056e-a622-4d19-8483-d7663cb00728.jpg?v=1755623029","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/would-you-rather-a-memoir-of-growing-up-and-coming-out-9780399180958","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}