Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays

Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays

From the creator of Elleâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“Eric Reads the News,â‚¬Â a heartfelt and hilarious memoir-in-essays about growing up seeing the world differently, finding unexpected hope, and experiencing every awkward, extraordinary stumble along the way.

R. Eric Thomas didnâ‚¬t know he was different until the world told him so. Everywhere he wentâ‚¬"whether it was his rich, mostly white, suburban high school, his conservative black church, or his Ivy League college in a big cityâ‚¬"he found himself on the outside looking in.

In essays by turns hysterical and heartfelt, Eric redefines what it means to be an â‚¬Å“otherâ‚¬Â through the lens of his own life experience. He explores the two worlds of his childhood: the barren urban landscape where his parentsâ‚¬ house was an anomalous bright spot, and the verdant school they sent him to in white suburbia. He writes about struggling to reconcile his Christian identity with his sexuality, the exhaustion of code-switching in college, accidentally getting famous on the internet (for the wrong reason), and the surreal experience of covering the 2016 election, and the seismic changes that came thereafter. Ultimately, Eric seeks the answer to these ever more relevant questions: Is the future worth it? Why do we bother when everything seems to be getting worse? As the world continues to shift in unpredictable ways, Eric finds the answers to these questions by re-envisioning what â‚¬Å“normalâ‚¬Â means and in the powerful alchemy that occurs when you at last place yourself at the center of your own story.

Here for ItÂ will resonate deeply and joyfully with everyone who has ever felt pushed to the margins, struggled with self-acceptance, or wished to shine more brightly in a dark world. Stay here for itâ‚¬"the future may surprise you.
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 37038746
Color Pink
ReleaseDate 2020-02-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780525621034

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	37038746
Color	Pink
ReleaseDate	2020-02-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780525621034

Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays

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