{"product_id":"books-look-alive-out-there-by-sloane-crosley","title":"Look Alive Out There","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2018 by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour, Buzzfeed, Elle, Cosmopolitan, The Millions, InStyle, Bustle, BookRiot,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sloane Crosley returns to the form that made her a household name in really quite a lot of households: Essays!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Sloane Crosley comes \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e--a brand-new collection of essays filled with her trademark hilarity, wit, and charm. The characteristic heart and punch-packing observations are back, but with a newfound coat of maturity. A thin coat. More of a blazer, really.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fans of \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There'd Be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Did You Get This Number\u003c\/i\u003e know Sloane Crosley's life as a series of relatable but madcap misadventures. In \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There,\u003c\/i\u003e whether it's scaling active volcanoes, crashing shivas, playing herself on \u003ci\u003eGossip Girl,\u003c\/i\u003e befriending swingers, or staring down the barrel of the fertility gun, Crosley continues to rise to the occasion with unmatchable nerve and electric one-liners. And as her subjects become more serious, her essays deliver not just laughs but lasting emotional heft and insight. Crosley has taken up the gauntlets thrown by her predecessors--Dorothy Parker, Nora Ephron, David Sedaris--and crafted something rare, affecting, and true.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e arrives on the tenth anniversary of \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There'd be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, and Crosley's essays have managed to grow simultaneously more sophisticated and even funnier. And yet she's still very much herself, and it's great to have her back--and not a moment too soon (or late, for that matter).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673786933521,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781250310415.jpg?v=1781528444","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-look-alive-out-there-by-sloane-crosley","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}