{"product_id":"9781982122591","title":"Survival of the Thickest: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Now a Netflix series—Season 2 coming soon!*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStand-up comedian and star of Netflix’s \u003ci\u003eMichelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall\u003c\/i\u003e and creator and star of \u003ci\u003eSurvival of the Thickest\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a collection of “hilarious…bracingly honest” (\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e) essays in her unique voice, cheeky swagger, and unapologetic frankness that’s “one of the year’s most relatable books” (\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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":"Default Title","offer_id":42370958032957,"sku":"9781982122591","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781982122591_p0.jpg?v=1771588324","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781982122591","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}