{"product_id":"sometimes-i-trip-on-how-happy-we-could-be-paperback","title":"Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNichole Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"saucy and smart\" memoir, a journalist uses pop culture as a lens to navigate her identity as a Black woman (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet, exploring her experience with mental illness, her attachment to the TV show \u003ci\u003eFrasier\u003c\/i\u003e, her role as a mistress, Prince, and what it means to figure out desire and sexuality in a world where women are still expected to prioritize marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining her sharp wit, stellar pop culture sensibility, and trademark spirited storytelling, Nichole boldly tackles the damage done to women-especially Black women-by society's failure to confront the myths and misogyny at its heart. Nichole illuminates how to take the best pop culture has to offer and discard the harmful bits, offering a mirror into our own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Roxane Gay Audacious Bookclub November Pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Named \"Most Anticipated Books of 2021\" by Buzzfeed and Lithub\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNichole Perkins \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer from Nashville, Tennessee. She examines the intersections of pop culture, race, sex, gender, and relationships. Nichole is a 2017 Audre Lorde Fellow at the inaugural Jack Jones Literary Arts Retreat and a 2017 BuzzFeed Emerging Writers Fellow. She is also a 2016 Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow for poetry. She formerly co-hosted \"Thirst Aid Kit,\" a podcast about pop culture and desire, with Bim Adewunmi, a producer at \"This American Life,\" and was also a co-host of \"The Waves\" podcast at Slate, which looked at news and culture through a feminist lens. Her first collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eLilith, but Dark, \u003c\/i\u003e was published by Publishing Genius in July 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.04 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48663322820856,"sku":"9781538702741","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/B7N7FybVq9781538702741.webp?v=1783587525","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/sometimes-i-trip-on-how-happy-we-could-be-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}