{"product_id":"survival-of-the-thickest-essays","title":"Survival of the Thickest: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Now a Netflix series--Season 3 coming soon!*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":44292987060323,"sku":"9781982122591","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/7515\/0179\/files\/imageloader_60f58b34-6b51-4df3-b264-0a950a2f737e.jpg?v=1782461811","url":"https:\/\/redricebooks.com\/products\/survival-of-the-thickest-essays","provider":"Red Rice Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}