{"product_id":"congratulations-the-best-is-over-essays-9780593496268","title":"Congratulations, the Best Is Over!: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The beloved author of \u003ci\u003eHere for It \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with an all-new collection of heartening, deeply relatable, and laugh-out-loud essays about what happens\u003ci\u003e after\u003c\/i\u003e happily ever after. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Funny, insightful, and hopeful . . . a profound meditation on what it means to come home, and on finding your way again after the chaos of life takes you off your path.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eJohn Paul Brammer, author of \u003ci\u003e Hola Papi!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, \u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun, Real Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter going viral \"reading\" the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas finally knew who he was and where he was going. He was living his best life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But then everything changed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this collection of insightful and hilarious essays, Thomas moves back to his perpetually misunderstood hometown of Baltimore (a place he never wanted to return, even to be buried) and behaving completely out of character. They say you can't go home again, but what if you and home have changed beyond recognition? From attending his twenty-year high school reunion and discovering another person's face on his name badge, to splattering an urgent care room with blood à la \u003ci\u003eThe Shining, \u003c\/i\u003e to being terrorized by a plague of gay frogs who've overtaken his backyard, Thomas provides the nitty, and sometimes the gritty, details of wrestling with the life he thought he'd left behind while trying to establish a new one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With wit, heart, and hope for the future, \u003ci\u003eCongratulations, The Best Is Over!\u003c\/i\u003e is the not-so-gentle reminder we all need that even when life doesn't go according to plan, we can still find our way back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Eric Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.57h x 5.84w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593496268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Eric Thomas \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHere for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America, \u003c\/i\u003e a Lambda Literary Award finalist; and the YA novel \u003ci\u003eKings of B'more\u003c\/i\u003e, a Stonewall Honor book. Both books were also featured as Read with Jenna book club picks on \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a television writer (Apple TV+'s \u003ci\u003eDickinson, \u003c\/i\u003e FX's \u003ci\u003eBetter Things\u003c\/i\u003e), a Lambda Literary Award-winning playwright, and the long-running host of the Moth in Philadelphia. For four years, Thomas was a senior staff writer at \u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003eonline, where he wrote the popular \"Eric Reads the News\" column.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41317775179891,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":30.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3ceccd90-a90a-4917-a502-8bc7f9c70349.jpg?v=1706711395","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/congratulations-the-best-is-over-essays-9780593496268","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}