So Here's the Thing

My favorite thing about Alyssa’s books is knowing someone as normal as the rest of us can work in the most prestigious positions in the world and do it with a sense of humor and self-deprecation. We could all do with more of both. Read it, and laugh – Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, ChelseaGrowing up is hard. Trusting your gut? Sheesh. That sounds impossible at times. Let Alyssa Mastromonaco hold your hand and show you that with some good laughs and a lot of heart, life can be a little less daunting. I wish I’d read this book when I was younger, but it still resonates today, and I know it will be relevant at all stages of life. What a gift – Aminatou Sow, co-founder of Tech LadyMafiaI’m just going to say this book lets the ‘cat out of the bag,’ so to speak: everyone who knows her or reads her work wants to be Alyssa’s best friend. SO HERE’S THE THING… makes it impossible not to want that. Her life stories somehow make all of us feel seen. All of which means my position on the waiting list for the best friend title may shift. While I’m coming to terms with that, I will also say I’m all for mixing patterns, just not always the ones Alyssa puts together – Stacy London, New York Times bestselling author of The Truth About Style

Alyssa Mastromonaco (Author)

Alyssa Mastromonaco served as assistant to the president and director of scheduling and advance at the White House from 2009 to 2011 and as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for operations at the White House from 2011 to 2014. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? with Lauren Oyler and a contributor to Crooked Media.

Lauren Oyler (Author)

Lauren Oyler is the author of the novel Fake Accounts. Her essays on books and culture appear regularly in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the London Review of Books, Harper’s, the Guardian and other publications. She lives in Berlin.

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