Brave (And Other Things I'll Never Be)

Brave (And Other Things I'll Never Be)

<i> From the author of the phenomenally bestselling novel The Summer Remains and the phenomenally unsuccessful flop Blue comes a new essay collection that is as heartfelt and hilarious as it is personal and revealing. </i><br /><br />By the age of twenty-seven, Seth King had lived through an upbringing alongside seventeen adopted siblings, survived a career as a child actor without melting down, and finally become a bestselling author of novels like Honesty. But really, his story was only beginning.<br /><br />In his first memoir, Brave (And Other Things I’ll Never Be), King recounts his journeys to a dozen countries across the globe to adopt his siblings, his bizarre days on the Disney lot alongside the likes of Michael Jackson and Miley Cyrus, and a life-shaking descent into depression and addiction after a ruinous breakup at the height of his writing career. (So maybe that meltdown is still on the way.) If you thought you knew him before, be prepared to think again.<br /><br /><i> Also includes never-before-asked-for advice on how to handle online dating debacles, how to deal with Internet trolls (hint: back away slowly), how to be brave and demand a seat at the table when the world just wants to shut you up, and what to do when a Russian government official tries to take you hostage on an adoption mission gone wrong (hint: run). </i><br /><br /><b> “Seth King is the voice of a new generation of authors.” – Prominent book review site<br /><br />“Seth King is annoying and needs to go away.” – Anonymous Amazon commenter<br /><br />“Who’s that? You mean he isn’t the guy who wrote Carrie?” – Everyone else in the world, probably </b>