Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins (English) Paperback

Description: Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins A passionate, magnetic memoir that explores writer and podcast host Nichole Perkinss obsession with pop culture and the challenges of navigating relationships as a Black woman through feminism and Southern mores. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Pop culture is the Pandoras Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusion, and hope -- all of these intractable and unavoidable features course through the media we consume. Examining pop cultures impact on her life, Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet from the perspective of one southern Black woman. She explores her experience with mental illness and how the TV series Frasier served as a crutch, how her role as mistress led her to certain internet message boards that prepared her for current day social media, and what it means to figure out desire and sexuality and Prince in a world where marriage is the only acceptable goal for women. Combining her sharp wit, stellar pop culture sensibility, and trademark spirited storytelling, Nichole boldly tackles the damage done to women, especially Black women, by societys failure to confront the myths and misogyny at its heart, and her efforts to stop the various cycles that limit confidence within herself. By using her own life and loves as a unique vantage point, Nichole humorously and powerfully illuminates how to take the best pop culture has to offer and discard the harmful bits, offering a mirror into our own lives. Author Biography Nichole Perkins is 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, Lilith, but Dark, was published by Publishing Genius in July 2018. Review "Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be is at times heartwarming and heartbreaking, honest and humane, humorous and haunting. Its the chronicle of Perkins growth into herself as a person, as a Black Southern woman, as someone who fully inhabits her body, and as someone who has had to learn by trial and error what all of that means."--Memphis Flyer"[A] powerful work of cultural criticism . . . Perkins paints an exuberant portrait of a Black woman speaking to and from her power. Tender and bright, this intimate work piques nonstop."--Publishers Weekly"[T]he blend of topics are entertaining and eye-opening as [Perkins] dissects what she learned from her experiences and how societal misconceptions affect those experiences like with her familial relationships, romantic relationships, and friendships in real life and online."--She Lit"If you decide to do what I have done--read this essay collection--prepare to have Perkins prose snatch your pearl-clutching inclinations clean off your neck. . . One of the most significant things Perkins accomplishes with this essay collection is to further demonstrate the complexity of the Black experience. The points she chooses to stress in her book illustrate a truth that needs to be constantly reiterated in our culture--Black people are not a monolith."--The Rumpus"Nichole Perkins is a master storyteller like no other. This collection of intimate essays showcases her warm, inviting, provocative voice. . . Enjoy breezing through this book and dont be surprised when you wish for more once its over." --NPR"Every essay in this ambitious collection is worth reading and rereading. By the time you turn the page and close the book, youll love Nichole almost as much as I do."--Real Simple"Perkins ability to drift between hilarity and sincerity is her greatest skill as a writer... Perkins candor might just encourage readers to be a bit more upfront about their own desires."--Bust Magazine"For a hilarious read, pick up Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be, a memoir by Nichole Perkins that is achingly honest and personal."--The Montecito Journal"Its funny, pointed and may inspire a rewatch or two."--Good Housekeeping"One of the most fearless books out there. . . Utilizing humor, raw honesty, and an intimate writing style with which readers can easily connect, Perkins has crafted a powerful memoir that is well worth the read."--Associated Press"[S]aucy and smart."--Oprah Daily"[S]ummer reading at its finest. Equal parts juicy joy, plaintive longing, vulnerable honesty and Its funny cause its true moments, this lyrical essay collection is the perfect companion for fruity-drink-fueled afternoons by the pool." --Essence Magazine"Nichole Perkins feels like everyones best friend: The writer and podcaster is introspective, observant, and funny as hell. . . If youve enjoyed Perkins on podcasts, youll absolutely love this memoir."--Bitch Media"Perkins has a gift for crafting funny and insightful essays."--Popsugar"Witty, poignant and devastatingly candid, this is 2021s ultimate non-fiction beach read."--theGrio"Memoir readers who appreciate unpredictability, candor, and pop culture will enjoy this book and may very well find themselves thinking about it even weeks after theyve finished it."--Library Journal, starred review"A thoroughly enjoyable journey into the mind of a beloved pop-culture commentator. . . The author is unafraid to lay herself bare, and she boldly recounts the ups and downs of her life as a Black girl and woman. . . She continues to strive and persevere by honing the ultimate secret weapons: self-acceptance and self-care. Fans will appreciate this closer look into Perkins life and adventures, and newcomers will get to know her well."--Kirkus, starred review"This is a funny, sexy, reverent, vulnerable meditation on Black womens sexuality through one womans journey to her own hard-won power, a gift to memoir readers."--Booklist, starred review"[A] candid, affecting, and joyful read."--Buzzfeed"Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be is easily one of the best books Ive read in the last two years. Nichole Perkins is a force, and a must watch. The opening essay is as striking as the last. I laughed, I cried, and I felt seen. Like the best books are, this is a wonderful journey. I already cant wait to read it again." --Keah Brown, author of The Pretty One"In these sharp, uncompromising essays, Nichole Perkins probes the intersections between her blackness, hailing from the South, her womanhood, and her sexuality. There is an appealing self-awareness in these essay-- a willingness to examine her flaws as much as her strengths. The book gets stronger and stronger and the final few essays are clarion calls to naming things as they are, claiming the power you desire, and embracing yourself unapologetically."--Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist"Nicholes work is necessary, urgent, and so beautiful. At turns surprising and familiar, tender and brutal, the entire collection is a love letter to the black girls we were, to the black women we are, and to the brave, new beings we are growing up to be."--Jesmyn Ward, National Book Award-winning author of Sing, Unburied, Sing"It is not easy to be open with reflections on sexuality, intimacy, pleasure, religion, race, and class, but Nichole does so with such intellect, thoughtfulness, and levity. Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be is not only another welcomed contribution because of the sharp, funny, and focused voice Nichole Perkins brings to those issues and others, but that she brings a working class southern Black perspective that more of America needs to hear from." --Michael Arceneaux, New York Times bestselling author of I Cant Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons Ive Put My Faith in Beyoncé and I Dont Want To Die"For me, the joy in reading SOMETIMES I TRIP ON HOW HAPPY WE COULD BE is in witnessing how -- essay by essay, revelation by hard-won revelation -- Nichole comes into awareness of her own power like a storm gaining strength just off the coast. The girl who sneaks romance novels into Sunday church services becomes the woman asking tough, keen questions about what she wants and what we all want. I hear the dark liquor of her laughter rippling behind her sentences. I hear the rich timbre of a writer who knows that vital power lives in pleasures."--Saeed Jones, award-winning author of How We Fight for Our Lives"These essays are at once poignant, timely, and a lot of fun to read. In Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be, Nichole Perkins manages to write about Prince as brilliantly as she does her first hotmail account, and makes it look easy. This book is meant to be read in the bathtub, with good wine, and even better company on the way." --Ashley C. Ford, author of Somebodys Daughter Long Description Pop culture is the Pandoras Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusion, and hope -- all of these intractable and unavoidable features course through the media we consume. Examining pop cultures impact on her life, Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet from the perspective of one southern Black woman. She explores her experience with mental illness and how the TV series Frasier served as a crutch, how her role as mistress led her to certain internet message boards that prepared her for current day social media, and what it means to figure out desire and sexuality and Prince in a world where marriage is the only acceptable goal for women. Combining her sharp wit, stellar pop culture sensibility, and trademark spirited storytelling, Nichole boldly tackles the damage done to women, especially Black women, by societys failure to confront the myths and misogyny at its heart, and her efforts to stop the various cycles that limit confidence within herself. By using her own life and loves as a unique vantage point, Nichole humorously and powerfully illuminates how to take the best pop culture has to offer and discard the harmful bits, offering a mirror into our own lives. Review Quote "[T]he blend of topics are entertaining and eye-opening as [Perkins] dissects what she learned from her experiences and how societal misconceptions affect those experiences like with her familial relationships, romantic relationships, and friendships in real life and online."-- She Lit Promotional "Headline" A passionate, magnetic memoir that explores writer and podcast host Nichole Perkinss obsession with pop culture and the challenges of navigating relationships as a Black woman through feminism and Southern mores. Details ISBN1538702746 Author Nichole Perkins Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1538702746 ISBN-13 9781538702741 Format Paperback Imprint Grand Central Publishing Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Publisher Little, Brown & Company Pages 272 Publication Date 2021-09-16 US Release Date 2021-09-16 UK Release Date 2021-09-16 DEWEY 810.9896073 Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-01-24 AU Release Date 2022-01-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134315658;

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