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This month’s online book pick is Here for It, or How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas. Here for It is a national bestselling memoir in essays that is both hilarious and heartfelt. Lin-Manuel Miranda calls it “Sedaris-level laugh-out-loud funny,” which we consider the highest of compliments!

We picked this book in celebration of Pride Month. Although Thomas’ essays focus on his own experiences of fitting in as a gay black man, his writing speaks to all of us in times  we’ve felt like we didn’t quite fit in, or struggled to accept ourselves as we are. 

Listen to a sample of Here for It.
Listen to an interview with R. Eric Thomas and read an excerpt from his book.

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Here for It is available on Overdrive/Libby as an eBook and downloadable audiobook.