Sloane Crosley

The author of the brilliant, bestselling I Was Told There’d Be Cake has done it again. Sloane Crosley ventured beyond her beloved Manhattan to deliver another humorous, genius collection of essays that finds her befriending circus clowns in Lisbon and lying to a Catholic priest in France. Don’t miss ... (more)her!

From the author of the sensational bestseller I Was Told There'd Be Cake comes How Did You Get This Number (Riverhead), a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal ... (more)fans.

DEVOURING DIVAS BOOK CLUB LAUNCH 7pm Changing Hands Bookstore and Wildflower Bread Company are proud to announce the launch of "Devouring Divas," a book club for women who crave scrumptious food and juicy books. Join the discussion of the club's first pick, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, by Sloane Crosley ... (more)at the Wildflower location at 15640 N. Pima Rd. in Scottsdale (Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd). Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut
collection of essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire
of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right, despite the best of intentions—or perhaps because of them. Please note:
The Devouring Divas meet on the first Wednesday of every month at Wildflower Bread Co., 15640 N. Pima Rd. (Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.) Purchase your copy of
I Was Told There’d Be Cake ($14 + tax) at Changing Hands or the Scottsdale Wildflower location, and you can purchase a $10 voucher that includes an invitation to join the Divas for the book discussion and dinner.

Defining the world with wry wit and neurotic merriment, this collection of literary essays by the saucy Sloane Crosley chronicles her adventures in the thick of the urban jungle. Sipping from the same glass as David Sedaris, these outrageous odes to the modern woman's experience are primed to be devoured ... (more)by the reading public.

Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Sloane Crosley ... (more)can do no right despite the best of intentions - or perhaps because of them. Together, the essays in "I Was Told There'd Be Cake" introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.