Here For It: Or, How To Save Your Soul In America

"R. Eric Thomas, who grew up with “Al Gore’s” Internet, outlines how he went viral in various digital eras, from college newspaper satire gone awry to a thirsty Facebook post that eventually landed him a job as a columnist for Elle.com. In this essay collection, Thomas examines growing up in a dangerous area but feeling more unsafe in the suburbs’ wide expanses filled with possible Babadooks. He also discusses navigating his sexuality and spirituality while dating his husband, a reverend; chronicling early adulthood haze where he finds himself with a work family at the Hard Rock Cafe; and moving to a different city on a whim. Thomas finds hope in a chaotic world and encourages readers to laugh and acknowledge Beyoncé, for all that she does."