I Was Told There'd Be Cake (edit title)

eissme edited the table of contents of I Was Told There'd Be Cake 2 weeks ago.

• 1. The Pony Problem
  2. Christmas in July
  3. The Ursula Cookie
  4. Bring-Your-Machete-To-Work Day
  5. The Good People of this Dimension
  6. Bastard Out of Westchester
  7. The Beauty of Strangers
  8. Fuck You, Columbus
  9. One-Night Bounce
  10. Sign Language for Infidels
  11. You on a Stick
  12. The Height of Luxury
  13. Smell This
  14. Lay Like Broccoli
  15. Fever Faker

Shelfari edited the description of I Was Told There'd Be Cake Friday, July 31 2009.

• 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, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions-or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character that's aiming for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.

Shelfari edited the contributors of I Was Told There'd Be Cake Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Sloane Crosley: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of I Was Told There'd Be Cake Friday, July 17 2009.

• As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the day.