{"product_id":"box-girl-isbn-9781593765415","title":"Box Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Delightful . . . One part Joan Didion, one part Holly Golightly, Lilibet Snellings has given us, in \u003ci\u003eBox Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a hilarious and utterly original account of coming of age in L.A. Winsome, witty, and startlingly honest, she takes us on a mental journey that touches on feminism and fast food, voyeurism and advertising, going broke and breaking away.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 22-year-old Lilibet Snellings moved to Los Angeles on a whim, she unintentionally became a “slash” to keep her head above water—a writer\/waitress\/actress\/Box Girl. One night each week, Lilibet would go to The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, don a pair of white boy shorts with a matching tank, touch up her lip gloss, and crawl into a giant glass case behind the front desk. There, she could do whatever she wanted—check email, catch up on reading, even sleep—as long as she ignored the many hotel guests who would point and ask the staff, “Is she allowed to use the bathroom?” (Yes.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDog-paddling through her twenties, Snellings resisted financial bailouts (for the most part) from her sweet Southern mother and business-oriented dad, while pondering her peculiar position as a human art installation. Was she a piece of art or a piece of ass? Was she allowed to read both Walt Whitman and \u003ci\u003eUS Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as she lounged in an oversized, waterless aquarium behind a hotel concierge desk? From misinterpreting a modeling agency interview as a talent audition, to avoiding Bond-girl-style deaths at New Year’s Eve parties, Snellings shares and laughs at her many mishaps while living in LA.“One part Joan Didion, one part Holly Golightly, Lilibet Snellings has given us, in \u003ci\u003eBox Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a hilarious and utterly original account of coming of age in L.A. Winsome, witty, and startlingly honest, she takes us on a mental journey that touches on feminism and fast food, voyeurism and advertising, going broke and breaking away. Delightful!” --Dana Goodyear, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A funny, whip-smart debut, Snellings’ exposé of herself and Los Angeles gives new meaning to the phrase ‘think inside the box.’” --Sandra Tsing Loh, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A self-effacing and wryly humorous young voice in the tenor of Sloane Crosley and Lena Dunham” --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“During an era when we’re all on virtual display, Snellings writes about coming of age while on literal display--and does so with great insight and heart. --Jane Borden, author of \u003ci\u003eI Totally Meant to Do That\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLilibet Snellings\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Georgia and raised in Connecticut. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her MFA from the University of Southern California. For eight years she lived in Los Angeles, where she worked as a freelance writer, an on-camera reporter, a waitress, an extra in a Smirnoff Ice commercial, and a dead person in a music video. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlaunt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis Recording\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband.","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304965984485,"sku":"NP9781593765415","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593765415.jpg?v=1767722991","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/box-girl-isbn-9781593765415","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}