{"product_id":"you-wanna-be-on-top-isbn-9780593735244","title":"You Wanna Be on Top?","description":"\u003cb\u003eGo behind the scenes of \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Next Top Model\u003c\/i\u003e with this powerful memoir that reveals the manipulation and chaos driving the iconic but deeply flawed reality competition show\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003efrom a fan favorite contestant.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Juicy, nostalgic, entertaining, and disturbing, \u003ci\u003eYou Wanna Be on Top?\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Next Top Model\u003c\/i\u003e exposé I didn’t know I needed.”—Amanda Montell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCultish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTyra Banks’s \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Next Top Model\u003c\/i\u003e was a cultural phenomenon with more than six million weekly viewers at its peak. Over its fifteen-year run, the show captured the glitz of the early aughts as well as its most toxic attitudes—from the glamorous but often questionable photo shoots to the cutting feedback from its highly respected if out-of-touch judges. But as its fans have grown up and as the next generation discovers \u003ci\u003eANTM\u003c\/i\u003e, they’ve also begun to reckon with the enduring ways that the show has affected their body image and self-esteem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Hartshorne would have never guessed that her first foray into modeling would start with being blindfolded alongside three dozen other girls on a charter bus winding through Puerto Rico. In \u003ci\u003eYou Wanna Be On Top?, \u003c\/i\u003eCycle 9’s only plus-size contestant takes us into the heart of the unforgiving auditions; the labyrinthian cruise ship the girls weren’t allowed to enjoy; and, of course, the L.A. “model house” teeming with hidden cameras and elaborately constructed tensions. As the season unfolds and the producers’ interview questions about her weight and her opinions of the other girls become increasingly pointed, Hartshorne uncovers the destabilizing methods employed to film “reality.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her experience as well as interviews with other contestants and production crew, Hartshorne answers the questions you always wanted to ask: Why didn’t the house have a microwave or a dishwasher? Why did girls regularly faint during eliminations? Which judge was the meanest off camera? Why is it that the girls had their most meaningful conversations in closets? (Answer: It was the one place camera crews couldn’t fit.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith tender honesty and sharp wit, Hartshorne dissects the iconic show with an unflinching gaze that refuses to smize.“A delicious, hilariously relatable behind-the-scenes memoir. A page-turning lark turns into an internal (rather than external) makeover.”\u003cb\u003e—Maria Bamford, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Sure, I'll Join Your Cult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Juicy, nostalgic, entertaining, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e disturbing, \u003ci\u003eYou Wanna Be on Top?\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Next Top Model\u003c\/i\u003e exposé I didn’t know I needed. For any adolescent of the mid-aughts, this book is required reading.”\u003cb\u003e—Amanda Montell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Magical Overthinking, Cultish,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWordslut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYou Wanna Be On Top\u003c\/i\u003e is a wild ride. Sarah Hartshorne’s journey from ‘plus-size model to plus-size person’ will make you laugh, move you to tears, and fill you with rage. This is an unflinching and fearless account of what it takes to make ‘good TV’ and find yourself again in the aftermath.”\u003cb\u003e—Aubrey Gordon, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYou Just Need to Lose Weight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYou Wanna Be on Top?\u003c\/i\u003e takes a frank and philosophical look at the chaos undergirding the production of \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Next Top Model. \u003c\/i\u003eHartshorne is refreshingly candid about the poisonous dysfunction of the reality show world, but she never takes the easy way out by making her fellow competitors into caricatures or the crew members into villains. In her funny, thoughtful telling, the show comes alive in a whole new way.”\u003cb\u003e—Rax King, author of \u003ci\u003eTacky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Reading \u003ci\u003eYou Wanna Be on Top?\u003c\/i\u003e is like listening to your most talented and humorous friend reveal an extraordinary secret about their lives. Hartshorne’s memoir is funny yet stealthily powerful and imparts a deep compassion for those who have to exist in a world that feels like it was not built for them.”\u003cb\u003e—Youngmi Mayer, author of \u003ci\u003eI’m Laughing Because I’m Crying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fans of \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Next Top Model\u003c\/i\u003e will appreciate this unvarnished peek behind the curtain. It’s equal parts upsetting and entertaining.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYou Wanna Be on Top?\u003c\/i\u003e is wry and gossipy and fun, and Hartshorne is a great narrator.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Hartshorne\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, comedian, and content creator. She was the plus-size contestant on Cycle 9 of \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Next Top Model\u003c\/i\u003e. After the show, she modeled all over the world for clients like \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, Skechers, and more. She’s written about her experiences with plus-size modeling, travel, and body image for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, Gawker, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Teen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e. 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