

YOU are a BADASS.Īt the time, I was working through a pretty difficult mental health episode. As I sat in my wheelchair staring at it from across the room, I paused, allowed the discomfort in my eyes to settle as it adjusted to the background color, and read the title for the first time. In the past when I encountered the book, I often only saw the brightness it exuded. The small colorful display overtook every other title in a 2 foot radius. My friends and I were on our final spring break trip and had planned to spend a couple of hours perusing the massive store. I purchased this book at Powell’s book store in Portland, Oregon last year.

When it’s placed on a stand at the front of the store, or on top of the shelf, it is completely impossible to avoid. With its neon yellow cover, it’s already difficult to miss.

You Are A Badass has been featured as a must-read in every book store I have walked into for the past 5 years.
