It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays

It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
AuthorShane Dawson
GenreAutobiography
Published2016 (Keywords Press)
PublisherKeywords Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
ISBN978-1-5011-3284-1

It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays is a book by American YouTuber Shane Dawson released on July 19, 2016.[1][2] Dawson released a short film of the same name along with the book.[3] In Bustle, Alex Weiss describes the collection as narrating a range of events in Dawson's life "from his most bizarre moments of childhood to dressing in drag for the first time, from clashes with celebs to coming to terms with his bisexuality and how he comes out to people."[4]

It Gets Worse debuted with first week sales of more than 26,000 copies.[5] The book made the New York Times Bestseller list at number one in the paperback nonfiction category.[6][7] and was the number three best-selling book in the United States for the week of August 1, 2016.[8]

  1. ^ Dawson, Shane (19 July 2016). It Gets Worse A Collection of Essays. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781501132841. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Holub, Christian (July 20, 2016). "Shane Dawson: Read an excerpt from the YouTube star's new book, 'It Gets Worse'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Dawson, Shane (July 19, 2016). "It Get Worse - Short Film". YouTube. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Weiss, Alex (May 27, 2016). "13 New Memoirs To Read This Summer". Bustle. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 24, 2016". PublishersWeekly.com. July 24, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Weiss, Geoff (2016-07-28). "Shane Dawson's 'It Gets Worse' Debuts At #1 On New York Times Best Sellers List". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  7. ^ Vanbibber, Brittany (October 6, 2016). "YouTube star Shane Dawson reveals how his recent book came to life". AOL.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. ^ Juris, Carolyn (July 29, 2016). "This Week's Bestsellers: August 1, 2016". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 6 April 2017.