So Here's the Thing . . .: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut

Written by Alyssa Mastromonaco and Lauren Oyler

Narrated by Alyssa Mastromonaco

From the New York Times bestselling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? comes a fun, frank book of reflections, essays, and interviews on topics important to young women, ranging from politics and career to motherhood, sisterhood, and making and sustaining relationships of all kinds in the age of social media.
Alyssa Mastromonaco is back with a bold, no-nonsense, and no-holds-barred twenty-first-century girl's guide to life, tackling the highs and lows of bodies, politics, relationships, moms, education, life on the internet, and pop culture. Whether discussing Barbra Streisand or The Bachelor, working in the West Wing or working on finding a wing woman, Alyssa leaves no stone unturned...and no awkward situation unexamined.
Like her bestseller Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?, SO HERE'S THE THING... brings a sharp eye and outsize sense of humor to the myriad issues facing women the world over, both in and out of the workplace. Along with Alyssa's personal experiences and hard-won life lessons, interviews with women like Monica Lewinsky, Susan Rice, and Chelsea Handler round out this modern woman's guide to, well, just about everything you can think of.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hachette Audio
• Release date: Mar 5, 2019
• ISBN: 9781549143267

Alyssa Mastromonaco

Alyssa Mastromonaco served as assistant to the president and director of scheduling and advance at the White House from 2009 to 2011 and as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for operations at the White House from 2011 to 2014. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? with Lauren Oyler and a contributor to Crooked Media.

[yukon92 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I loved the author's first book.... this seems like a rehash of the same things.

[nancyjcbs · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I'm a big fan of Alyssa Mastromonaco and listen to the podcast she co-hosts - Hysteria. I love her honest, self-effacing, down-to-earth attitude. Yet she has accomplished so much, been in important roles in senatorial and presidential campaigns, had a senior staff position in President Obama's White House, dined with presidents and rulers of many countries, and been called upon to make decisions that impact Americans' lives.
This book presents the down-to-earth, cat-loving, jam making, insecure girl next door. She's funny and so is this book. It's not for everyone but I think Alyssa's fans will definitely enjoy it.

[kimmeyer-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I think this is a bit inaccurately titled and blurbed, but it's a really fun collection of stories and thoughts and Obama bits.