Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

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The instant New York Times bestseller from the creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder shares how saying YES changed her life. “As fun to read as Rhimes’s TV series are to watch” (Los Angeles Times).

She’s the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television today. Her iconic characters live boldly and speak their minds. So who would suspect that Shonda Rhimes is an introvert? That she hired a publicist so she could avoid public appearances? That she suffered panic attacks before media interviews?

With three children at home and three hit television shows, it was easy for Shonda to say she was simply too busy. But in truth, she was also afraid. And then, over Thanksgiving dinner, her sister muttered something that was both a wake up and a call to arms: You never say yes to anything. Shonda knew she had to embrace the challenge: for one year, she would say YES to everything that scared her.

This poignant, intimate, and hilarious memoir explores Shonda’s life before her Year of Yes—from her nerdy, book-loving childhood to her devotion to creating television characters who reflected the world she saw around her. The book chronicles her life after her Year of Yes had begun—when Shonda forced herself out of the house and onto the stage; when she learned to explore, empower, applaud, and love her truest self. Yes.

“Honest, raw, and revelatory” (The Washington Post), this wildly candid and compulsively readable book reveals how the mega talented Shonda Rhimes finally achieved badassery worthy of a Shondaland character. Best of all, she “can help motivate even the most determined homebody to get out and try something new” (Chicago Tribune).

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4.7
122 reviews
A Google user
April 11, 2017
Amazing book. Hard to get started with in the beginning, but i realized so many things ab myself through similarities to her realizations. Sharing what she's going through helped me take back my own life and get it back on track. More importantly, get the things I want.
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Kimberly Hickson
February 15, 2016
I love this book. Easy to read and follow along. But very entertaining and inspiring. She makes me want to come out my shell and say yes to everything and everybody I say no to. I want more from Shonda but Scandal will always be my favorite!!
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Susan Chamberlain
December 16, 2015
Shonda is down-to-earth and relatable. And she is also very eloquent in her self-expression. As cliché as it sounds, there were moments when I laughed out loud, and there were moments when I cried. Shonda's book is inspirational!
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About the author

Shonda Rhimes is CEO of the global media company Shondaland. With a focus on innovation, Rhimes’s company approaches storytelling through brand partnerships, merchandise, and content for film, streaming, audio, digital, and editorial. In her career, Rhimes’s work has been celebrated with numerous awards including induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. She has shifted the entertainment industry’s business model and changed the face of television.

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