![]() There are too many perspectives on this to give any one a fair review. The question is: Does this count as real connection? ![]() Not everyone does that, some are purely entertainers, but many who have resonated the most with readers also reveal the most about their lives in their videos. So many of them integrate their life stories into the work they do. What is interesting is that YouTubers would need to write memoirs at all. Also, a celebrity such as Dawson revealing something meaningful about himself is not groundbreaking for the culture, although it certainly could be for Dawson himself. ![]() They are commencement speakers, they resonate with teens more than traditional Hollywood stars and that matters a lot, and the big (as in, really, you didn't know that?) news this week, they are becoming multi-millionaires. That YouTube stars have reached true celebrity status is not news. Nearly 100,000 have commented and no hater was left unchecked. Negative trolling fully expected, more than a quarter of a million people have given Dawson the thumbs up. Facing the camera in his signature way, it would be easy for the audience to forget that, because the point is to talk to "you." But as of this morning, nearly 3 million video views seems to belie that intimacy, if not the support. I don't know what my life is going to be," the idea hit me that he is talking to millions of faceless people. At one particularly intimate point, when he says, "I don't know who I'm going to end up with. You didn't actually need to watch the video, because the title sufficed: "I'm Bisexual." But for nearly 15 minutes Dawson tells a story of how he came to know that and what he expects from life because of it. Two days ago Dawson got into something even more real. His book, "I Hate My Selfie," is a series of 18 personal essays that provide all the gross jokes needed to get t0 something real. Dawson joins multiple YouTubers who have moved, as the BookCon event put it, from vlogger to author. Here were some of popular panelists at the bookish convention: Justine Ezarik, Connor Franta, Joey Graceffa, Mamrie Hart, Grace Helbig. ![]() If you're heading to VidCon later this month to catch a glimpse of your favorite YouTube celebrities, you might mark BookCon on your calendar for next year. Intelligent, hilarious, heartbreaking, and raw, I Hate Myselfie is a collection of eighteen personal essays about how messy life can get when you're growing up and how rewarding it can feel when the clean-up is (pretty much) done.A few months ago authors, editors, agents, publicists and readers gathered in New York for BookCon. In I Hate Myselfie, Shane steps away from his larger-than-life Internet persona and takes us deep into the experiences of an eccentric and introverted kid, who by observing the strange world around him developed a talent that would inspire millions of fans. But behind the music video spoofs, TMI love life details, and outrageous commentary on everything the celebrity and Internet world has the nerve to dish out is a guy who grew up in a financially challenged but loving home in Long Beach, California, and who suffered all the teasing and social limitations that arise when you're a morbidly obese kid with a pretty face, your mom is your best friend, and you can't get a date to save your life. From his first vlog back in 2008 to his full-length film directorial debut Not Cool, Shane Dawson has been an open book when it comes to documenting his life. New York Times Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Wall Street Journal Bestseller A brilliant, hilarious, and honest essay collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author and YouTube sensation Shane Dawson about how messy life can get when you're growing up but how rewarding it can feel when the clean-up is (pretty much) done.
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