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Eliott is a TV writer with a perfect-penised boyfriend. He's living the dream. But behind the glossy veneer, he's been papering over cracks, and they're starting to show. He's creatively stifled, he's drinking a little too often and his cerebral palsy makes him feel like gay Shrek. When River walks in, Elliott's life is turned upside down in the best way. River is funny, charming and makes him feel seen. But maybe that's part of the deal when you hire a sex worker.

This hilarious part memoir, part manifesto reveals what sets apart the latest generation of young people coming of age in an all-wired, overeducated, and underemployed world. People are obsessed with Ryan O'Connell's blogs. With tens of thousands reading his pieces on Thought Catalog and Vice, watching his videos on YouTube, and hanging on to each and every #dark tweet, Ryan has established himself as a unique young voice who's not afraid to dole out some real talk.

When Ryan O'Connell went to stay for a week at the glamorous Chateau Marmont hotel last summer, he didn't quite know what to expect. Would he become instant BFF's with Lindsay Lohan and do lines of coke off of John Belushi's ghost? Would he have vacuous sex in the hotel elevator with Benicio Del Toro, just like Scarlett Johansson once did during an Oscars after-party? Or would he just be really, really bored like Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning were in the movie, Somewhere? The answer, it turned out, was none of the above.

EVERY book is secretly a book about housing policy, urban planning, or how to build better cities. And we're here to prove it. The Discretionary Review with Ryan O'Connell is where we obsessively read between the lines to uncover the urban planning secrets hiding in plain sight. Sure, we cover the obvious suspects – those wonky tomes about zoning laws and transit-oriented development. But we also dig into novels, memoirs, and ... don't get Ryan started on his romance series (I Bid You ADU).

Learn about how we're fighting the housing crisis in America by letting small homeowners and real estate investors develop more housing. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) let homeowners build small homes in their backyards or convert parts of their existing home into apartments.

>In 2012, the Internet can screw you over in myriad ways, but nothing is more painful than getting over a breakup when your ex's new life without you is always just one click away. Breaking Up in the Digital Age explores themes of love and loss set to the backdrop of a Facebook page. It is not natural for people to know the exact moment their ex gets into a new relationship. It is not natural for someone to be able to see photos of their ex's new lover eating a taco on the beach. Our brains were not built to sustain this kind of information.