How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life

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How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life
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First edition
Author Lilly Singh
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublishedMarch 28, 2017
Publisher Doubleday (Canada)
Ballantine Books (US)
Penguin Books (UK)
ISBN 9780425286463
Website Book Website

How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life is a book by YouTube personality Lilly Singh released on March 28, 2017. [1]

Contents

Her book is a New York Times bestseller. [2] A successor book, titled Be A Triangle will be released on April 5, 2022. [3]

Release

In March 2017, Singh announced via YouTube that she would embark on a worldwide book tour called #BawseBook Tour. The tour revolved around her book and it's key concepts. The tour began in New York City in March and concluded in Singapore in May 2017. [4]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2017 Goodreads Choice Awards Best Non-FictionHow To Be A Bawse: A Guide to Conquering LifeWon

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References

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  2. Gutelle, Sam (May 16, 2017). "Lilly Singh's Book Has Become A #1 New York Times Best-Seller". Tubefilter . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/12/13/lilly-singh-launches-lillys-library-be-a-triangle/
  4. Weiss, Geoff (March 6, 2017). "Lilly 'Superwoman' Singh To Embark On Another World Tour For Upcoming 'Bawse' Book". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 8, 2020.