You Know You Want This

You Know You Want This

First edition
Author	Kristen Roupenian
Published	January 15, 2019
Publisher	Gallery/Scout Press

You Know You Want This: "Cat Person" and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Kristen Roupenian.

Following the viral success of the short story "Cat Person", Roupenian secured a seven-figure deal with Scout Press for her debut book, and was the subject of a bidding war in the American market, with offers exceeding $1m. ^[1] She received a $1.2 million advance for the book. ^[2]

Contents

You Know You Want This contains the following short stories:

• Bad Boy

• Look at Your Game, Girl
• Sardines
• The Night Runner
• The Mirror, the Bucket, and the Old Thigh Bone
• Cat Person
• The Good Guy
• The Boy in the Pool
• Scarred
• The Matchbox Sign
• Death Wish
• Biter

References

1. "Cat Person author Kristen Roupenian lands seven-figure US book deal". The Guardian. 20 December 2017.
2. Brockes, Emma (2019-01-26). "Cat Person author Kristen Roupenian: 'Dating is caught up in ego, power and control'". The Guardian . Retrieved 2019-01-26.