Gillian Wetherald

In this coming-of-age story, Erica Clements's blessed life is turned upside down by her mother's death and her father's subsequent depression, which leaves them financially destitute.

Jacob hates his life, his girlfriend, his boss. When his acting teacher says to level up his career he needs to emit an "aura of truth," his therapist suggests he start saying everything he thinks. He goes all-in with this new method. Ultimately, our divided culture catches up to him and he has to figure out how to learn and grow with the times.