With three hit shows on television and three children at home, the ubertalented Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say no when an unexpected invitation arrived. The megatalented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder chronicles how saying yes for one year changed her life – and how it can change yours, too. Well, when this popped up on Audible as 2017’s “Audiobook of the Year,” I figured the universe was telling me something.Ģ017 Audible Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year. How I found it: Honestly, I was in the midst of binge re-watching Grey’s Anatomy and in search of my next book, which I also wanted to be by a person of colour. She is the author of Year of Yes and The Year of Yes Journal. Rhimes was born and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois, and now runs her production company, Shondaland, from Los Angeles, where she lives with her three daughters. Rhimes holds a BA from Dartmouth College in English Literature with Creative Writing and received her MFA from the USC School of Cinema-Television, where she was awarded the prestigious Gary Rosenberg Writing Fellowship.

Her writing credits also include Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement, Crossroads, and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. Shonda Rhimes is the critically acclaimed and award-winning creator and executive producer of the hit television series Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal and the executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder. Title: Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person Those parts are so damn good this is certainly a recommend however. I loved her content, adored the speeches, and overall was more blown away by parts of the book than the book as a while. Much of the content shines, and Rhimes is an amazing narrator of her own book (I particularly LOVE that she includes live recordings of the speeches she references), but to be honest the story of the “Year of Yes” is sort of tangential here: it’s a frame created to talk about Rhimes’ journey and perspectives (many of which are fascinating, powerful and unapologetic) but very quickly takes a backseat after the first chapter or two. It was absolutely rammed with passages I eagerly wrote down, yet when I finished it off I couldn’t shake the idea I didn’t love the book as much as the P2P ratio indicated I should have. No to catching up with that old college roommate. Losing yourself happens one “no” at a time. “Losing yourself does not happen all at once.

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes