Kim Korson

Kim Korson couldn’t fake a smile if she tried. A glass-is-half-empty kind of girl, the memoirist captures her woeful worldview in I Don't Have a Happy Place. A collection of sardonic stories, the book was born out of a therapy session, during which Korson’s therapist asked, “Can’t Kim be happy?” The writer responded with humor and razor-sharp wit, penning misanthropic musings about everything from a trip to Disney World to her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. Unapologetic observations remind readers that not everyone sees the silver lining, but light exists in the dark places if you look hard enough.