1000 Awesome Things

The polar ice caps were melting, there were pirates storming the seas, the economy was on the verge of collapse, and there were wars going on all over the world."

As a result, he created a website discussing "popping bubble wrap, or snow days, or the smell of a bakery.

"[1] In later interviews, and through a series on his blog, Pasricha shared that his divorce and a friend's suicide prompted him to continue looking for positive things in life.

[2][3] In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award and signed with Erin Malone from WME, who has also represented blog-to-books Stuff White People Like and Texts From Last Night.

[10] The Book of Awesome and 1000 Awesome Things have been covered by magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters such as The Today Show,[11] BBC, CNN,[12] The Guardian,[13] Reader's Digest,[14] Entertainment Weekly, Wired's GeekDad blog,[15] The New Yorker,[16] Slate,[17] TEDxToronto on YouTube,[18] and The Globe and Mail.