End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood

Funny, heart-wrenching, and fearlessly candid, Patty Lin's memoir pulls back the curtain on life as the lone Asian American woman in some of Hollywood's most famous writers' rooms and how she survived the simultaneous impact of criticism, stress, and success as her wildest dreams came true.

What do TV megahits like Friends, Freaks and Geeks, Desperate Housewives, and Breaking Bad have in common? They all can credit writer Patty Lin for shaping iconic characters and contributing vital storylines to beloved pop culture phenomena and for dutifully taking secretary-like notes because she had "the best handwriting."

When Patty lands a college internship at Late Night with David Letterman (disappointing her Taiwanese immigrant parents, who hoped she'd become a doctor), she launches her dream career as well as a decade-long relationship with a writer-comedian-workaholic. Spoiler alert: Neither will turn out as she expects. After moving to the industry town of Los Angeles, Patty hustles nonstop to prove herself amid the sweaty highs and crushing lows of a cutthroat, dysfunctional business.

The Last Time I Quit is the story of how a talented, ambitious woman of color broke into the Hollywood upper echelon of white male writers, only to find herself longing to escape. It's an intimate and honest exploration of how much we're willing to sacrifice and compromise for success.