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One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union—a forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic ’90s movies—instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are real."

In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and support.

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“[Gabrielle Union’s] written a book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced. In this fantastic book, she discusses everything from sexual assault to the complexity of money in relationships to infertility (plus all the extra gossip you crave). Gab has not only excused the demons of her two-decade career, but she’s turned the exercise into primal scream therapy for her fans. As witty, warm, and assured on the page as she is in person, this book lives somewhere between Nora Ephron and Eve Babitz, with a touch of Audre Lorde’s radical awareness.” — Lena Dunham, Lenny Letter

“searing and powerful” — Washington Post

“We’re Going to Need More Wine is a collection of funny and emotional essays...Union gets real about everything” — USA Today

“stunning...an affirmation of [Union’s] uncanny insight and profound capacity for empathy.” — Entertainment Weekly

“Moving” — Glamour

“[A] thought-provoking, funny, tell-it-like-it-is essay collection” — Cosmopolitan

“I have gotten the pleasure to know Gabrielle over the years and besides the fact that she loves to drink, I’ve always taken comfort in how much we have in common. The predilection to go from talking about the latest humiliating sexual position to a debate on politics or racism, that’s exactly what this book felt like to me, an honest conversation with Gabrielle about her life. I appreciate her integrity, love her humor and openness about her life. I also love the fact that she’s older than me . . . Go, girl.” — Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Uganda Be Kidding Me

“I love this woman and her book.” — Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?

“We’re Going to Need More Wine is honest, raw, and funny. Union’s vulnerability about her flaws and mistakes, and also pride in her triumphs, will not only make you feel as though you’re seeing yourself reflected, but will also inspire you to be your most authentic self.”
— Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Touch My Hair

“A hilarious and moving memoir from a natural storyteller. Gabrielle Union explores love, family, trauma and racial identity in a book that somehow manages to be both heartbreakingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny.” — Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The Mothers

“With honesty and humor, Union bares her soul and shares her levels of insecurity, the difficulties of being a black woman in Hollywood, and the way fame has changed her life. She embraces many multilayered issues in these intimate essays, giving readers glimpses of insight into her soul.” — Kirkus Reviews

“[Gabrielle] Union is warm, outspoken, laugh-out-loud funny…This is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, and deservedly so.” — Booklist (Starred Review)

“This sparkling book collects amusing and heartbreaking stories from the life of actress Union...[her] no-holds-barred essays and intimate voice will appeal to her fans as well as those less familiar with her work.” — Publishers Weekly

“Union invites readers into her world with honesty, grit, and grace. A much-needed addition to the endless catalog of celebrity memoirs.”

— Library Journal (starred review)

About the Author

Gabrielle Union is an actress, executive producer, activist, best-selling author and most recently, a Time100 cover honoree. Union formed her production shingle “I’ll Have Another” in 2018 with the goal of telling stories that center marginalized communities with their specific point of views in an authentic manner. In August of 2020, she relaunched her haircare brand “Flawless by Gabrielle Union” for women with textured hair. The new and improved collection includes an array of options, affordably priced between $4 - $10, that empowers consumers to customize a regimen specific to their texture and style preferences. Prior to relaunching Flawless, Union learned of the disparities in the food space and joined Bitsy's as a cofounder with the goal of making healthy, allergen- friendly, school-safe snacks that are accessible and affordable for all families regardless of their socioeconomic or geographical status. Her first book, We’re Going To Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated and True, was released in 2017 and instantly became a New York Times best seller. Union serves as a leader and advocate for inclusion in the entertainment industry. She is also a champion of breast health and combating sexual violence.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dey Street Books; First Edition (October 17, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062693980
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062693983
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.93 x 9 inches

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Gabrielle Union is the author of We’re Going to Need More Wine, a New York Times bestseller, and Welcome to the Party, her first book for children. She’s also an actress, activist, producer, and New York and Company fashion designer. She currently stars and produces the Spectrum Original “L.A.’s Finest” alongside Jessica Alba. Union is an executive producer through her production shingle “I’ll Have Another.” Season two of the show will be out on Spectrum on June 8th. Union played the titular character in the critically acclaimed BET drama “Being Mary Jane” and starred in various movies such as THINK LIKE A MAN; THINK LIKE A MAN TOO; and BRING IT ON. Union’s passion for acting is rivaled by her championing of causes near and dear to her heart such as breast health, combating sexual violence, and LGBTQ issues.

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Misi

a must read funny, honest, brave and totally engaging book.

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024

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It's Black History Month 2024, and I'm engrossed in "We're Going to Need More Wine" by Gabrielle Union. At the beginning the book, old Gabrielle doesn’t spare young Nickie who yearned to assimilate so deeply into the white and Christian town her father had chosen to live in, that she mistreated or ignored anyone who wasn't white or Christian—whether Black, 'brown', or openly Jewish. She managed to do it so perfectly that her friends, ‘forgetting’ she was black, spoke in racial terms next to her.

She talks about her mother and father, both of whom are still alive, with openness and honest brutality that makes for compelling reading. It’s amazingly non judgemental. I couldn't help but admire Gabriel’s courage in writing about her upbringing.
This non judgmentalism, while serving her in most of the book, rings false when addressing the black community’s unique problems . The way you read of how gangs and their violent culture arrived in Omaha where she is from and where she spent her summers with her grandmother, you’d think the arrival of gangs was inevitable. A force majeure, like the tornadoes - there's nothing you can do about it.
She writes with bravery and honesty about the sexual assault she went through, and sheds light on the experience the post trauma and the ways in which she was lucky - and other rape victims aren’t. The book is worth reading if only for this astounding chapter.
She did get around Hollywood and the name droppings (while still in high school she dated Jason Kidd), are very entertaining (Heath Ledger, anyone?), but not too frequent. This is not a gossipy book. Reading about Prince’s parties is eye opening in the sense of what mingling and connections, so essential always, are taken for granted for some - and totally out of reach for others.
“I always want there to be a point to what I am saying, and I don’t want to bring up the issue of …” she says. In this case she’s talking about ‘colorism’ , a term I wasn’t familiar with and denotes the color scale black people use to measure their worth, within their own community, when light is good and dark is bad. But every chapter in this amazing book which is a group of essays framed into a memoir carries a point and intent- and I loved it.
She drops “black bombs” - speaking home truths about what it is to be a black person in America - to be aware of it, careful with your actions and demeanor - especially if you’re a young black man
I love that she is open about her sexuality. She writes about cheating on her husband (who cheated on her almost from the get-go), she writes about making more money or less money than your partner - and how that might affect the relationship

Favorite quotes:

“One thing about me, I don’t mind notes if they are helpful.”

“I, like many women, know what the hell is wrong with me. Whether we choose to do something about it remains to be seen.”

“I think I can deal effectively with the world precisely because I am a black woman who is so comfortable in my black-womanness. I know what I can accomplish.
And anything I have accomplished, I did so not in spite of being a black woman, but because I am a black woman.”

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We're Going to Need a Sequel. A Must Read!

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018

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The first time I laid eyes on Gabrielle Union she was lighting up the screen as the character Conny Spalding in the 2001 romcom, “Two Can Play That Game.” As she strutted down the street in a blazing red thigh-high skirt suit, my mouth dropped to the popcorn littered theater floor and I shouted, “Wow, who is that?” She was breathtakingly beautiful. She wasn’t a pretty black girl. She wasn’t pretty for a black girl. She was just simply pretty, gorgeous and if anything, her brown hue accentuated her God-given good looks. Not only was she beautiful, but she had a banging body and after doing a little research, I learned she had the other B-word—brains. So needless to say, when I recently read her memoir, “We’re Going to Need More Wine,” I was surprised to learn that Gabrielle’s beautiful hue resulted in her becoming the poster child for victims of racism in the town of Pleasanton, California where she grew up. Only one of a few African-American’s in her high school, life in Pleasanton wasn’t always pleasant for Gabrielle.

In her page-turning, you must read memoir, she talks about being her parents’ only dark-skinned child and that she had feelings about being brown. Her mother and two sisters are light-complexioned. As a result, she worked hard to excel in all areas of her life while grappling with racism and her own issues with colorism: prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone. Typically, among people of the same ethnic or racial group. The feeling that her skin color was a deficit rather than an asset even spilled over into her dating life. She admits that she had to come to terms with her tendency to never date guys who were darker than her. While reading her book it dawned on me that Gabrielle and I had something in common. Growing up, I was also the brown middle child and my mother, and two sisters were light-complexioned. However, unlike Gabrielle, I was celebrated in my family for being brown. My mother and stepfather were black Muslims, and my mother longed to have a brown bundle of joy. I was that girl. My mother doted on me, and I grew up believing black was truly beautiful.

It was inspiring to read about Gabrielle discovering her true value and worth in her sometimes laugh out loud memoir. It was exciting to read about how she broke the chains of self-depreciation and how she came to realize what a beautiful and talented woman she is inside and out. As you may have recently heard, she’s a mother now. After all she’s been through, I believe she’s going to make a great mom.

I love how her story unfolds and how it’s written in an unconventional way. While reading it, I felt like the two of us were girlfriends hanging out, chopping it up. I believe that’s how she wanted the book to come across and it does. She makes you feel like you’re her bestie and that there are no secrets between you. She makes myriad revelations, including sharing about the time she was raped and how it paralyzed her and how she worked through that trauma. She talks about marrying her first husband when she shouldn’t have and how she and Dwyane Wade spent months haggling over their prenups and that at times she felt worthless during the negotiations. She talks about being a stepmother and how she helps her stepsons navigate through the world as young black men. All in all, she leaves no stone unturned.

Several years ago, I saw Gabrielle at LAX. We ended up on the same shuttle. This was post “Two Can Play that Game.” I’m not easily starstruck, but I admit I gushed. She was as beautiful in person as she is on screen. I told her I was a fan and that it was great meeting her. She reciprocated. I had no idea at that time that she would write a book and that I would read it. I’m glad we both did the latter.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2018

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So I purchased the book for my beach vacation but never got around to reading it (had a long que).
I had pretty low expectations simply because memoirs are like cooking shows, everyone gets one but she opened the book by quoting both James Baldwin and W.E.B DuBois and I was hooked.

What I liked was that she presented her stories straight with very little chaser and was honest in a way that you would rarely see from someone who is still actively working in that business. I enjoyed the stories and mostly enjoyed the way she told them (I kind of hate when writers break the fourth wall but that is a personal preference).

I will say that I found some chapters to be more substantive than others but such is anyone's life right? I did appreciate the honesty she showed when talking about topics that most normally shy away from. Only in light of that honesty am I a bit disappointed about her not speaking about one of the sons she is raising with her husband. I thought that it would have been great to explore the dynamic she had with her father growing up to the dynamics of her relationship with her husband but I also understand the need for privacy and everything aint for everyone.

Would I recommend? Yes.
I think in an over-saturated genre of celebrity memoirs, this stands out for all the great reasons.

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Loved this book!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024

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Gabrielle gives a very authentic, funny and heartfelt take at stories of her life.I loved this book because I felt like I could sit down and share stories with her if I was sitting next to her too! Deep and light and real.

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Worth the purchase

Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2020

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I’m a bigger fan for having read this. It’s an honest and real page-turner with lessons to spare. Grateful that she shared all she did. I felt like I was talking to my best friend while drinking our wine.

MissMaggie

Hilarious and poignant

Reviewed in Germany on December 14, 2018

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Gabrielle Union is so honest and hilarious in this book as she talks about her childhood, growing up, infertility, breakups and make ups . It is well written and such an easy read, I read it on the train to workand would often burst out laughing.

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Wonderful read

Reviewed in India on October 6, 2018

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I felt like I was hanging out with a friend and talking about life. There's an intelligence in her writing that makes the difficult and serious/intense topics easier to get through. Great read.

Aramusinc@

Reáds really well. Very engaging. Missing some parys

Reviewed in Spain on September 1, 2018

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I'd recommend it thoroughly. Young and old will enjoy. I guess I am still curious about dean's and the boys

Jay G

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2018

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Really enjoyed reading this. Gabrielle Union tackles some really topical and difficult issues in a way that both entertains and gives food for thought. She is brutally honest at times and as the reader, I found myself wondering whether I could or would be just as open and honest about the events in my own life and whilst I'd like to think I would, I don't think I could be as candid. So for me, it illustrates how honest and open she strives to be.The book at different times makes you both laugh and want to cry. Her language is surprisingly rather fruity at times and her pain regarding not having children is palpable. Ms Union is open about her life and her insights are worthwhile especially regarding the real experiences of black actors in the world of entertainment. It is one I'd like my daughters to read! Well done Ms Union, you must be very brave and strong to put so much of yourself out there!

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