Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook

Discover how to embrace your best basic self in this instant New York Times bestselling, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and refreshing to read (The Cut) guidebook from the breakout star of Bravo’s hit reality show Vanderpump Rules.

Millions of Vanderpump Rules viewers and podcast listeners know Stassi Schroeder as a major defender of Basic Bitch rights. There’s nothing more boring than people who take themselves too seriously. Stassi champions the things that many of us are afraid to love publicly for fear of being labeled basic: lattes, pugs, bubbly cocktails, millennial pink, #OOTD (outfit of the day, obvs), astrology, hot dogs, the perfect pair of Louboutins, romantic comedies…the list goes on and on.

There’s something for everyone under Schroeder’s big basic umbrella (Elle) and in Next Level Basic, the reality star, podcast queen, and ranch dressing expert gives you hilarious and pointed lessons on how to have fun and celebrate yourself, with exclusive stories from her own life and on the set of Vanderpump Rules. From her very public breakups to her most intimate details about her plastic surgery, Stassi shares her own personal experiences with her trademark honesty-all with the hope you can learn something from them.