Julie Jenson is a single thirty-seven-year-old book publicist in New York. When her friends Georgia's husband leaves her for a samba teacher, she forces Julie to organize a single girls' night out to remind her why it's so much fun not to be tied down. But the night ends up having the opposite effect on Julie. Fed up with the dysfunction and disappointments of singledom, Julie quits her job and sets off to find out how women around the world are dealing with this dreaded phenomenon. From Paris to Brazil to Sydney, Bali, Beijing, Mumbai, and Reyjavik, Julie falls in love, gets her heart broken, sees friends at home are grappling with their own issues- bad blind dates, loveless engagements, custody battles, single mother-hood, and the death of a loved one. Written in Tuccillo's pitch-perfect, hilarious, and relatable voice, How to Be Single is the ultimate story for the single girl- and adventurer- in us all.