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Nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature

An absolute must-read - Shondaland

" Rabbit] tells how it went down with brutal honesty and outrageous humor" - New York Times

They called her Rabbit.

Patricia Williams (aka Ms. Pat) was born and raised in Atlanta at the height of the crack epidemic. One of five children, Pat watched as her mother struggled to get by on charity, cons, and petty crimes. At age seven, Pat was taught to roll drunks for money. At twelve, she was targeted for sex by a man eight years her senior. By thirteen, she was pregnant. By fifteen, Pat was a mother of two.

Alone at sixteen, Pat was determined to make a better life for her children. But with no job skills and an eighth-grade education, her options were limited. She learned quickly that hustling and humor were the only tools she had to survive. Rabbit is an unflinching memoir of cinematic scope and unexpected humor. With wisdom and humor, Pat gives us a rare glimpse of what it's really like to be a black mom in America.

Patricia Ms. Pat Williams is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She broke into the industry at the notorious Uptown Comedy Club in Atlanta, and now headlines at clubs around the country. Ms. Pat has appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening, Nickelodeon's NickMom Night Out, Katt Williams' Kattpacalypse, and a whole lot of podcasts, including Marc Maron's WTF, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank. A regular guest on the syndicated radio program The Bob & Tom Show, Ms. Pat lives in Indianapolis with her husband, kids, and grandbabies. Her goal in life is to watch TV alone.

Award-winning journalist Jeannine Amber lives in Brooklyn with her daughter, Niko, and their little dog, Bubbles. You can read more of her work at JeannineAmber.com.