Jimmy Fallon gets a shoutout in Lilly Singh's upcoming 'How to Be a Bawse' book
YouTuber Lilly Singh is adding book author to her growing resume.
In an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the digital influencer told the TV host that her book How to Be a Bawse will hit stores in March 2017.
"Bawse" means "someone who doesn't just survive but conquers life, really exudes confidence, gets hurt efficiently, hustles hard and just makes stuff happen," Singh told Fallon.
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She told the Saturday Night Live alum that he is even mentioned in her book, in a chapter about first impressions.
"I did write about you based off the first time we ever met because you left such an impression on me," she said.
"A nice one I'm hoping," he joked.
"It's 100% nice...obviously I'm not going to say if it's bad on the show," she replied.
Since launching her "Superwoman" channel in 2010, the Canadian-Indian digital star has amassed nearly 9 million subscribers and over 1.3 billion views. She is known for her uplifting, honest videos and hilarious impressions of her parents.
As Mashable reported last year, young fans from the digital-first generation are racing to stores to pick up the latest titles published by the #TeamInternet community (including books from Grace Helbig, Miranda Sings and Tyler Oakley), a phenomenon that's led the publishing industry to embrace the digital space.
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
