Reviewed by Jennifer Sommersby Young

Katy McColl wants you to be happy, creatively fulfilled and solvent. In other words, don’t quit your unfulfilling, paupers’-wage job—yet. With student loans nearing the end of deferment and the landlord of your fifth-floor walk-up not interested in bartering for the rent, Should I Do What I Love? is a hilarious pep-talk for anyone looking to land their dream job.

New grads are faced with the daunting task of becoming "grown-ups." But being taken seriously is hard work, especially when the prospect of living in your parents' basement is all too real. McColl graduated with a B.A. in Spanish literature and nearly committed to a two-year post-grad teaching. But what she really wanted was to write for Jane magazine. Her future took a fortuitous turn when an editor who McColl interned for sent out an email to colleagues, fishing around on McColl’s behalf. Clearly, it paid off: McColl is now a Senior Editor at Jane.