{"product_id":"you-know-what-you-did","title":"You Know What You Did: The Hills","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n \u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n \n \u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and generous look at reality television’s most influential docusoap and how it changed the conversation on fame and young women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eThe Hills\u003c\/i\u003e debuted on May 31, 2006, the world was unprepared for its shiny, cocktail-fueled, and unprecedented success. Seemingly overnight, fans were either Team Lauren or Team Heidi, although everyone could agree that Justin Bobby was the worst. In \u003ci\u003eYou Know What You Did\u003c\/i\u003e, culture writer Lisa Whittington-Hill charts the explosive rise of one of television’s first polished (and possibly scripted) docusoaps, one that set the trajectory for how women who were “famous for being famous” — from the Real Housewives to the Kardashians — would be seen by the world for the decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hills\u003c\/i\u003e followed Lauren Conrad as she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of working in fashion. At the show’s peak, 4.8 million viewers tuned in to watch Lauren and her friends Heidi, Audrina, and Whitney intern at \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, spill tea over sushi, and lounge by the pool at the Roosevelt Hotel. As their popularity grew, they became bona fide celebrities, experiencing the same vicious tabloid culture as other young female stars, navigating familiar rumors about sex tapes, plastic surgery, and addictions. Soon, slick docusoaps focused on the lifestyles of the wannabe rich and almost famous were everywhere and encouraged their female leads to stay skinny, behave badly, and, above all else, keep their names in the headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a healthy dose of cynicism and empathy for the chaos of the Hollywood maelstrom, \u003ci\u003eYou Know What You Did\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that, no matter your team, you loved \u003ci\u003eThe Hills\u003c\/i\u003e for its skinny jeans, black eyeliner, and dating angst. But now you can also love — and question — it for changing everything we know about celebrity, reality, and young womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable October 13, 2026. 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Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eLongreads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHazlitt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She is also the publisher of \u003ci\u003eThis Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches in the publishing program at Centennial College. Lisa lives in Toronto, ON.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePublished: October 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781770418677\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 4.75 x 7 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePages: 154\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n \n \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n \n \u003cdiv class=\"grid__item large--one-half review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A fun and nostalgic look back to a simpler reality television time that also offers an astute indictment of the era’s grotesque mistreatment of young women. Lisa Whittington-Hill is our tuned-in expert guide, giving us a vital contribution in our collective reckoning with aughts pop culture. Equal parts celebration of escapist entertainment and whip smart interrogation of post-millennial misogyny, this book will have you fondly remembering every chunky belt and Von Dutch hat, yearning for a comforting marathon rewatch.” — Stacey May Fowles, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Season\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBaseball Life Advice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n \n \u003cdiv class=\"grid__item large--one-half review\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Whittington-Hill, Lisa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44887509074035,"sku":"9781770418677","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Accessible ePub","offer_id":44887509106803,"sku":"9781778526169","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF","offer_id":44887509139571,"sku":"9781778526176","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/2207\/files\/9781770418677.jpg?v=1776885259","url":"https:\/\/ecwpress.com\/products\/you-know-what-you-did","provider":"ECW Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}