If there is a downside for a literary newcomer who writes a short story read by more than three million people, generates an international conversation about sexual consent and scores a $1.3 million book deal, it might be this: How does she live up to the hype?

Kristen Roupenian is well aware of the anticipation surrounding her debut, “You Know You Want This.” The short-story collection out Tuesday includes “Cat Person,” which went viral when the New Yorker published it in late 2017 amid the growing #MeToo movement.