I was completely intrigued by Pamela Anderson’s story after watching the Netflix documentary. An animal rights activist, devoted mother and voracious reader, she is so much more than just her centerfolds and crazy marriages. Raised by parents who were at best inadequate and at worst, violent and brutish, Pamela still manages to see the… Keep Reading
SPARE by PRINCE HARRY DUKE OF SUSSEX
As a royal watcher from a very young age (I even remember Princess Margaret’s escapades on the island of Mustique!), I could not wait to listen to this audiobook. For all the hysterical headlines devoted to Harry’s book, ‘Spare’ is actually a rather tender and thoughtful examination of the madness surrounding the Royal Family. I… Keep Reading
FRIENDS, LOVERS AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING by MATTHEW PERRY
Unflinching. Brutal. Honest. Incredibly enlightening. These are just some of the feelings inspired by Matthew Perry’s outstanding autobiography. Even if you weren’t a huge fan of ‘Friends’, the inside story of the megahit and its influence on Matt’s life is compelling. All the fame and money in the world couldn’t stop him from relapsing over… Keep Reading
OUT OF THE CORNER by JENNIFER GREY
Opening with a long prologue about her botched nose job, Jennifer Grey’s introspective and brutally honest story is fascinating reading for any fan of ‘Dirty Dancing’ and the movies of the 1980’s. She refers to her cosmetic surgery as “schnozzageddon”, having gone from being one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood to photographers… Keep Reading
MEAN BABY by SELMA BLAIR
About the Book: The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible… Keep Reading
HELLO, MOLLY! by MOLLY SHANNON
About the Book: A candid, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship… Keep Reading
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW – GREENLIGHTS by MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
Book Description: “I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud…. Keep Reading
BRAT: AN 80s STORY by ANDREW McCARTHY
About the Book: Fans of Patti Smith’s Just Kids and Rob Lowe’s StoriesI Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written, entertaining, and emotionally honest memoir by an actor, director, and author who found his start as an 80s Brat pack member. Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty… Keep Reading
GROUP by CHRISTIE TATE
About the Book: The refreshingly original debut memoir of a guarded, over-achieving, self-lacerating young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to get psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers—her psychotherapy group—and in turn finds human connection, and herself. Christie Tate had just been named the top student in her law… Keep Reading
NEW RELEASES – WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
I can’t believe it’s late September already! There are lots of new releases this week so take a look and happy reading! Books Releasing Later in the Week:
