Good Noticings

Diane Guerrero was barely a teenager when her family was separated by the US immigration system. She was completely disregarded by the system and managed to graduate from a performing arts school, go to college, and act in some of the biggest shows of the decade while using her voice to advocate for families in situations like hers.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April...

You’re life isn’t bad you just haven’t found the right guru!!! First, become a multi millionaire and then you’re going to want to hire Jay Shetty, celebrity monk, to brush your hair and tell you it’s okay to make getting richer your only goal!!! Jay Shetty uses his experience as a monk to remind us all that it’s good to be a celebrity.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia Ap...

You can’t mention Sutton Foster’s several Tony Awards without talking about the blankets she crocheted along the way. Well maybe you can but Sutton wrote a memoir about the crafts she completed while becoming a Broadway legend, a Bunhead, and so much more. If you want to read a book about someone who is insanely talented and accomplished, this is it. If you just want to hear our thoughts on it, li...

Step inside the world of high art with art adjacent writer Sarah Hoover. The gallerist, writer, and wife of a very rich artist opens up about how motherhood is not what all the downtown moms would lead you to believe.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you...

Before there were the Real Housewives there was royalty, there were Kennedys, and there was journalism. Carole Radziwill was married to a Kennedy cousin before the summer she tragically lost her husband and two close friends. This book is what remains.  Get 10% off all merch with the code MADNESS !!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philade...

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it one billion times. Teen stars should write more poems. Avan Jogia, of Nickelodeon’s Victorious, opens up about what it was like to be a teenage hearthrob and how he’s continued to discover himself as an artist. I think.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May...

Imagine this: you’re sitting on an airplane next to indie darling Parker Posey and she’s about to regale you with her stories. You’re giddy with excitement. You order a double to sip on while she chats and by the time you figure out what kind of stories she’s about to tell it’s too late to take a sleeping pill.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  Ap...

Alicia Keys is the most successful musician in the world and she should be!! Her voice is perfection and she’s so good at playing the piano and she doesn’t even need makeup to be insanely beautiful but she still sometimes wears makeup but that’s not your business! WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: Lo...

You ever think about creating art for arts sake???? Meet us at the old version of the Chelsea Hotel to think about Just Kids by Patti Smith. It’s a quintessential read about just making stuff and having it randomly be some of the best stuff ever made.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 4: Toronto April 10: Philadelphia April 11: Washington DC  April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18...

Comedian, actress, and host Whoopi Goldberg is so much more than meets the eye. If you think you understand her talent you’re probably wrong there’s even more there. In her book she tells the story of her, her mom, and her brother and you might cry a little. WE’RE BACK ON TOUR May 16: London  May 18: Dublin PATREON PRESALE: Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Philly, D.C., New York!  NEW MERCH!!!!!!...

Alan Cumming is more than just a theater sensation, the star of every good movie ever made, and the host of the best reality TV show on earth. He was once a boy who became a man without any help from the menace he called Dad.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR Tickets for London and Dublin go on sale this week, become a patreon member for early access! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If...

Being the child of a mommy vlogger forced to perform for the family YouTube sounds really awful. Being raised in a super intensely religious family sounds super tough. Having a mom with a personality disorder forcing you into vlogs and church… also a lot. Then finally a full-on cult??? Shari Franke survived her mother’s vlog AND her cult and all she has to show for it is a great book and jailed mo...

Magic is all around us and Jennifer Love Hewitt has figured out how to order it online. The actress and business person (?) has written a book that rivals our least book-like books. Close your eyes and make a wish and then click order on etsy. NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! Keep up with all th...

We’re closing out the year with a holly jolly note from ol’ Stanley. Stanley Tucci wrote a brief memo about cool things he’s eaten, it’s good inspo for your new years manifestations or something.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a mee...

Girls to the front! Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre was one of the founders of the Riot Grrrl movement and a shining example for gals just making cool shit that they want to make.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 1...

You might think this episode is supposed to be funny but comedy is actually so serious and Matt Rife is the most serious comedian in the world. If you laugh at that you’re wrong because this isn’t funny it’s serious just like serious comedian Matt Rife.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbo...

We’re back with some late breaking news: Connie Chung is coming in hot. The legendary news anchor, interviewer, and host is finally telling her whole story and it’s actually so rock n roll.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 10...

Keke Palmer is an incredible business woman and an even more incredible actor and host so I can’t wait to see what she’s capable of once all this book press is behind her because boy oh boy does it beg more questions than it answers.  Join us for a virtual holiday party December 17! All proceeds go towards the Brooklyn Free Clinic! NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you w...

What the hell is there to even say about MFing Cher??? She’s Cher. A global icon. A living legend. She’s Cher from the word Cher.  NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ You're invited to the CMBC Holiday Party!!!! We're hosting a digital live show on Moment.co, all ticket proceeds go to the Brooklyn Free Clinic! If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to he...

Grab a tissue because this one’s got me all shook up. Riley Keough filled in the blanks on her late mother, Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir and boy oh boy is this the most heart wrenching tag team we’ve ever read. As the daughter of Elvis Presley and former memoirist Priscilla Presley, and the ex wife of Michael Jackson Lisa Marie’s life was like, magical and haunting.  NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.ce...

Say hello to our little friend Al! Al Pacino has been in some of the most legendary movies of all time and somehow, through years of struggling through New York’s theater scene and trying to discover the ins and outs of Hollywood, he remains a goof.  SHOP MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! Keep up wit...

Eve has worked with every big name in the music industry and lived to tell the tale. As per usual, record labels have tried to keep her down and lock her music away but luckily she managed to hit our ears and our tv screens and the movies too?!? SHOP MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! Keep up with all...

In this deleted scene from One Tree Hill, Haley James Scott (Bethany Joy Lenz) reveals she was actually in a cult that whole time???? BJL, an actress, singer, and podcast host reveals exactly how an extremely promising talent gets roped into an Idaho religious cult and if you think you’re too smart you’re not!!! SHOP MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC...

Take your shoes off we're going to the Hamptons! Ina Garten a.k.a. the Barefoot Contessa spills all the high quality ingredients on how she went from The White House to becoming a Food Network sensation. NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! Keep up with all the latest:  https://celebritymemoirbookcl...

If you’ve ever seen a celebrity on the red carpet and thought “wow, great outfit,” that outfit was probably picked by celebrity stylist Law Roach. One of the best in the game, Law Roach recently retired from celebrity styling to focus on new ventures and this book and no one really knows what that means but we tried to figure it out.  NEW MERCH!!!!!! https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ Join...