Good Noticings

Take a look at the shoes on your feet do you know who cooked them up????? There’s a chance it was the one and only Steve Madden. The legendary shoe brand is kind of just a guy who loves to look at feet and make you the shoe of your dreams as fast as humanly possible. Did he invent fast fashion for shoes?? Who’s to say! Did he do illegal money stuff?? Definitely yes! But he did his time and now he’...

What does it take to be one of the world’s best soccer players??? Goodness in your heart and also drive. Olympic and World Cup soccer champ Megan Rapinoe tells us everything she knows about fighting for the gold and also fighting for equality because she does both a lot.  BRAND NEW SUMMER MERCH https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/collections/all If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meet...

Would you call this a memoir? Only if you’re feelin loose like a modern woman!!! Aziz Ansari wrote a book, not about himself, but about love. He tackles tough topics like is dating harder now because of apps and social media?? Does reading a very boring book make you more or less likely to find love?? BRAND NEW SUMMER MERCH https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/collections/all THE FINAL STOP ON...

Do you remember Kelly Oxford? If you had twitter in the early 2010’s dig through your brain archives. Surely you remember the funniest Canadian mom on twitter turned LA scenester turned book writer turned show writer turned divorced person who crashes out on Instagram all the time?    BRAND NEW SUMMER MERCH https://shop.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/collections/all THE FINAL STOP ON OUR TOUR  June 1...

It’s Nora Ephron anthology week! We took a look at two of her essay collections, I Feel Bad About My Neck and I Remember Nothing to remember what proper storytelling looks like.  THE FINAL STOP ON OUR TOUR  June 14: New York  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://celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ Join our Geneva Community to...

Who’s that girl doin yoga next to Alec Baldwin?? It’s Hilaria and she’s ready to tell her side of the story. And only her side. You won’t get most of the story. But you will find out who she feels wronged her in their coverage.  With special guests Eliza and Julia from Binchtopia!!!! WE’RE BACK ON TOUR May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a mee...

Have you ever wondered how the hell Beyoncé and Solange Knowles found their ways to becoming the most talented people on the planet earth? It’s because they were raised and styled by Tina.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  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://celebritymemoirbookclub....

Conclave starts tomorrow lets go girls!!! This week the gang goes Catholic as we dive into the life of the recently departed sweetie pie Pope Francis. From his early days of doing science to his later years of writing letters and popeing he was an interesting character and a twist on the standard popal situation.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you want to...

Warm up your fists of Fury a new memoirist has entered the villa!!!! Tommy Fury is a boxer and reality star who takes his boxing soooo seriously while the rest of the world takes his reality stardom much more seriously.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you want to host a CMBC meetup here’s a meetup 101 packet to help you plan! Keep up with al...

There’s a scorching hot tune burning at 182 degrees- the only way to cool it down is with an incredibly chill and normal story. Enter Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus. A founding member of one of the biggest bands of the 00s, he’s also just a guy who loves friendship.   WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York  If you want to host a...

From page three to the centerfold of UK televisions, Katie Price is both an absolute mystery and apparently an open book. The reality star and model has written 8 memoirs and her most recent clarifies both everything and nothing. If you want to know who Katie Price is and isn’t listen on.  WE’RE BACK ON TOUR April 24: San Francisco  May 1: Chicago  May 16: London  May 18: Dublin June 14: New York ...

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...