Official Book Club Selection

A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin

By: Kathy Griffin

Narrated by: Kathy Griffin

Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Official Book Club Selection is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. (It’s also her big chance to score that coveted book club endorsement she’s always wanted. Are you there, Oprah? It’s me, Kathy.)

Kathy Griffin has won Emmys for her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, been nominated for a Grammy, worked and walked every red carpet known to man, and rung in the New Year with Anderson Cooper. But the legions of fans who pack Kathy’s sold-out comedy shows have heard only part of her remarkable story. Writing with her trademark wit, the feisty comic settles a few old scores, celebrates the friends and mentors who helped her claw her way to the top, and shares insider gossip about celebrity behavior—the good, the bad, and the very ugly. She recounts the crazy ups and downs of her own career and introduces us to some of the supertalented people she encountered before they got famous (or, in some cases, after fame went to their heads). Word to the wise: If you’ve ever crossed Kathy Griffin at some point in your life, check the index for your name.Along the way, Kathy reveals intimate details about her life before and after she made the big time. She opens up about everything from growing up with a dysfunctional family in suburban Illinois to bombing as a young comedian in L.A., from her well-publicized plastic surgery disasters to her highly publicized divorce, and more.

Only in this book will you learn how the dinner table is the best training ground for a career in stand-up, how speaking your mind can bite you on the ass and buy you a house, and which people in Kathy’s life have taught her the most valuable lessons—both inside and outside the entertainment industry. And as if all that wasn’t enough, there are also dozens of exclusive and somewhat embarrassing photos from Kathy’s own collection—featuring the diva of the D List herself, with her old nose as well as her new one, plus celebrity friends, foes, frenemies, and hangers-on for you to gawk at.

Refreshingly candid, unflinchingly honest, and full of hilarious “Did she really say that?” moments, Official Book Club Selection will make you laugh until you cry, or just puke up a little bit.

©2009 Kathy Griffin (P)2009 Random House

Critic reviews

“With a foreword begging Oprah to be on her show and a chapter called ‘Brooke Shields, Don't Read This,’ Kathy Griffin's autobiography, Official Book Club Selection, is everything you’d expect. What makes it a terrific read, though, is all the stuff you wouldn't expect: binge eating (her own, not Paula Abdul’s); her conviction that her late brother was a child molester; and her unflinching accounts of her plastic surgery and her divorce. Whether or not you’re a fan, you'll respect her tenacity, work ethic, and loyalty to her parents. And if you are a fan of Griffin’s celeb-tastic stand-up, skip to chapter 8, which should be called ‘Helen Hunt, Thomas Haden Church, and Ellen DeGeneres, Don't Read This.’ Everyone else, dive in. A–”—Entertainment Weekly

“Funny, honest, and refreshingly unsentimental. Griffin embraces Michael Corleone's mantra with a vengeance: All business is personal.”—New York Post

“You feel as if Griffin is in the room with you, excitedly gesturing as she recounts a story [and] that's the beauty of Official Book Club Selection—Griffin has been made a fool countless times in her career and her willingness to share those lumps, which, face it, you’ll never read in some Oscar-winning A-lister's autobiography, endears her tremendously.”—Richmond Times Dispatch

Fan of Kathy Griffin will like.

Love Kathy Griffin anything. She is a human being that tries to laugh at all of life's observation that most people ignore. I wish she would produce more comedy videos & stand up videos.. I miss straight stand up. This audible was nice but, can't see her mannerism (eye roll).. Long live Kathy... and her mom..

My Queen Forever

I’m so glad I got the audiobook. It was like being in Kathy’s living room just chatting like we were old friends. Her show was my obsession in high school, watching with my mom and laughing so hard. Thank you, Kathy. For everything.

HONESTY Is WHAT MAKES KATHY SO 'HUGE'!

Love the honesty, and no holding back on anything authenticity of Kathy Griffin!. . . The good, the bad, and the ugly. . .

So impressed with how hard she works, and the appreciation she always extends to her fans.

Hope she's around for a LONG time! :)

Funny and endearing

Kathy Griffin's hilarious accounts caused me to erupt into laughter inappropriately at work on way too many accounts. More than just side-splittingly inappropriate, Kathy's brave openness about her often-uphill climb to the top consumed me with her endearing stories. I've seen Griffin's talk show, stand up comedy in person and on television, and "My Life on the D-List," and this book was by far my favorite. Often misunderstood and completely relatable, Kathy remains one of my top-five people I'd love to have dinner with. If you enjoyed Jenny Lawson's "Let's Pretend This Never Happened," you must listen to this book.

;) I love this woman and her interesting life

Who knew this woman had such a past? I really enjoyed it, I feel closer to my gay loving crazy fantastic woman.

Transparent from the first to the last chapter

I really enjoyed this book. I thought Kathy revealed her life in a very candid and honest way. She's amazing, funny and very revealing. She's a friend who everyone needs at least one of . . . someone who tells it how it is!

Beautifully done!

I've enjoyed her work before & grew up watching her on Suddenly Susan, I wasn't an official Kathy Griffin fan until I listened to this audio book...

Loved it!

I loved every minute. Great stories and lots of laughs. I felt like I was sitting in my living room with a good friend.

Fun listen

I needed some comedy - so based on other reviews grabbed this book. I am very happy I did, I knew just a little about her before, but was completely entertained by her book & the fact she read it herself. Great listen!

Surprise

Honestly, I have not been a huge KG fan in the past, but I really enjoyed this book and I loved her reading it herself. It did not disappoint. Kathy just gained a new fan. I know she will be so very pleased. 😂