{"product_id":"i-used-to-be-charming-the-rest-of-eve-babitz-paperback","title":"I Used to Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitz - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEve Babitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMolly Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eSara Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously uncollected nonfiction pieces by Hollywood's ultimate It Girl about everything from fashion to tango to Jim Morrison and Nicholas Cage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eEve's Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e Eve Babitz lit up the scene in 1974. The books that followed, among them \u003ci\u003eSlow Days, Fast Company\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSex and Rage\u003c\/i\u003e, have seduced generations of readers with their unfailing wit and impossible glamour. What is less well known is that Babitz was a working journalist for the better part of three decades, writing for the likes of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as for off-the-beaten-path periodicals like \u003ci\u003eWet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing\u003c\/i\u003e and Francis Ford Coppola's short-lived \u003ci\u003eCity\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether profiling Hollywood darlings, getting to the bottom of health crazes like yoga and acupuncture, remembering friends and lovers from her days hobnobbing with rock stars at the Troubadour and art stars at the Ferus Gallery, or writing about her beloved, misunderstood hometown, Los Angeles, Babitz approaches every assignment with an energy and verve that is all her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eI Used to Be Charming\u003c\/i\u003e gathers nearly fifty pieces written between 1975 and 1997, including the full text of Babitz's wry book-length investigation into the pioneering lifestyle brand Fiorucci. The title essay, published here for the first time, recounts the accident that came close to killing her in 1996; it reveals an uncharacteristically vulnerable yet never less than utterly charming Babitz.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Babitz\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eEve's Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlow Days, Fast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by NYRB Classics. Her other nonfiction works include \u003ci\u003eFiorucci, the Book\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo by Two: Tango, Two-Step\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eL.A. Night\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for many publications, including \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e And \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the late 1960s designed album covers for the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and Linda Ronstadt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolly Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer from and in Los Angeles. She has written for publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a staff writer at the websites \u003ci\u003eGrantland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMTV News\u003c\/i\u003e. She hosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eMolly's Sleazy Friends\u003c\/i\u003e and co-hosts \u003ci\u003eNight Call\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara J. Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e is the managing editor of NYRB Classics.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033392509229,"sku":"9781681373799","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aC9Tb3JlR2VCMXo1czg2Um9WckZMUT09.webp?v=1777593043","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/i-used-to-be-charming-the-rest-of-eve-babitz-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}