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But Enough About Me

How a Small-Town Girl Went from Shag Carpet to the Red Carpet

by Jancee Dunn
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"Breezy . . . juicy . . . irresistible" this memoir from a former Rolling Stone reporter is "as entertaining as the megastars she has built a career on profiling" (Entertainment Weekly).
New Jersey in the 1980s had everything Jancee Dunn wanted: trips down the shore, Bruce Springsteen, a tantalizing array of malls, and, especially, her family. But one night she met a girl who worked at Rolling Stone magazine in New York City. To Jancee, who visited the city exactly once a year, New York might as well have been in Canada. But she loved music, so she passed along her résumé.
Soon Jancee was behind the scenes, interviewing some of the most famous people in the world, among them Madonna, Cameron Diaz, and Beyoncé. She trekked to the Canadian Rockies to hike with Brad Pitt, was chased by paparazzi who mistook her for Ben Affleck's new girlfriend, snacked on Velveeta with Dolly Parton, and danced drunkenly onstage with the Beastie Boys. She even became a TV star as a pioneering VJ on MTV2.
As her life spun faster, she traded her good-girl suburban past for late nights and hipster guys. But then a chance meeting turned Jancee's life in an unexpected direction and helped her to finally learn to appreciate where she came from, who she was, and what she wanted to be.
Hilarious and touching, But Enough About Me is the story of an outsider who couldn't quite bring herself to become an insider and introduces readers to a lovable real-life heroine.
"An inside look at being a celebrity journalist." —New Yorker
"Disarmingly funny." —People
"Relentlessly readable." —New York Magazine
"Pitch-perfect." —Vogue

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    November 21, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9780061739811

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      • ISBN: 9780061739811

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      • File size: 1259 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 3, 2006
      Known for her celebrity profiles, journalist Dunn blends interviewing tips, dirt-digging secrets and memoir-type snippets in a mix that's tough to define, but a delight to read. As a frequent writer for Rolling Stone
      and contributor to Vanity Fair
      , GQ
      and Vogue
      , Dunn can reach an array of stars and has the anecdotes to prove it. She details ducking the paparazzi with Mel Gibson, eating in Dolly Parton's kitchen and posing for three minutes as Ben Affleck's girlfriend to prove a point about how quickly gossip spreads. Refreshingly, she maintains an "Aw, shucks" quality that has become her work's hallmark. By providing a zesty glimpse at her New Jersey childhood and young adulthood, Dunn offers a grounded counterpoint to the breezy tales of pop idol handling. Even after rising in the ranks at Rolling Stone
      , Dunn is mildly astounded that a Jersey girl who still slips phrases like "Yeah, right!" into her conversation should be shaking in her ritzy hotel room after being berated by Flashdance
      icon Jennifer Beals for asking about her personal life. Amusing, clever and affable, Dunn shares a satisfying memoir-turned-celebrity dish.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from May 15, 2006
      This memoir of a Jersey girl -turned -hip Manhattan writer sparkles with wry humor, touching honesty, and celebrity insight. Dunn, a longtime writer for "Rolling Stone", fondly recounts her suburban youth while chronicling her rise to fame as an interviewer, writer, and media correspondent. Her genial family and beloved Jersey landscape provide a colorful framework for her coming of age. Inevitably, conflict arises when Dunn -s career takes off, and chapters on this part of her working life are presented tongue-in-cheek as tips on the art of interviewing celebrities (e.g., mastering opening patter and dealing with paparazzi). This hilariously entertaining approach not only provides an incisive glimpse into the eclectic nature of Dunn -s subjects -who range from Madonna to Barry White -but also smoothly complements the material on her personal life. Along the way, Dunn comes to realizations about family, career, fame, and relationships, but unlike so many other memoirs, hers is not heavyhanded with personal observations; her story speaks for itself -and speaks well. A thoroughly enjoyable book for circulating libraries and entertainment collections. [See Prepub Alert, "LJ" 2/15/06.]" -Carol J. Binkowski, Bloomfield, NJ"

      Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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