{"product_id":"talking-as-fast-as-i-can-from-gilmore-girls-to-gilmore-girls-and-everything-in-between","title":"Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLauren Graham\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor, writer, and producer best known for her roles on the critically acclaimed series \n\u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eParenthood\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eSomeday, Someday, Maybe\u003c\/i\u003e. Graham has performed on Broadway and appeared in such films as \n\u003ci\u003e Bad Santa, Because I Said So, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eMax\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds a BA in English from Barnard College and an MFA in acting from Southern Methodist University. She lives in New York and Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of \u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParenthood \u003c\/i\u003ereveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood--along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new \u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWith a new bonus chapter\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \n\u003ci\u003eTalking as Fast as I Can, \u003c\/i\u003e Lauren Graham hits pause for a moment and looks back on her life, sharing laugh-out-loud stories about growing up, starting out as an actress, and, years later, sitting in her trailer on the \n\u003ci\u003eParenthood \u003c\/i\u003eset and asking herself, \"Did you, um, make it?\" She opens up about the challenges of being single in Hollywood (\"Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single!\"), the time she was asked to audition her butt for a role, and her experience being a judge on \n\u003ci\u003eProject Runway\u003c\/i\u003e (\"It's like I had a fashion-induced blackout\"). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"What It Was Like, Part One,\" Graham sits down for an epic \n\u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls \u003c\/i\u003emarathon and reflects on being cast as the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore. The essay \"What It Was Like, Part Two\" reveals how it felt to pick up the role again nine years later, and what doing so has meant to her. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some more things you will learn about Lauren: She once tried to go vegan just to bond with Ellen DeGeneres, she's aware that meeting guys at awards shows has its pitfalls (\"If you're meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you've already set the bar too high\"), and she's a card-carrying REI shopper (\"My bungee cords now earn points!\"). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including photos and excerpts from the diary Graham kept during the filming of the recent \n\u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, \u003c\/i\u003e this book is like a cozy night in, catching up with your best friend, laughing and swapping stories, and--of course--talking as fast as you can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham, Lauren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2017-10-03\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Memoirs|Humor \/ Topic \/ Celebrity \u0026amp; Popular Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham, Lauren|Television actors and actresses|United States|Autobiographies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425285190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780425285190\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371695141145,"sku":"SP-9780425285190","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780425285190_spiral.png?v=1778435458","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/talking-as-fast-as-i-can-from-gilmore-girls-to-gilmore-girls-and-everything-in-between","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}