num_pages: 273
description: A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery. Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more traveled -- from a wisecracking third-grader suspended from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly) to a headline-making teen activist, juggler and fire eater, friend (NOT "fan") of Carly Simon and Carole King, grand prize-winning Gong Show contestant, cult rock star, and seeker of spiritual and romantic truths that definitely defy expectations. Illustrated with ephemera -- from diary entries and photographs to a handwritten letter from Carly Simon -- Queen of the Oddballs presents a virtual time capsule of pop culture's last four decades and celebrates a creative life lived to the hilt.
language: English
title: Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
titlecomplete: Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
genres: Essays, Biography, LGBT, Womens, Lesbian, Queer, Nonfiction, Memoir, Humor, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1197
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Humor
publisher: Harper