Queen of the Oddballs

Ahilariouslyoffbeatmemoiraboutanadventurousyoungwoman'sescapadesasshedefiesconventionsandtransformsanordinaryLosAngeleslifeintoastar-studded,extraordinarymiracleofself-discovery.QueenoftheOddballsformsachronologyofHillaryCarlip'shabitualstrayingfromroadsmoretraveled—fromawisecrackingthird-gradersuspendedfromschoolforsmoking(whileimitatingHollyGolightly)toaheadline-makingteenactivist,jugglerandfireeater,friend(NOT"fan")ofCarlySimonandCaroleKing,grandprize-winningGongShowcontestant,cultrockstar,andseekerofspiritualandromantictruthsthatdefinitelydefyexpectations.Illustratedwithephemera—fromdiaryentriesandphotographstoahandwrittenletterfromCarlySimon—QueenoftheOddballspresentsavirtualtimecapsuleofpopculture'slastfourdecadesandcelebratesacreativelifelivedtothehilt.