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“Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark bring the breeziness of their popular podcast My Favorite Murder to print in this collection of life hacks and true confessions. Alternately hilarious and wise, the two play off each other with the abandon of old college buddies. Fans of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck will find much to enjoy here. While the book will leave you in stitches, the advice the pair doles out is solid and bankable. The book should be in every college freshmanâs backpack as they leave for school.”
— Grace Harper • Mac's Back-Books
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“I discovered MFM immediately after the book was released. I listened to the first episode and knew right away that I needed to read the book. Karen & Georgia's easy, casual friendship and dark humor were right up my alley. I quickly finished the book (which I found both touching and hilarious) and kept working my way through old episodes of the podcast. While I enjoyed the book, I realized that I had become so accustomed to listening to the podcast, I actually wanted to re-read the book, this time in audio form (a format that I do not usually dabble in.) Getting to hear the book material straight from the authors' mouths was delightful and just felt right after becoming so familiar with their other audio work.”
— Leslie • A Likely Story
This program is read by the authors, with Paul Giamatti, and includes sections recorded in front of a live audience.
The highly anticipated first book by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the voices behind the #1 hit podcast My Favorite Murder!
Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the nation.
In Stay Sexy & Donât Get Murdered, Karen and Georgia focus on the importance of self-advocating and valuing personal safety over being "nice" or "helpful." They delve into their own pasts, true crime stories, and beyond to discuss meaningful cultural and societal issues with fierce empathy and unapologetic frankness.
âMy Favorite Murder started as a way for Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark to work through their fears. Now itâs a worldwide communityâŚ. Even its darkest moments are lightened by Karen and Georgia's effortlessly funny banter and genuine empathy.â âRollingStone.com
Known for her biting wit and musical prowess, Karen Kilgariff has been a staple in the comedy world for decades. As a performer, she has appeared on Mr. Show, The Book Group, and Conan. She then transitioned to scripted television, writing for shows like Other Space, Portlandia, and Baskets. Her musical comedy album Live at the Bootleg was included in Vulture's Best Standup Specials and Albums of 2014.
Georgia Hardstark has enjoyed a successful career as a food writer and Cooking Channel on-camera personality, which began with the invention of the farcical cocktail, The McNuggetini. She went on to co-host a travel/adventure/party show called Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia, and a regular gig on Cooking Channelâs #1 show, Unique Sweets. She capped that off as a repeat guest narrator on Comedy Centralâs hit show Drunk History.
Georgia Hardstark has enjoyed a successful career as a food writer and Cooking Channel on-camera personality, which began with the invention of the farcical cocktail, The McNuggetini. She went on to co-host a travel/adventure/party show called Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia, and a regular gig on Cooking Channelâs #1 show, Unique Sweets. She capped that off as a repeat guest narrator on Comedy Centralâs hit show Drunk History.
Known for her biting wit and musical prowess, Karen Kilgariff has been a staple in the comedy world for decades. As a performer, she has appeared on Mr. Show, The Book Group, and Conan. She then transitioned to scripted television, writing for shows like Other Space, Portlandia, and Baskets. Her musical comedy album Live at the Bootleg was included in Vulture's Best Standup Specials and Albums of 2014.
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Praise for Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered:
"Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark share practical wisdom in âStay Sexy and Donât Get Murdered,â which is a No. 1 debut on our advice, how-to and miscellaneous best-seller list."âThe New York Times
"Hardstark and Kilgariffâs podcast takes on crime, death and other gory subjects, all filtered through the pairâs subversive wit as they riff on lifeâs craziness, often sharing details from their own mental health and substance abuse struggles. This openness translates onto the page. A kind of life guide...the book is just as funny as the podcast but often goes deeper into painful subjects." âLos Angeles Times
âAll the best advice your mother never told you.â âJenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy
âKilgariff and Hardstark bring a much needed dimension to our current, true crime fever dreamâan empathetic, slangy dose of acidic humor, weary compassion, and nervous hope. Their podcast is a joy to listen to and this book captures its energy and hilarity perfectly.â âPatton Oswalt, New York Times bestselling author of Silver Screen Fiend
âIn addition to being laugh-out-loud funny, smart, and incisive, Stay Sexy & Donât Get Murdered is so interesting and insightful that it made me a) want to be best friends with the authors and b) for real ask them to take me on as a therapy patient. This book is hilarious, honest, insightful, and clever as hell. Do yourself a fun favor by buying it and consuming it. Youâll emerge at the final word as a new-and-improved badass version of your former self.â âMegan Mullally, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
âItâs like an afternoon coffee date with your best friend that spills late into the nightâwhere you share your darkest secrets and hardest-earned advice, and then emerge back into the world fully recharged. And ready to destroy toxic masculinity. Karen and Georgia are the voice of a movementâbadass and vulnerable as hellâand this is their manifesto.â âStephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of There's Someone Inside Your House
Praise for My Favorite Murder:
âWildly popularâŚ. In many ways, the subversive charm of [My Favorite Murder] is todayâs answer to riot grrrl, the D.I.Y. feminist punk movement of the 1990s.â âThe New York Times
â[My Favorite Murder] empowers listeners by offering practical advice for survival and self-care and by using comedy to deflate the scariness of these topics.â âTheAtlantic.com
âMorbid [and] mirthful.â âEntertainment Weekly
âTruly next-level.... hilarious, brutally honest, and totally addicting.â âNylon.com
âWildly entertaining.â âRefinery29
âOne of the most successful podcasts in history.â âTheWashingtonPost.com