I USED TO BE CHARMING

Eve Babitz knew everyone, tried everything (at least once), and was never shy about sharing her thoughts on any subject, be it sex, weight loss, drug use, or her ambivalence toward New York City. From the 1970s through the 1990s, Babitz wrote on a wild variety of topics for some of the biggest publications around, from Esquire to Vogue to The New York Times Book Review. I Used to Be Charming b rings together this nonfiction work. All previously uncollected, these pieces range from sharp personal essays on body image and the male gaze...[Read more]