No Wire Hangers!

Elizabeth Day of The Guardian recently did a great interview with Christina Crawford, author of Mommie Dearest and adopted daughter of Joan Crawford. It’s Christina’s first interview in over a decade.

Mommie Dearest, published in 1978, was the first real tell-all celebrity memoir and was on New York Times bestseller list for 42 weeks. For the book’s 30 year anniversary, Christina is reissuing the book with a new introduction and a new afterword, as well as 100 pages and photos cut from the original edition.

Since her child abuse claims have been oft disputed throughout the years — even by her two sisters — the new version also has supporting commentary from people who knew the family.

You can read the full interview at The Guardian’s website.