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Cover of How Y'all Doing? Misadvent
A review of How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived by Leslie Jordan

As we've all hunkered down over this past year there have been a few bright spots in our social network. One of the brightest (and most surprising to many) was the instagram posts that veteran character actor Leslie Jordan started posting while he was sheltering in place in Tennessee. Leslie is best known for his guest appearances on Will and Grace, but he has appeared in many, many things. And as was the case for everyone, the pandemic shut down the bulk of his work and life. Feeling the need to connect, he began to record short video posts about life in quarantine. Leslie's charming, self-deprecating, humorous posts became a viral sensation (I think he went from some thousands of followers to 5.7 million the last time I checked). No one was more surprised than Leslie Jordan himself over his newfound popularity, but as with any good performer, he has run with it on a variety of fronts. This book being one of those efforts.

How Y'all Doing? is more a collection of essays than it is a memoir or autobiography and each chapter covers an event or moment in his life that gave shape and meaning to who he is. The warmth and honesty he brings to each story, whether it's the time Debbie Reynolds game him a call or his relaying poignant moments from his youth, is something everyone will enjoy. So for all of the current and future fellow 'hunker downers' here's your chance to settle in for some pillow talk.

Mar 30, 2021