"Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter and Monica Crowley may think they're pretty bold. But when it comes to baring the secret ardor of a conservative woman, nobody undresses like Lisa Baron."
- The New York Daily News
“Everything you wanted to know about what goes on behind the Christian GOP curtain but were afraid to ask. Funny, frank, a hilarious trip through a funhouse mirror world of big time politics.” --Republican strategist, former McCain Chief Campaign Advisor, and Time magazine contributor Mike Murphy
“File Under: To Buy, Books. This is the Republican version of Primary Colors and ‘Coyote Ugly’ meeting in the middle.” --Gawker
“This book has everything—sex, scandal, and a naked mattress magnate. It’s going to be huge.” –New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs
Behind our political leaders—yes, even the “moral” ones—is an army of young, horny, professional staffers scrapping it out. Lisa Baron should know—she used to be one of them. This summer she pulls back the curtain to reveal who’s really running Washington in LIFE OF THE PARTY: A POLITICAL PRESS TART BARES ALL (July 2011, Citadel Press, trade paperback original; $14.95).
LIFE OF THE PARTY is a dirty, laugh-out-loud memoir that documents the life of one woman, one gigantic lobbying scandal (Jack Abramoff), a nationally watched political campaign (Ralph Reed’s run for Lt. Governor), and the resulting disorganization of the religious right. With the unerring candor of George Stephanopoulos and the uncensored wit of Chelsea Handler, Baron gives good anecdote on a world where Godaphiles and Press Tarts work together to keep their politicos from imploding…and reveals how a not-so-nice Jewish girl became spokeswoman for the (now former) head of the Christian Coalition until she had to kiss that career and its perks—a drunken night with Wayne Newton and a seemingly endless supply of narcotics—good-bye.
About the Author
Lisa Baron is the former campaign press
and communications advisor for several nationally recognized and prominent
elected officials, including New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman,
California Congressman Darrell Issa, and United States Senator Saxby Chambliss.
She’s best known for her high-profile work with Ralph Reed, former executive
director of the Christian Coalition and the man Time magazine put on
their cover under the headline: "The Right Hand of God." Baron is a regular contributor to such
publications and websites as Skirt, Atlanta
Parent, Daily Candy and The Huffington Post. She’s also an award-winning columnist, a regular television and radio commentator, and a contributor to the New York Times bestselling books; Six Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak and
Not Quite What I Was Planning.
July 2011 / Trade Paperback / $14.95 ($17.95 Canada) /
978-0-8065-3415-2
