October 2018 publicity catalogue

NON - FI CT I ON OCTOBER 2018

Actor, writer and comedian, Celeste Barber is one very funny woman — not to mention a global social media comedy phenomenon. Amassing over 3 million followers with her hilarious #challengeaccepted Instagram pictures, she has been dubbed ‘Australian Comedy Queen’ by ABC Online; voted The Funniest Lady on Instagram; gone on sold-out comedy tours of the US and UK; and won herself fans ranging from Tom Ford and Ruby Rose to Amy Schumer and Dawn French. In the tradition of Tina Fey’s Bossypants , Celeste’s memoir is part-comedy routine, part-advice manual. Celeste reveals all, including her thoughts on keeping it real and feeling good (instead of worrying about looking good); the secrets to love, friendship, family and marriage (#hothusband); how to deal with life’s many challenges, like, well, motherhood, among other things; and how to stay nice in Spanx. FUNNY WOMAN, INSTAGRAM SUPERSTAR AND INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SENSATION, CELESTE BARBER’S GUIDE TO LIFE, LAUGHS AND KEEPING IT REAL. VERY, VERY REAL

Celeste is raucous, real, hilarious and the world can’t get enough of her.

Challenge Accepted! C E L E S T E BA R B E R

ISBN: 9781460757116 eISBN: 9781460710869 AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $35.00 FORMAT: Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 388pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Lara Wallace EMAIL: lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 24/09/18

Celeste Barber is a trained actor, writer and comedian. With a slew of television, theatre and stand-up shows to her credit, Celeste has been actively working in the entertainment industry for over a decade. #celestechallengeaccepted began in Jan 2015 as a fun experiment to see what it would look like for an average person to photograph herself doing rich people things. Celeste Barber has since become a global success, with 1 million Facebook followers and #celestechallengeaccepted has now clocked up over 3.6 million followers on Instagram. The international reach and appeal of this comic ‘everywoman’ has attracted some high-profile fans including Robbie Williams, Ashton Kutcher, George Takei, Cindy Crawford and Kris Jenner, to name a few.

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