Self-Sabotage: And Other Ways I've Spent My Time

"Actor/writer/comedian Jeffery Self’s memoir Self-Sabotage is about exactly that – the many ways he’s managed to be his own worst enemy over the years. He writes with a kind of hilarious intensity about bad decisions, bad behavior and bad breakups. And he’s not just charmingly self-deprecating, he’s searingly self-lacerating, whether he’s telling stories about his life as a screamingly gay theater kid in rural Georgia, moving to New York and paying the rent with sex work or finding a mentor in Broadway actor Gary Beach – which is a hugely moving part of the book, all about what queer folk owe to our elders. Even if you don’t know Jeffery Self the actor, you should check out Jeffery Self the writer – he’s in complete command of himself and his voice."