WARREN BEATTY WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR...

In this offbeat memoir, Nikki Nash tells the story of an obsession that starts with a young girl’s movie-star fantasy. At fourteen, longing for excitement and something of her own, Nikki fixates on superstar Warren Beatty. She’s determined to find him and have him in her life forever. She creates a solid plan that she initiates four years later at the age of eighteen when she gets a job as a restaurant hostess where Beatty frequents. A year later, on a warm Sunday evening in April, after breaking a finger in a judo class and looking her worst— dirty hair pulled back, no make-up, broken finger in a glass of ice—Warren Beatty walks through the door and her plan comes to fruition. In this entertaining and genuine account of the inner workings of Hollywood, Nash pursues a vibrant career as a TV associate director, comic, writer, and actress. Her celebrity-infused journey is also a dance with drugs, religion, Hollywood culture, and other volatile mysteries in the city of angels, including her own metamorphosis.

Advance Praise for Collateral Stardust: Chasing Warren Beatty and Other Foolish Things

“A dazzling kiss-and-tell that brings vintage Hollywood to life.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A cool and entertaining coming-of-age memoir, Collateral Stardust relays good times and hard ones with insight and style.”

—Foreword Reviews

“Written with humor, vulnerability, and verve, this satisfies.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Dotted with star-studded moments, Nash’s honest reflections steal the spotlight.”

—Booklist​
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About the Author Growing up in Hollywood, Nikki Nash studied acting, took piano lessons, and wore a nun’s habit to buy alcohol so she wouldn’t get carded. She began working in TV as a gofer on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and ended up as an associate director on a variety of shows including Soul Train, Love Connection, Jimmy Kimmel, The Kennedy Center Honors, Ellen, Jeopardy, and twelve years with Conan O’Brien. When she wasn’t working or napping, she tried skydiving, playwriting, screenwriting, standup comedy, swing dancing, poker, and painting. She likes eating toast and still watches a lot of TV.

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And the fun begins! Catch Nikki here:

Friday, August 22 – 7pm Celebrate the Launch of Collateral Stardust with Nikki Nash at Book Soup in Hollywood! ​LEARN MORE​

Monday, September 2 – 6:35am Nikki Nash to Appear on All About Women on 98.1 FM Radio Florida ​LEARN MORE​

Saturday, September 13 Nikki Nash at The Flowerton Players Theatre (Summerville, SC) ​LEARN MORE​

Wednesday, September 17 – 9:40am CALIBA Fall Fest Panel: Battling Expectations & Surviving Life ​LEARN MORE​

Love podcasts? Listen to Nikki on these shows:

Sexy Boomer Radio Show

Never Not Funny Podcast with Jimmy Pardo

Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life Podcast with Joan Herrmann

The Kathryn Zox Radio Show

Author2Author with Bill Kenower Podcast

Drinks with Tony (Tony DuShane) Podcast

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