About the Author

Craig Brown writes the Private Eye celebrity diary as well as a twice-weekly column for the Daily Mail (London) and reviews books for Mail on Sunday. He was the host of This Is Craig Brown on BBC Radio 4. Mr. Brown lives in London.

Reviews

"Captivating. . . . A glittering daisy chain that reads like a mathematical proof of the theory of six degrees of separation. . . . Mr. Brown constructs portraits that have all the immediacy of reportage, all the fanciful detail of fiction. He has whipped up a gratifying summertime confection -- funny, diverting, occasionally sad."
--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times


"Captivating...Glittering...Engaging...Entertaining...[Brown] has whipped up a gratifying summertime confection -- funny, diverting, occasionally sad."
--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

"Deliciously clever and amusing...Hello Goodbye Hello is splendid company, not to mention perfect for the beach, the lake or the pool."
--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

"Hello Goodbye Hello is a hilarious book, clever and thoroughly researched...dip into this book anywhere and you will be rewarded with something delightful."
--Moira Hodgson, Wall Street Journal "Brown's collection of odd encounters could be titled Famous People Behaving Badly. They're irresistible."
--People Magazine
"[Brown] provides a rollicking glimpse into the wild, weird, and wacky world of the renowned and reviled. Irresistibly fun and informative."
--Booklist

"A delightful page turner, informed throughout with wit and learning."
--Toby Clements, The Daily Telegraph
"A hilarious collection of strange-but-true tales of encounters between the rich and famous. . . . Brown is as smart as he is puckish, and there are plenty of laughs on this terrific trip through modern fame."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Cheekily inspired. . . . Might be the ultimate pocket guide to the modern history of noteworthy meet-ups."
--Elle

"Craig Brown is something of a national treasure in Britain. . . . Hello Goodbye Hello is a bravura feat of narrative engineering. . . . A joyful, fun read espsecially for its widgety, ingenious construction."
--David Kamp, Vanity Fair

"Craig Brown is the wittiest writer in Britain today."
--Stephen Fry
"Deliciously clever. . . . [101] improbable encounters, many of them exceedingly funny, a few of them surprisingly revealing and a few rather sad, and all of them connected by the daisy chain to end all daisy chains. . . . Hello Goodbye Hello is splendid company, not to mention perfect for the beach, the lake, or the pool."
--Jonathan Yardley, the Washington Post

"Much of this tragic-farcical Dance to the Music of Time is wistful and moving, as well as howlingly funny."
--A.N. Wilson, The Spectator
"The book that made me laugh most was Craig Brown's quirky game of biographical consequences."
--Julian Barnes, Times Literary Supplement "Books of the Year"