The Friday Afternoon Club
| Author | Griffin Dunne |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Griffin Dunne |
| Illustrator | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
Publication date | June 11, 2024 |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 0593652827 Search this book on  . |
The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir is a 2024 memoir by American writer, director and actor Griffin Dunne. It details Dunne's life growing up surrounded by the elite of Hollywood and Manhattan, with the narrative anchored by the eventual murder of his sister, Dominique.[1]
Summary
The Friday Afternoon Club is split into two parts, with the first part covering Dunne's family background and his own early years, including schooling and his eventual foray into acting; the second part focuses on the Dunnes' lives following the murder of Dunne's sister, Dominique Dunne. The book opens with a Prologue that details how Ellen "Lenny" Griffin Dunne, Dunne's mother, received a visit from Detective Harold Johnston with news that Dominique had been strangled by a man named John Sweeney.[1][2]
Background
Dunne belongs to a well-known family in the literary and Hollywood worlds, and he is an actor, director, and producer himself since the late 1970s. Films that he worked on include After Hours, Practical Magic, and the documentary The Center Will Not Hold, which is about his aunt Joan Didion.[1]
As the 1970s faded into the 80s, Dunne and his younger sister, Dominique, launched their own acting careers and loved to party. Each Friday, Dominique's acting class—including then-fledgling actors George Clooney and Timothy Hutton—gathered until the wee hours in the Dunne back yard as part of the "Friday Afternoon Club."[3] The Friday Afternoon Club is titled after this weekly gathering that the late actress hosted.
Reception
The book became an instant New York Times bestseller and was named a Best Book of the Year by TIME, NPR, People, Town & Country, and Air Mail.[4]
Book tour
Following the release of the memoir in June 2024, Dunne started going on a promotion tour for the book consisting of literary festivals, independent bookstore talks, and "in conversation" events across the US, UK, and Australia.
Release history
| Country | Release date | Edition | Publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | June 11, 2024 | [5][6] | ||
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See also
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir". SuperSummary.
- ↑ "Griffin Dunne Recalls the Tragedy That Reshaped His Family". Vanity Fair.
- ↑ "The Friday Afternoon Club: An affecting, poignant recollection of life among the Hollywood literati (Reviewed by Diane Kiesel)". Washington Independent, Review of Books.
- ↑ "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir". Amazon.
- ↑ "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir (Hardcover)". Amazon.
- ↑ "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir (Kindle Edition)". Amazon.
- ↑ "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir (Paperback)". Amazon.
- ↑ "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir (Audible Audiobook – Unabridged)". Amazon.
