By Anna Nickila, founder of Santa Monica Museum Book Club

I’m a big fan of ironical bookshelves. Guests will either think you are hilarious or idiotic when they see it. An added bonus - cheesy autobiographies are chock-full of hysterical anecdotes to entertain your friends at parties.

1. Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr.
The gold standard

2. Still Hungry After All These Years: My Story by Richard Simmons
Richard gushes over beignets and alternate uses for Pam cooking spray.

3. My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir by Shirley Maclaine
Pricelessly idiotic

4. FOOTNOTES: What You Stand For Is More Important Than What You Stand In by Tommy Tune
A mix of the quaint and the pornographic; the Broadway icon fastidiously warns readers before launching into his escapes with Japanese businessmen, etc.

5. Solipsist by Henry Rollins
Spooky.

About the author:
Anna Nickila founded the Santa Monica Museum of Art Book Club to explore the interconnections between literature and contemporary art, and to establish a unique perspective on the work of living artists. Visit www.smmoabookclub.blogspot.com for arts and literature news and Book Club information.

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