Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

An immediate New York Times best-seller, Kelly Ripa's compilation of real-life anecdotes demonstrates the multifaceted personality and witty repartee of the adored daytime talk show presenter in an incisive, humorous, and honest way. Kelly reveals her true motivations in her first novel, Live Wire. She approaches every minute of every day with a keen sense of humor and a hard-earned knowledge from her experiences as a professional, wife, mother, and daughter.Her relatability in each of these roles has won her millions of social media followers and admirers throughout the globe. Kelly always tells it like it is, whether it's about the genuine story of how she met Mark, the amount of chauvinism she encountered on set, how Jersey Pride follows her everywhere, or the many, many times she was completely mortified—from which she demonstrated that you can never really die of humiliation.Ms. Ripa does not spare the weak. Unexpected, brutal at times, a bit blatant, and always humorous Kelly is shown on Live Wire as the astute and insightful lady she is when she is not on TV.