Dirtbag Queen

“Corren is laughing-uncontrollably-on-public-transit funny, in the vein of comic masters like David Sedaris.”–Shelf Awareness“A les­son in how to approach grief with humor, ten­der­ness, and grace for our­selves and others.”–Jewish Book Council“While there are other memoirs that document rural poverty and parental neglect, few manage the feat with the humor and sparkle of Dirtbag Queen.” –BookPage“Beyond simple memoir, this is a raw, honest, funny story of family, forgiveness, and, in the end, letting go. The book would be of interest to fans of Doug Stanhope’s Digging Up Mother and even David Sedaris’ more family-focused stories.” –Booklist“Fantastic. Utterly unhinged, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartbreaking.”–Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author“A matriarch’s idiosyncratic life captured and besainted through a succession of hilarious memories.”–Kirkus“Wild…a unique and memorable romp.”–Publishers Weekly“Dirtbag Queen is told with the kind of unyielding honesty, devastating humor and above all tender familial pride that makes a seemingly eccentric upbringing feel universal. You will not regret a moment you spend with this family–nor will you ever forget them.”–Steven Rowley, New York Times Bestselling author of The Guncle“Buckle your seat belts, clear the decks, cancel all social obligations because once you start Andy Corren’s hilarious, sacrilegious, and brilliantly tenderhearted memoir, you won’t want to stop until the bittersweet end.” –Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company“Dirtbag Queen is so funny, smart and original that while I was reading Andy Corren’s fantastic memoir I had to keep reminding myself that I didn’t write it.” –Alan Zweibel, Original SNL writer and Thurber Prize winning author of Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier“Here’s something I can say with perfect certainty: Andy Corren has written the best scene I know of involving Donny Osmond, a standard poodle named Licorice, and a young man’s sexual awakening. And lucky for us, he’s written a whole lot more. Dirtbag Queen is an irreverent, laugh-out-loud look back at an outrageous childhood. It’s also an exquisite love letter to a woman who broke every rule of motherhood and taught her children how to live.” –Grant Ginder, author of The People We Hate at the Wedding

Andy Corren was born and raised on the wrong side of Fayetteville, North Carolina. He barely graduated Westover, got fired from every job in show business, and has no MFA. Andy and his son Hudson D. Dog live in Greene County, NY and Harlem, USA.