In an era obsessed with the “unreliable narrator,” Nicole Killian ups the ante by becoming the unreliable heroine of her own life. Her debut, You Can’t Count On Me: A Memoir of Unreliability, is a razor-edged, laugh-through-the-panic chronicle of coming of age amid chaos—equal parts cringe comedy and survival saga. From the opening pages, Killian invites us to “tighten your seatbelt—or rather, the elastic waistband of your sweatpants”—promising a funhouse-mirror ride through a life she refuses to sand down for anybody. The hook? This is a page-turner with episodic snap: each chapter is a self-contained misadventure that somehow tilts toward … Continue reading The Wild, Darkly Funny Memoir That Hollywood Can’t Miss