{"title":"Brian Moylan","description":"Brian Moylan is a Real Housewives anthropologist and writer for Vulture, The New York Times, The Guardian, and elsewhere.","products":[{"product_id":"the-housewives-the-real-story-behind-the-real-housewives-paperback","title":"The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Brian Moylan, the writer of \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e's legendary \u003ci\u003eReal Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e recaps, a table-flipping, finger-pointing, halter-topping VIP journey through reality TV's greatest saga... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of 2006, a new kind of show premiered on Bravo: \u003ci\u003eThe Real Housewives of Orange County\u003c\/i\u003e. Its stars were tanned, taut, and bedazzled; their homes were echoey California villas; and their drama was gossip-fueled, wine-drenched, and absolutely exquisite. Fifteen seasons on, \u003ci\u003eRHOC\u003c\/i\u003e is an institution, along with \u003ci\u003eThe Real Housewives of New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Miami, Potomac\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Over the years these ladies have done a lot more than lunch, launching thirty-one books, a cocktail line, two jail sentences, a couple supermodel daughters, Andy Cohen's talk show career, thirty-six divorces, fourteen albums, a White House party crash, and approximately one million memes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian Moylan has been there through it all, in front of the screen and behind the scenes. The writer of \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e's beloved series recaps, he's here to tell us the full story, from the inside scoop on every classic throwdown to the questions we've always wanted to know, like--what are the housewives really like off-camera? (The same.) How much money do they make? (Lots.) He has a lot to say about the legacy and fandom of a franchise that's near and dear to his heart, and inextricable from pop culture today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA must-have for any fan of real drama and fake [redacted], \u003ci\u003eThe Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive companion to an American TV treasure.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377349066975,"sku":"9781250807625","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/lh31hvldRj9781250807625.webp?v=1789232863"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/brian-moylan.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}