The book was released today, and I spent most of the day so far listening to the audiobook version of it thanks to Audible. I enjoy memoirs in general, so it was great to stumble on this new release. Especially since the audio version is read by the author himself. Love it! 

Harvey Fierstein Sings the Song of Himself in ‘I Was Better Last Night’ – The New York Times:

In his new memoir, “I Was Better Last Night” — the title refers to a theater performer’s perennial lament, but with aptly sexualized undertones — Fierstein writes of his “passion for crochet.” In the lean years before his play “Torch Song Trilogy” hit Manhattan like a ton of graffitied bricks in 1981, he embroidered clothes for chic boutiques and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Detoxing from Southern Comfort, his “longest love affair,” Fierstein took up quilting, hoping eventually to contribute to the famous AIDS memorial project, but also recognizing the hobby’s general practicality: “Quilts have two sides, doubling the chance you’ll find something you can live with.”