In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star ofGilmore GirlsandParenthoodreveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywoodalong with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the newGilmore Girls,where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again.

InTalking as Fast as I Can,Lauren Graham hits pause for a moment and looks back on her life, sharing laugh-out-loud stories about growing up, starting out as an actress, and, years later, sitting in her trailer on theParenthoodset and asking herself, Did you, um, make it? She opens up about the challenges of being single in Hollywood (Strangers were worried about me; thats how long I was single!), the time she was asked to audition her butt for a role, and her experience being a judge onProject Runway(Its like I had a fashion-induced blackout).

In What It Was Like, Part One, Graham sits down for an epicGilmore Girlsmarathon and reflects on being cast as the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore. The essay What It Was Like, Part Two reveals how it felt to pick up the role again nine years later, and what doing so has meant to her.

Some more things you will learn about Lauren: She once tried to go vegan just to bond with Ellen DeGeneres, shes aware that meeting guys at awards shows has its pitfalls (If youre meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, youve already set the bar too high), and shes a card-carrying REI shopper (My bungee cords now earn points!).

Including photos and excerpts from the diary Graham kept during the filming of the recentGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,this book is like a cozy night in, catching up with your best friend, laughing and swapping stories, andof coursetalking as fast as you can.