The Friday Afternoon Club

A Family Memoir

by Griffin Dunne

A family story, The Friday Afternoon Club finds resonant truth, wicked humor, and glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances. 

In 1982, Griffin’s twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the ‘80s. The outcome was a travesty of justice that marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunne’s career as a crime reporter for Vanity Fair and a victims' rights activist. In these pages, Dunne reckons with his own experience of that time—as well as with his relationships with his parents and his siblings—with unflinching honesty and sharp insight. 

The Friday Afternoon Club embraces the heartbreak, poignant absurdities, and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny, and moving characters—its author most of all.

Orders will ship after the discussion with Griffin Dunne and Colin McEnroe on November 7th. Register here!