Perez Hilton in Chicagoland this weekend to promote Red Carpet Suicide

January 9, 1:28 PMChicago Celebrity ExaminerMichelle Coffey

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The "Queen of All Media" hits Oakbrook on Sunday to promote his new book

Think about your life before Perez Hilton started drawing drool on celeb photos and blogging the latest gossip. Sure you got more done at your 9-to-5, but were you having any fun? Now you can thank the man responsible for zapping your productivity in person. Perez stops by Borders in suburban Oakbrook this weekend to hawk his new book, Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide on Keeping Up With the Hiltons.

 The editorial review of the book on Amazon reads:

Psycho celebrities dominate news, fashion, and trends, influencing how we speak, what we wear, and who we hang out with. We’re obsessed! Our gossip-driven world has set the barometer of what’s in or out. So, who are we trying to become and how do we become them? Post a grainy sex video online, drive high and wasted against oncoming traffic, flash for the cameras, and if that doesn’t work, attempt suicide and you’re bound to become a “Hilton.”

Now the man behind Hollywood’s most hated website—infamous for breaking raw superstar dish and jaw-dropping commentary—lends his fearless voice, notorious sense of humor, and outrageous sensibility to Red Carpet Suicide, the book celebrities have been looking forward to as much as their next DUI. Making sense of the madness and celebrity addiction that consumes us, Perez twists this irresistible and delicious guilty pleasure into a hysterically funny, shockingly true, and generation-defining survival guide.

So far reader reviews on Amazon are mixed, with comments ranging from "This 'book' is filled with nothing by drivel and nonsense" to "If you're into pop culture at all, then this is a must read!" I'm not sure anyone's expecting Pulitzer Prize-winning material from a man who also designed a clothing line for Hot Topic, but it's gotta be a fun read for his fans. If you want to see for yourself and get it signed by Perez, here's the info on his Oakbrook visit:

Sunday, January 11, at 4 p.m.
Borders Books & Music
1500 16th St
Oak Brook, IL 60523 (map it)