About Billions of Besties
Published by Simon & Schuster’s Tiller Press, Billions of Besties: A Celebration of Fascinating and Simply Exceptional Friendships is a beautifully illustrated and joyful tribute that celebrates famous friendships (both real and fictional) and proves that there is no relationship more important than friendship.
Our best friends are our soulmates. They understand us when no one else does, lift us up, and bring out the best in us. It’s a relationship based on a bond that can’t always be described, but is always magical.
Billions of Besties shines a light on some of the most engaging, funny, inspiring, and sometimes unexpected sets of friends. In this gorgeous and playfully illustrated volume, creators and besties Peggy and Susie highlight more than 100 besties, both real and fictional, from all walks of life. From the comedic powerhouse of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, to the unexpected camaraderie between RGB and Antonin Scalia, the glamourous friendship between Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, or the fictional ride-or-die bond between Thelma and Louise, this book is a timeless salute to friendship in all its forms.
Uplifting and charming, Billions of Besties celebrates the power and vitality of friendship—from bromances to work wives—reminding us that when we have each other’s backs, we have the power to change the world.
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“Full of gorgeous illustrations and odes to friendships both real and fictional, Billions of Besties by Peggy Panosh and Susie Arons is a celebration of the power of friendship. The book features 100 entries covering the bonds between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, and more. Pick up a copy for yourself, and go ahead and grab one for your bestie, too, because this beautiful book will make a great gift.”
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“I kept this gossipy (in a good way) illustrated book on my coffee table this year to flip through whenever I’d need a shot of hope—like how Fran Lebowitz and Toni Morrison were best, buds, or that Bill Murray had his family’s christen gown delivery to David Letterman’s baby Harry’s christening. I guess this book was what I needed this year to remember how my friends really keep me going, and that I”ll be able to hand with them again soon.”
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“Former Oprah Winfrey Show marketing executive Peggy Panosh and her bestie, Susie Arons, have created this book all about real and fictional BFFs, like Oprah and Gayle, Bert and Ernie, And Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee.”
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Prefaced with a fillable bookplate “To my bestie / from your bestie,” this sunny volume collects profiles of best-bud duos and cliques, be they real, fictional, or non-sentient. The besties are organized by categories, such as “Classics,” (Oprah and Gayle), “Hollywood” (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), “Changemakers” (Bill Gates and Warren Buffett), “Squads” (Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer), and “Goodies” (champagne and caviar). Wry summaries share how these friends connected and what they’ve come to signify in American culture. For instance, The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s Mary and Rhoda were TV besties “who became unlikely heroes for single working women everywhere” while Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis united under the righteous bond of “good trouble.” Many pairings are lighthearted (Bert and Ernie; peanut butter and jelly; Ken and Barbie), but some are unusual bonds, such as mutual admirers Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or George Harrison and Eric Clapton, whose friendship thrived even after the latter married the former’s ex-wife (“I’d rather she be with him than some dope,” Harrison is quoted as saying). Opposites also attract: such as politically polar Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Antonin Scalia or “bold and capricious” Captain Kirk and “the überlogical” Mr. Spock. Panosh’s simple line-art looks like it’d be at home on a greeting card passed between friends and is appropriately upbeat. This cheery package is ready-made for a just-thinking-of-you gift.
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Peggy Panosh built a career marketing for Oprah and others before discovering her own artistic talent.
https://www.channel3000.com/madison-based-illustrator-created-a-book-of-besties/
