CARRIE BORZILLO-VRENNA
Author-Journalist-Columnist

Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna has written about music for such music magazines as Billboard, Spin, and Alternative Press. She has covered the celebrity world, most recently for People, where she served as a staff correspondent before resigning to work on her next book, as well as Us Weekly and Teen People. The writer also penned the sex and relationship advice column “Dr. Love” for Gene Simmons defunct Gene Simmons Tongue magazine and the “Miss Truth” gossip column for the also-defunct award-winning allstarnews.com. She has appeared as a music and/or relationship expert on MTV, Fuse, E!, Fox News Channel, and appears as a judge on the final episode of VH1's Rock Band 2 the Stars reality series for the new Rock Band 2 game, alongside Alice Cooper, Sebastian Bach, Ronnie James Dio, and Riki Rachtman.

Borzillo-Vrenna’s first book, Eyewitness Nirvana: The Day by Day Chronicle, was released in 2000 and the expanded Nirvana: The Day to Day Illustrated Journals was released in 2003, both via Carlton Books.

The Wallingford, Connecticut native’s new book, “Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, and a Hotter Girlfriend, and to Living Life Like a Rock Star” was released on Aug. 5, 2008 via Simon & Schuster’s Simon Spotlight Entertainment. The non-fiction book is an A-to-Z reference for everything an edgy girl needs to know, including the obvious (style, beauty, dating, and sex tips) and the not-so-obvious (how to prepare Absinthe, how to hit on a celebrity, how to sneak backstage at a concert). It’s a girl’s guide with a difference; one that shows readers how to identify, go after, and get whatever they want in life, be it a hot guy, a great job, multiple orgasms, or a sexy new look—all while marching to her own (rock) beat.

Borzillo-Vrenna currently writes the advice column "Miss Truth Hurts" and feature interviews for SuicideGirls.com, freelances for RollingStone.com, and is about to announce her third book. She has also written recent press kit bios for multi-platinum artist P!nk, dance/pop star Lady Gaga, indie chick rockers Von Iva, No. 1 dance artist Erika Jayne, pro snowboarder/musician Trouble Andrew, and others. The author lives in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles with her Grammy® Award-winning husband Chris Vrenna, who plays keyboards with Marilyn Manson.

In January 2009, the writer was named Best Music Writer/Journalist by the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP).

Contact:
Holly Root
Literary agent
Waxman Literary Agency
212-675-5556
holly@waxmanagency.com

Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna
CarrieBV@sbcglobal.net

Photo by Piper Ferguson