READER’S DIGEST RECOMMENDED READ: Being Billy

IN THE BOOKS WORLD, as Christmas approaches, ’tis once again the season to publish celebrity autobiographies (see the sidebar). But will any be as candid as Billy Connolly’s?

Two-thirds of the way through, Billy reveals that he’s dictating Windswept and Interesting into a phone. By then, however, this doesn’t come as a total surprise—because the book is a loose and chatty ramble through his life and times, with regular digressions into such things as his favourite biscuits.

There’s a complete absence of PR polish too, with Billy both admitting