He received a BA in English Literature in 1991. He attended high school in Mansfield, Massachusetts and attended Michigan State University, where he studied creative writing with the poet Diane Wakoski. Kilmer-Purcell (born "Joshua Gordon Kilmer") was born in Albany, New York, and was raised in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He has contributed to national media outlets including The Advocate, Huffington Post, and National Public Radio. Kilmer-Purcell has also co-authored three Beekman 1802 cookbooks with Brent Ridge and Sandy Gluck.įrom 2006-2009 Kilmer-Purcell wrote a monthly column about urban gay life for Out magazine. Kilmer-Purcell's second memoir recounts his purchase of a historic mansion and goat farm in Sharon Springs, New York, and quickly became a national bestseller.
The Bucolic Plague, HarperCollins, 2010, Memoir. The memoir details his relationship with a crack-addicted male escort named "Jack", and was a New York Times bestseller in the spring of 2006.Ĭandy Everybody Wants, Harper Perennial, 2008, Novel. Kilmer-Purcell's first memoir is a tragicomic account of his early days in New York City, living as an advertising art director by day and a drag queen named "Aquadisiac" (or "Aqua") by night. I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir, Harper Perennial, 2006, Memoir. Kilmer-Purcell has written or co-written six books, including two bestselling memoirs, a novel, and four cookbooks.
On March 10, 2010, Bravo television network announced a development deal with Darren Star to produce I Am Not Myself These Days as a scripted television series based on Kilmer-Purcell's bestselling memoir of the same name. In 2012, Cooking Channel acquired rights to the program, and began airing the second season. The President and General Manager of Planet Green declared it the "No. The series documents their relationship and lives as farmers in upstate New York as they build a green lifestyle company together. In 2010, Discovery Network's Planet Green channel debuted a reality television series about Kilmer-Purcell and Ridge, titled The Fabulous Beekman Boys. The pair also participated in the 21st season of The Amazing Race, ultimately becoming the season's grand prize winners. He has written articles for NPR, Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, AdWeek, OUT Magazine & others. In addition to his New York Times and National Bestselling memoirs, his life has been documented in the television reality show The Fabulous Beekman Boys with his husband, Brent Ridge. Josh Kilmer-Purcell (born August 28, 1969) is an American writer, businessperson, and television personality.
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