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AudioBook information:
Author: Kyle MacLachlan
Narrated by: Kyle MacLachlan
Release date: September 29, 2026
Audiobook Duration: 10 h 32 min
Summary: In this highly anticipated memoir, the beloved actor and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City, Fallout, and more shares his utterly original account of his offbeat journey in Hollywood, his battles with fear and fame, and the projects that shaped him—and created a cult icon.
Everywhere I go I am followed by a mystery man. He looks like me but—not quite. On talk shows, I sip coffee on couches and pretend to be him; on social media, I put on his mask to engage in suburban silliness. And of course, we work together. But for him, the movies and TV shows never end. Where does this guy—this Kyle MacLachlan—end and where do I begin? And is he even real? And, holy mackerel . . . am I?
To be in the black suit, or not to be? Kyle MacLachlan’s funny, moving, and playfully self-aware memoir charts a career that could belong to no other. Plucked from obscurity to star in David Lynch’s Dune, the Hollywood blockbuster that never was, MacLachlan rebounded with a startling performance in Lynch’s provocative masterpiece Blue Velvet, which would mark him as a master of the unusual and ultimately lead to his career-defining role as Agent Dale Cooper on the TV sensation Twin Peaks.
Fictional Selves is a book of doppelgangers, with MacLachlan mirrored by his own prodding ego (“Other Kyle”), the iconic characters he inhabited, and the ones that eluded his grasp but gave him a profound and surprising lens onto himself as a person and a performer. Taking us from the heights of critical success for Blue Velvet to the depths of the backyard pool in his infamous (and delightful) Showgirls love scene, MacLachlan brings us into the mind of one of the most distinctive actors of his generation, offering profound insights on collaborators like David Lynch, Laura Dern, Dennis Hopper, Anthony Hopkins, and more. Featuring lessons learned the hard way about ambition, love, and fatherhood, this memoir is an honest look into the remarkable—and often unpredictable—life of an enduring and endearing Hollywood icon.
Reviews:
“Like MacLachlan, Fictional Selves is charming, self-effacing, completely authentic, and slyly wise.”—Ethan Hawke
“With deft prose, self-awareness, and candor, MacLachlan provides a fascinating and insightful glimpse into the creative process and what it simultaneously unearths and buries. Like the singular, revered space Kyle occupies in pop culture, Fictional Selves is big-hearted and revealing while still retaining an exceedingly rare and wondrous air of mystery. I loved this book.”—Carrie Brownstein
“[MacLachlan’s] approach gives the memoir a distinctive personality and keeps it from becoming a conventional story of Hollywood highs and lows. A particular strength of MacLachlan’s acting and writing styles is his ability to laugh at himself. . . . His willingness to embrace a little embarrassment makes his memoir feel truly genuine. Fans of MacLachlan will thrill to his revealing anecdotes, while less familiar readers will find a sincerity they perhaps didn’t think could still exist in show business. . . . [A] uniquely entertaining memoir.”—Library Journal, starred review
“[A] standout memoir. . . . Readers with a decades-spanning crush will find his writing as down-to-earth, funny and philosophical as they could wish. . . . MacLachlan writes with beauty and sensiÂTivity . . . his thoughtful meditation on actors and directors suggests that the man behind the badge is every bit as fascinating as the characters he played.”—Bookpage, starred review
“Entertaining and enlightening.”—Kirkus Reviews
About the Author:
Kyle MacLachlan is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe–winning actor who has been a star of television and film for forty years. He has starred in projects such as Dune, Blue Velvet, Fallout, and the groundbreaking television show Twin Peaks. Kyle is heavily active on social media where he promotes his wine label, Pursued by Bear, his chart-topping true-crime podcast Varnamtown, and engages extensively with fans. Kyle lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Desiree, and his son.