Down the Drain

Written by Julia Fox

Narrated by Julia Fox

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The hotly anticipated book from “one of the all-time pop-culture greats” (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.

Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, exaggerated eyeshadow, and cutout dresses; her mastery of social media, where she entertains and educates her millions of followers. But all these share the trait for which she is most famous: unabashedly and unapologetically being herself.

This commitment to authenticity has never been more on display than in Down the Drain. With writing that is both eloquent and accessible, Fox recounts her turbulent path to cultural supremacy: her parents’ volatile relationship that divided her childhood between Italy and New York City and left her largely raising herself; a possessive and abusive drug-dealing boyfriend whose torment continued even from within Rikers Island; her own trips to jail as well as to a psychiatric hospital; her work as a dominatrix that led to a complicated entanglement with a sugar daddy; a heroin habit that led to New Orleans trap houses and that she would kick only after the fatal overdose of her best friend; her own near-lethal overdoses and the deaths of still more friends from drugs and suicide; an emotionally explosive, tabloid-dominating romance with a figure she dubs “The Artist”; a whirlwind, short-lived marriage and her trials as a single parent striving to support her young son. Yet as extraordinary as her story is, its universality is what makes it so powerful. Fox doesn’t just capture her improbable evolution from grade-school outcast to fashion-world icon, she captures her transition from girlhood to womanhood to motherhood. Family and friendship, sex and death, violence and love, money and power, innocence and experience—it’s all here, in raw, remarkable, and riveting detail.

More than a year before the book’s publication, Fox’s description of it as “a masterpiece” in a red carpet interview went viral. As always, she was just being honest. Down the Drain is a true literary achievement, as one-of-a-kind as its author.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Oct 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9781797164144

Julia Fox

Julia Fox is a multidisciplinary artist. She’s had a fashion label, published art books, and held numerous exhibitions in New York and Los Angeles. She inspired the character in her break out role in the Safdie Brothers’ Uncut Gems and has acted in numerous films since. She’s a fashion darling and muse and continues to inspire designers with her bold looks. She’s a strong advocate for sustainability and a do-it-yourself attitude. She cohosts a podcast called Forbidden Fruits. She is a single mom and currently lives in New York City with her son Valentino. 

Reviews for Down the Drain

[Calypso · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

As wild and touching as people say! If you are curious give it a try

[alliepaw · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What an unexpectedly great book. Shes been thru it, hits ya in the feels

[LIE · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Now,THIS IS A BOOK!!!! From beginning to end. I'm ready for the sequel.

[s8xstrx8tm · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I LOVE HER. amazing book. 100% would recommend. amazing life story, amazing life events. and truly INSPIRING! check it out yourself!

[Agnieszka Dobrzycka · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It's ok, the story is very interesting. She's a lucky girl! It could be better writen but very easy to listen to.

[Stephanie Nokes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was totally engrossing from start to finish. She writes from a really honest and vulnerable place and she makes it easy to really root for her the whole time

[Ela Herman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautifully read, written and recounted. Relatable and scary. Thrilling. Makes you feel good about being who you are.

[Bullet Olanosa · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love it!! I've died and reborn all throughout the chapters. The whole experience was exhilarating.

[Sumiko · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The author holds nothing back and at the same time offers little to no introspection at all. I felt like the writing was choppy although interesting. Not my fave memoir.

[Leah Kaplan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

absolutely inspiring! loved hearing Julia narrate the book herself. she truly is an icon.

[Sarah Laube · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good but weirdly sexual for someone who has been on opiods

[ronnie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

julia fox you saved my life i love you .

[Izzy Hollars · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Oh. My. God. This is the best celebrity memoir I’ve ever listened to she’s absolutely incredible and her writing is so gorgeous. Such a good book

[iva · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

astonishing. amaizing. incredible. out of this fkng world. Jula Fox what a beautiful and talented peice of woman You are. i enjoyed every syllable of this book. defnetly a book for at least three reads because of it's brilliance. thank you for writing and reading this masterpiece, Julia Fox, you brilliant woman.