- Published: 23 January 2024
- ISBN: 9781529923728
- Imprint: Ebury Spotlight
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $36.99
Only Say Good Things
Surviving Playboy and finding myself

















- Published: 23 January 2024
- ISBN: 9781529923728
- Imprint: Ebury Spotlight
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $36.99
Lifts the lid on the bleak truth of the inside story of the Playboy empire
Stylist
A fascinating demythologising of the Playboy brand and Hefner himself - who is revealed to be an agoraphobic megalomaniac incapable of real emotion. What drew so many women to him? And why did they stay? In this absorbing memoir, Crystal Hefner grapples with these questions and many more, with admirable candour
Pandora Sykes
This was such a raw, honest unveiling of the misogyny and darkness of the Playboy Mansion. Crystal reflects on both the vulnerabilities that led her into Hugh Hefner’s orbit, and the impact that his empire had on society and other young women with such candour that I almost feel compelled to send a copy to every young woman who still believes the legacy of Playboy holds some glamour or promise. Crystal’s ability to question her own complicity in Hugh Hefner’s misogynistic world, while also reflecting on all the complex factors that led her there is refreshing, and relatable for so many women and young girls who are still sold the lie that our self-worth is tied to our appearance or attractiveness to men.
Ellie Flynn, Investigative journalist and broadcaster