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RACHEL
RAY'S EVERYDAY LIVING
A la Cart is one of Rachel Ray's FAVE things! She
says, "A la Cart made me laugh out loud!" Check
it out.
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CHICAGO
TRIBUNE
"A
gloriously idiosyncratic project that taps into the deeply
human pastime of daydreaming about the lives of others."
This
was amazing. The Tribune gave me 12 random lists to choose
from, and I created a brand new shopper from the list. Then,
I got the chance to meet the ACTUAL LIST MAKER and see how
close I came! READ
THE WHOLE FASCINATING STORY AND SEE THE PICS!
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"Humorous,
touching and insightful."
WSJ's
Bob Hughes goes shopping with Hillary Carlip, author of "A
la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers," who collects
strangers' discarded shopping lists and imagines the lives and
people behind them.
(read
the whole piece)
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PUBLISHERS
WEEKLY (starred review)
"The 26 vivid photographic portraits and accompanying
narratives display the author's humor, grace and a brilliantly
creative eye. Carlip's alter egos are larger than life and
twice as entertaining... A hilarious, delightful, unique achievement."
READ THE REST
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TORONTO
STAR
"Like
a dime-store detective with a minor in performance art,
Carlip interrogates her scrap-paper evidence, studying handwriting,
pen versus pencil, even the type of paper, to develop psychographic
profiles of strangers."
READ
THE WHOLE PIECE!
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ASSOCIATED
PRESS
Between the Lines: Performance artist
collects grocery lists and creates characters to match them
It's those basic human emotions and personal histories
that Carlip taps into by exploring shoppers psyches based
on their lists
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THE WHOLE PIECE
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USA
TODAY'S POP CANDY
"The
pics and essays are funny, bizarre, puzzling and quite entertaining."
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THE WHOLE PIECE
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BOOKLIST
"Carlip’s amazing transformations, intriguing characters,
and mix of irreverence and compassion (are) hugely entertaining."
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THE REST |
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COLUMBUS,
GA. LEDGER-ENQUIRER
A
STORY BEHIND EACH LIST
"The transformations are mesmerizing, and at times
it's tough to believe that Carlip occupies the physical
persona of a buxom 'hooker with a heart of gold'-- and in
the next page, becomes Estelle, an 81-year-old stand-up
comic."
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THE WHOLE STORY
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INSIDE
OUT NASHVILLE
"Far
and away the most creative book of the year, A la Cart is
a wild, laugh-out-loud ride..."
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THE WHOLE STORY
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944
MAGAZINE
WHAT'S
HOT: The Supermarket Sweep Schizophrenic
"From a woman who can boast juggling in the 1980
movie version of Xanadu, winning on The Gong Show and teaching
Ellen DeGeneres how to eat fire, one could only jump at
the chance to stand within her aura of genius."
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THE WHOLE STORY
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MORE
INTELLIGENT LIFE (from THE ECONOMIST)
"A performance artist
with experience as a self-styled detective (recounted in her
funny memoir, "Queen of the Oddballs"), Carlip was
primed to mine the psychic depths of these phantom shoppers."
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THE REST |
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MODERN
TONIC : The Cure For Your Pop Culture Hangover
"While the photos are
extraordinary, Carlip’s imaginative written histories
are the true highlight."
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THE REST |
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MENTAL
FLOSS
An
interview...
And
a contest where about 60 readers sent
in BRILLIANT "shopping lists by historical figures"
that they created! |
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| "I
wish I had thought of this idea -- I'm so jealous. I don't
know which is better -- seeing the actual shopping lists or
seeing Hillary in disguise. This book is a real find. Add
it to your shopping list. It's on mine, right under Glue Wands
and Greens for Dusty" —
Amy Sedaris, author of the national bestseller I Like You |
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| "[Ms.
Carlip's] curriculum vitae reads like a Cliffs Notes version
of American popular culture..." |
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| Carlip's
fresh, funny memoir of growing up at celebrity's edge in Hollywood
is at once hilarious and heartbreaking." |
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"Hillary Carlip has lived a life that would make Leonard
Zelig jealous. It's not everyone who can claim to have won
The Gong Show and seen John Cusack in acne medication...
Read
her winning account of her years as a pop culture footnote."
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"I
came into work and found an advance copy of 'Queen of the
Oddballs' waiting for me. I started reading and felt an
immediate connection. Hillary Carlip was the person I wanted
to be -– a person I didn't even realize was possible!
I still wanted to kill myself, but maybe I'd wait until
I finished the book. By the time I was done, I didn't want
to die."
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LIT PICK :: "Funny, endearing, and sweet for the
soul, this is a lovable memoir." |
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PAGE TURNERS! "THIS SUMMER WE'RE READING A FEW OF OUR
FAVORITE THINGS... Queen of the Oddballs: Hilarious
memoir about coming of age eccentric and gay in Hollywood,
with lots of laugh- so- hard- you- snort- milk- out- your-
nose moments."
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"Queen
of the Oddballs... Truly hilarious...."
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"Hillary
Carlip's life will floor you. Colorful? She was a kid Auntie
Mame! Her book should be mandatory reading for anybody contemplating
fabulousness. What she knows and how she learned it is staggering.
Queen of The Oddballs is astounding: inspirational,
moving and hilarious."
-- Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman
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| Tremendously
insightful... undeniably powerful. —
Publishers
Weekly |
| A
must... poignant, sometimes shocking. —New
York Post |
| You
give us hope. You really do give us hope. —
Oprah Winfrey |
| Magnificent
and important… I discovered a clearer awareness of myself with
the turn of each page. —
Jennifer Aniston |
| Moving
and striking... a beacon in the darkness. - Melissa Etheridge |
| Hillary
Carlip... perseveringly loopy. —
Bitch Magazine |
| Impressive.
—
Wall Street Journal |
| Subversive…
resonates with the work of a whole slew of important mainstream
artists. —
Los Angeles Times |
| P.R.
play of the week. —
PR Week |
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Campy
and fun. — Los Angles Reader
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| Highly
enterprising. —
Advertising Age |
| Goddess
of girl culture. —
Feminist Bookstore News |
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Amazing.
Hillary has to be seen to be believed… she deserved 10 encores.
—
LA Herald Examiner
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then there's Hillary Carlip, comedienne extraordinaire. Whether
she's singing, dancing, juggling or fire eating, Hillary is hilarious.
—
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| Hillary
does everything right. —
Jaye P. Morgan, The Gong Show |
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