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Hillary Carlip
Hillary Carlip is an award-winning, best-selling author of five books, a noted visual artist, and has been creating content, websites, and news in the digital space since 1999.Her latest project, Find Me I'm Yours (RosettaBooks), is a revolutionary, multi-platform entertainment experience that... show more

Hillary Carlip is an award-winning, best-selling author of five books, a noted visual artist, and has been creating content, websites, and news in the digital space since 1999.Her latest project, Find Me I'm Yours (RosettaBooks), is a revolutionary, multi-platform entertainment experience that starts with an eBook novel and expands into an entire universe filled with interactive content including original rom-com style videos, 33 unique, custom-designed websites - many of which feature web series created by and starring A-list talent - and countless ways for readers to share their own content, connect, and personally engage with the narrative. Her last book, A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers (Virgin Books), received raves including a starred review from Publishers Weekly who cited Hillary's "humor, grace and brilliantly creative eye," and called the book a "hilarious, delightful, unique achievement."Her memoir, Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan (HarperCollins), is an American Bookseller's Association Book Sense Pick Best Seller, a Lambda Literary Award finalist in two categories (humor and memoir), and was selected by Borders as one of the Best Literary Memoirs of 2006.Hillary forged the way in bringing the voices of teenage girls into the mainstream with her first book Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out (Warner Books). She was honored by the New York Public Library when Girl Power was selected for its prestigious "Best Books for Teens" list. When Hillary appeared on Oprah, the hour show was devoted to the book.Hillary's second book, Zine Scene (Girl Press), which she designed herself and co-wrote with the renowned author Francesca Lia Block, won an American Library Association Award, and was included in a show at the New Museum for Contemporary Art in New York City.
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Birth date: October 20
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Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!"
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!" rated it 10 years ago
I have been a fan of Hillary Carlip's for a while now because she's always re-inventing her books in very unique ways, and this book is no exception. In this one, Mags Marclay is on a mission to find Mr. Right. The story is presented to the reader as a quest, and is considered to be "click lit" be...
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
A fun, funny and entertaining read. I liked all the celebrity anecdotes and thought Hillary's adventures were very fun to read about. It's a quick, easy read and a pretty good one at that.
BookHounds
BookHounds rated it 16 years ago
Product Description:A comic original in the tradition of Tracey Ullman and Lily Tomlin—with Cindy Sherman’s eye— Hillary Carlip creates america’s most unforgettable grocery shoppers.Carlip takes grocery lists and then examines the stories and people behind them. This is a very artistic and humorous ...
ginamonge
ginamonge rated it 16 years ago
This was a very quick read--more of an artsy-coffee-table-book than something you would read before you go to bed. The book has a bizarre and quirky premise--the author has been collecting people's discarded grocery lists for the last several years. She picked 24 or 26 of her favorites and made up a...
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