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MEMOIR WRITING, JUST SOME THOUGHTS by Jennifer K.

"I envy Ms. Carlip and her writing prowess. If you have not read anything lately that has made you laugh until your stomach hurts and think deeply at the same time, you really ought to check out her book."
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LEAVING SHANGRI-L.A.

2 pieces:
Review of Queen of the Oddballs
"Never boring, always inspiring, Queen of the Oddballs is a must-read."
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Blog mention
OK, this is about me and my last two books, nary a mention of Queen of the Oddballs, but how can I resist any blog that begins with "I suppose Hillary Carlip is all to blame."??
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PINK WORLD/LOVE YOURSELF MONTH
"How much do I heart Hilary? Let me count the ways. She’s a killer multi-tasker, she’s author of the very cool ‘Queen of the Oddballs’, she’s the ultimate pink thinkin’ go-for-it girl…she rocks my pink knee high socks -- she’ll rock yours too. Fact."

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A FRATERNITY OF DREAMERS
"[Hillary's] audacity, courage and willingness to go above and beyond make her an excellent role model for women everywhere."

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IDENTITY THEORY
"Hillary Carlip makes me feel lazy."

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THINK PINK
"...Queen of the Oddballs blew me away."

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LIT PARK (top blog site according to Publishers Marketplace!)
The amazing writer and supporter of writers, Susan Henderson,did a SPECTACULAR 4 day big, phat blog on me and my book. Features an interview, too.

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THIS GIRL IS EMILY
"... Finished Queen of the Oddballs by Hillary Carlip. Funniest book I read all year."

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NANCY PEARL, ROCK STAR LIBRARIAN AND AUTHOR, "PICKS" QUEEN OF THE ODDBALLS FOR ALL LIBRARIES. Here's what she says...
"Always entertaining... laugh outloud..."

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LICKERATURE
"Read the book. You'll love it, whether you're moved by her honest journey to try to just be herself, or whether you just like reading about celebs."

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FIVE DOLLAR CAMERA
"Charming and funny... I want her life."

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LIFE OF A JERSEY GIRL (and Dandelion Vintage Clothing)

"...A fun read, that you will enjoy."

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LIBRARIANNE
"Carlip is a superb writer, identifies cultural and personal connections to beat the band, and makes you wish you could be in her group of friends."

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MAD PROFESSOR (by the folks who bring you Boing Boing!)
"Hillary's life is like a baby boomer version of Lucy Ricardo's."

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24/7 GAY
"Like the best of such books, by the time you finish the last page of Queen of the Oddballs, you’ll have laughed, cried, wanted to bitch slap Oprah — and, hopefully, learned something important about life."

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LIFE IS A BOWL OF GARLIC HUMMUS
"Queen of the Oddballs... one of the most intriguing memoirs I've ever read."

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CREATIVE TRUTH
"A great, fun read for anyone who has felt like a complete oddball in life..."

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HER TEETH FLASH FEAR
"... Queen of the Oddballs was in my friend’s bathroom and I was so enchanted by it, that I pretended to be constipated to keep reading it. Eventually, my friend grew suspicious, and I had to put the sweet book down. I sneaked to the local bookstore and read the rest of it on one of the comfy chairs meant to help people try out books. After reading it, I was so floored that I bought it immediately."
BITTER CUP OF JOE
"Hillary is such a genuine and sweetly funny woman that you will just fall in love with this book, I guarantee!
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THE DAILY RANDI
"Queen of the Oddballs... a perfect beach read."

MONEYPANTS
An awesome site devoted to making finances SIMPLE. They have a weekly interview with interesting peeps answering questions about money. So why not see what I have to say?!

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NOTES OF A DIALECTICAL DERELICT
"Hillary Carlip gives me a brain boner."

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FILMSTEW and YAHOO ENTERTAINMENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
Same piece, two different places, so take your pick to read it!

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OUTSMART MAGAZINE
"Part time capsule, part journal, part storytelling at its best, this book is all fun. A perfect beach read, this one is too good to be missed."

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SFgate.com
LIT PICK. "...BRASSY MEMOIR."

DOGMATIKA
Books>>Culture>>Stuff.

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MEDIA BISTRO - GALLEYCAT
Talks about me and the Fabulous Memoirists Collective I'm a part of featuring fellow BRILL authors Josh Kilmer-Purcell,(I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS; HarperCollins), Maria Dahvana Headley, (THE YEAR OF YES; Hyperion), and Danielle Trussoni, (FALLING THROUGH THE EARTH; Holt). Check out what we're up to, and the contests we have to help aspiring writers at www.myspace.com/thememoiristscollective

CONVERSATIONS WITH FAMOUS WRITERS
"I kept wanting to see what each chapter held, like an adventure with your best friend, never quite knowing which direction you are headed in next." An interview with the fabulous Cindy, aka "Distressed Jeans."

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THE FAGULOUS BLOG
".... A roller-coaster ride through the latter half of the twentieth century that will have you laughing, learning and living alongside our heroine."

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THE REBEL HOUSEWIFE 
"Compulisively readable... QUEEN OF THE ODDBALLS is truly unique, and a wonderful journey of self-discovery, re-invention, and self-acceptance.... The reason I LOVE Hillary Carlip is because she tells the unvarnished, sometimes painful, but usually hysterical, honest-to-god TRUTH, skewering those happy little myths often found between the ideal and reality..."

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LUSTY LADY
"Hillary Carlip is Queen of the Oddballs and author of the fabulous new memoir... She also runs the absolutely brilliant essay website Fresh Yarn..."

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BOOK OF THE MOMENT
"The book is funny and honest; which are the qualities that make a memoir great. Carlip doesn't hold back to save face. She tells her most embarassing stories, and as a result, readers will come to adore her in all her oddballness."

JEN AND ANDREW
"queen of the oddballs: and other true life stories from a life unaccording to plan by hillary carlip. i just finished this book. i think every woman i know needs to read it, too. order it now. put her on the bestseller list, and keep her there. she has important lessons to teach us all. and she's funny as hell."
KEPLER'S BOOKS
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS

"This book should come with a warning label.
Highly addictive material contained inside: reported attempts at reading in more than one sitting have been met with complete failure. Hillary Carlip has lived a life we all wished we could claim, never has being so different seemed so unbelievably cool. You will want to claim your inner oddball and let it radiate the world around you!"
JEWISH IRISHY
"I just got done reading Hillary Carlip's memoir, 'Queen of the Oddballs. Hillary has done just about everything you ever wished to do... and when she got done doing all of that, she went on the Gong Show... and when that was over, she told Oprah where she could shove it... and then she did something else, she COINED THE PHRASE 'GIRL POWER!' She coined a phrase! I highly suggest you go preorder the book from Amazon. Hillary rocks my pajamas.
And that was me, 'coining a phrase' 'Hillary rocks my pajamas.'You heard it here first."

BROWN UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
STAFF RECOMMENDS

"From stalking Carol King as a teen, to performing singing telegrams as a young adult, to her reflections on relationships and family tragedies, Hillary Carlip chronicles her life with emotional maturity and an offbeat sense of humor. Queen of the Oddballs is the perfect way to describe this wonderfully dorky and creatively eclectic new memoirist."

SHOW UP
"What happens when you have a one-night stand with an oddball? You give birth to the two funniest writers in the world: Hillary Carlip and Tania Katan! Please join Hillary and Tania as they read from their amazingly funny, totally unpredictable, and lovingly quirky memoirs: Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan & My One-Night Stand With Cancer."

Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
by Hillary Carlip