Mary Karr, Vladimir Nabokov, Frank Conroy, Tobias Wolff, Michael Herr, Carlos Eire, Kathryn Harrison, Primo Levi, Pablo Neruda, Joan Didion, Lucy Grealy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Maxine Hong Kingston, Richard Wright, Mary McCarthy, Laurie Lee, John Edgar Wideman, Nick Flynn, Anthony Swofford, Brad Land
I'm black and pink and read all over. I'm a book called "Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood."
In short:
a) I am a book that (for myspace purposes) likes to think of itself as a band.
b) I dwell in regular old bookstores (like Barnes & Noble and Borders), online (at Amazon.com), and in monuments of consumerism (like Target and Walmart).
c) I am 339 delightful pages.
d) I was born of a gal named Koren Zailckas.
Book Description:From earliest experimentation to habitual excess to full-blown abuse, twenty-four-year-old Koren Zailckas leads us through her experience of a terrifying trend among young girls, exploring how binge drinking becomes routine, how it becomes "the usual." With the stylistic freshness of a poet and the dramatic gifts of a novelist, Zailckas describes her first sip at fourteen, alcohol poisoning at sixteen, total disorientation after waking up in an unfamiliar New York City apartment at twenty-two, when she realized she had to stop, and all the depression, rage, troubled friendships, and sputtering romantic connections in between.
The New York Times: "Zailckas' memoir offers a mortifyingly credible story of smart young women doing stuporous things...Alcohol abuse may have plagued Koren's life, but it has jump-started her career."
Entertainment Weekly:"This might be one of the best accounts of addiction, let alone the college experience, or even what it means to be an average teenage girl in America..."
People: "The story's power lies not in Zailckas' crises but in her candor. Focusing less on the shock value of her experience than on how sadly common it is among her peers, she relays every detail of her desperation with subtle wit and refreshing insight."
Los Angeles Times Book Review: "Zailckas has an ear for wistful, unexpected prose, a skill with rhythm and language, a journalist's ambition to ground her story in statistics and research."
The Associated Press: "Even with all the studies on the topic, Smashed seems to offer the best examination of the relationship between women and alcohol in a clear and brilliant way. Zailckas' honest voice and journalistic eye for detail lift the veil off this lifestyle and show what a universal experience it can be for some women."
The Dallas Morning News: "Haunting...Zailckas is a talented new writer--and well worth watching and encouraging."
The Guardian:"It is a testament to Zailckas' hard, fast, clever writing that 'Smashed' grips from beginning to end."
Glamour: "This stand-out memoir goes beyond the story of Zailckas' wasted years. Cautionary tale, yes, but it reads like a thriller."
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I wanted to let you know about a special contest I'm holding. I hope you'll consider entering it and I hope your friends do too.
Ever want to get revenge on a school bully, or an ex-best friend, or a teacher, co-worker or even your husband or boyfriend? Well, now you can kill them off--fictiously, of course in my "Create a Corpse Contest". ;-)
From now until July 30th, 2009, submit a name (first & last) of someone you know--or a fictious name. You can even submit your own name if it fits what I'm looking for. lol
I need a male name, suitable for a 50-ish cigar-smoking man.
For contest details and rules, please visit my "Create a Corpse Contest" page. You must follow these rules exactly.
Koren, I'm going to be forever depressed that I missed your speech at Western last night. I had a night class and I couldn't ditch because we had to make up lesson plans for next time with a partner and I just couldn't be that mean to my poor partner. I made my roommate go however and she had a great time. I wanted her to bring my copy of \Smashed in case you might sign it, but she refused because my copy is ummm, well loved. I told her she was stupid because any author would love to see that their book was being clearly enjoyed by its owner, but she still refused. Anyway, I'm really sorry I missed it so I'm being lame and using myspace to tell you how much I loved your book. xoxo
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Happy Earth Day By reading E-books You 1. Save trees 2. Save the earth from the toxic chemicals of paper making 3. Save the earth from landfills of books-approx 1/3 of paperbacks end up in landfills without being sold. 4. Save the earth from transportation pollution associated with shipping books across the world Thank you for reading E-books Happy Earth Day
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1 KCNW AM 1380, Kansas City, Kansas - Saturdays at 10:15AM 2 WVTJ AM 610, Pensacola, Florida - Sundays at 11:45AM 3 WBXR AM 1140, Huntsville, Alabama - Saturdays at 11:15AM 4 WYYC AM 1250, York, Pennsylvania - Mondays at 2:15PM 5 WLMR AM 1450, Chattanooga, Tennessee - Wednesdays at 8:15PM 6 WIJD AM 1270, Mobile, Alabama - Mondays at 7:45PM 7 WFAM AM 1050, Augusta, Georgia - Mondays at 6:30PM
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