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    Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!

    Elizabeth Gilbert And John Hodgman Lend Their Star Power To Housing Works
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    WHAT'S A DIORAMA? I ATE MINE.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    Building a diorama to promote one's book is even more useless and egotistical than building a website to promote one's book. In both cases, a waste of time and space.
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    MrInBetween was starred MrInBetween was unstarred
    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    04/01/09

    @MrInBetween: but on the precious scale these rate an 11.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    Was that a good book? nobody talked about it whatsoever.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    04/01/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: All hat, no cattle, as they say in Texas.
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    Image of Mary Mouse Mary Mouse
    04/01/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: It was OK. I guess now we know that she sounds like Julia Allison when she talks. Eh.
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    Image of TurtleWexlerKickedMe TurtleWexlerKickedMe
    04/01/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: I actually really liked it. I don't want a diorama, though.
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    Image of Awesome X Awesome X
    04/01/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Who's this woman Joan Cosby? Is she the one who had an awful assistant job at a magazine or something?
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    Back in my day we called that a dollhouse.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    04/01/09

    @Lizawithazee: Right?
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    BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred
    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    Doesn't she know any five-year-old girls she can just GIVE these dioramas to? All quiet-like, so we don't have to hear about her anymore?
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    BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred
    Image of misslinda misslinda
    04/01/09

    @BookishLookish: They can turn them in as an A+ book report.
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    Image of JudgeFudge JudgeFudge
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    Meanwhile, in other news, Chuck Klausterman is selling a collection of Cindarella records with pictures of Winona Ryder inscribed on their dust jackets.
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    JudgeFudge was starred JudgeFudge was unstarred
    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    How does one use a diorama? Is it inflatable?
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    04/01/09

    @Mount_Prion: yes, please over-inflate these until they blow up. Thank you.
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    Image of Kari's Favorite Mark Kari's Favorite Mark
    04/01/09

    In reply to Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
    Will Emily be selling her tattoos after she's done promoting her book?
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    Image of Awesome X Awesome X
    04/01/09

    @formerly it takes a lot to laugh: Horrifying.
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