I Was Told There’d be Cake

by admin | Apr-09-2008

Speaking of creative book publicity, author Sloane Crosley (known to many NBCC members as uber-publicist at Vintage/Random House) has created a very unique website for her first book.  It features, among other things, a book trailer starring a pair of fingers that wear pants and use the toilet; also several fascinating dioramas that represent the stories in her book—a collection of essays repeatedly being compared to David Sedaris, Dorothy Parker, Sarah Vowell. and Mary Tyler Moore.  File that one under books-I’m-looking-forward-to-reading ...

As an aside, the guy who did Crosley’s book trailer is doing some pretty interesting work in that department.



Become a Friend of the NBCC

About the Critical Mass Blog

Commentary on literary criticism, publishing, writing, and all things NBCC related. It's written by independent members of the NBCC Board of Directors (see list of bloggers below).

Subscribe

SIGN UP FOR CRITICAL NOTES





Categories & Archives

2007 Awards | 2008 Awards | 2009 Awards | 2010 Awards | 2011 Awards | 2010 Finalists: 31 Books in 30 Days | 2011 Finalists: 30 Books in 30 Days | Conversations with Literary Websites | Critical Library | In Retrospect | NBCC News | NBCC Reads | Small Press Spotlight | What I'm Looking Forward to Reading
Become a Friend of the NBCC

NBCC Awards

See all award winners

Find out how to submit

Read how we select

Frequently Asked Questions

Awards news