Celia Rivenbark

Celia Rivenbark on tour for You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl: Observations on Life from the Shallow End of the Pool.

Book Your Lunch with bestselling humor columnist Celia Rivenbark on Thursday, September 8th from 12-2 pm at The Lazy Goat. Tickets for this special event are $45 each and include one copy of her new book, You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl: Observations on Life from the Shallow End of the Pool (St. Martin's, paperback, on sale 8/16/11). Tickets must be purchased in advance at http://www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540. Each Book Your Lunch event includes a 20-minute reading or talk by the author, a Q&A session with the audience, a delicious lunch, and an onsite booksigning session. Celia fills her 6th humor collection, You Don’t Sweat Much for a Fat Girl: Observations on Life from the Shallow End of the Pool (St. Martin’s, paperback, $14.99, releases 8/16/11) with thoughts on everything from terrorists to “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Join us for lunch and Celia’s trademark Southern snark and sass will have you laughing hard enough to split your yoga pants. *Please note that the ticket price for this event includes one copy of You Don’t Sweat Much for a Fat Girl, which can be picked up from Fiction Addiction when the book releases on August 16th or brought to the event for you. If you cannot make the event, you can reserve a personalized copy of any of Ms. Rivenbark's books by contacting Fiction Addiction in advance at 864-675-0540 or at info@fiction-addiction.com. (fictionaddiction-sc)… (more)

Celia Rivenbark

Celia Rivenbark is the author of the award-winning bestsellers Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank, We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless Your Heart, Tramp. She lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.
From the author of the bestselling classics We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless Your Heart, Tramp, comes a collection of essays so funny, you’ll shoot co’cola out of your nose. Topics include such gems as: • Why Miss North Carolina is too nice to hate • How Gwyneth Paltrow wants to improve your pathetic life • Strapped for cash? Try cat whispering • Sex every night for a year? How do you wrap that? • Get yer Wassail on: It’s carolin’ time • Airlines serving up one hot mess • Action figure Jesus • Why Clay Aiken ain’t marrying your glandular daughter • And much more! Complete with a treasure trove of Celia’s genuine southern recipes, You Can’t Drink All Day if You Don’t Start in the Mornin’ is sure to appeal to anyone who lives south of something. (booksense)… (more)