Fiction Addiction

1175 Woods Crossing Rd. #5
Greenville, SC 29607
864-675-0540
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Store Hours:
10am-6pm
Mon-Sat

www.fiction-addiction.comOctober 3, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:
Jill Hendrix
Fiction Addiction
864-675-0540
[email protected]
http://www.fiction-addiction.com 

 

Book Your Lunch with Award-Winning Humorist Celia Rivenbark        

 

Greenville, SC, October 3, 2013 - Book Your Lunch with award-winning humorist Celia Rivenbark on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 at noon at Thornblade Club. Tickets are $45 per person.* Tickets must be purchased in advance at http://www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540.

  

Good manners have never been so wickedly funny in Celia Rivenbark's 7th humor collection, Rude Bitches Make Me Tired (St. Martin's, paperback, $14.99, releases 10/22/13), with her thoughts on everything from check splitting to the pitfalls of airline travel to the art of the visit and much, much more.

 

  

*Please note that the ticket price for this event includes one copy of Rude Bitches Make Me Tired, which can be picked up from Fiction Addiction when the book releases on October 22nd, or brought to the event for you.

  

Rude Bitches Make Me Tired is the 7th hilarious collection of funny stuff from the woman USA Today calls "Dave Barry with a female point of view." In this always sensible and mildly profane etiquette manual for the modern age, Celia Rivenbark addresses real-life quandaries ranging from how to deal with braggy playground moms to wondering if you can have sex in your aunt's bed on vacation to correctly grieving the dearly departed (hint: it doesn't include tattoos or truck decals).Rude Bitches Make Me Tired will provide answers to all your mannerly questions as Celia discusses the social conundrums of our day and age. 

 

Celia's take on humor is the result of growing up in rural Eastern North Carolina listening to, and absorbing, stories, jokes and tall tales at the country store. Her humor blends this country tradition with her love of all things pop culture for a unique take on the ever-changing South.

   

A newspaper reporter since age 18, Celia started writing a weekly humor column for the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group in 1993. The column, "From the Belle Tower" is currently syndicated by McClatchey-Tribune News Services and appears in newspapers across the country.   

 

 

 

 

About the author:

Celia Rivenbark was born and raised in Duplin County, North Carolina, which had the distinction of being the nation's number one producer of hogs and turkeys during a brief, magical moment in the early 80s.

After marrying a cute sports guy, Celia gave birth to her first child at the age of 40 and retired from full-time newspaper work to stay home with her daughter. She continued to write her humor column, however, and those essays about marriage and motherhood became the framework for her first book.

Four years later, her second book, We're Just Like You, Only Prettier, won the Southeast Booksellers' Alliance award for best nonfiction book of the year and was a national bestseller. Stop Dressing Your Six Year Old Like A Skank was also a national bestseller and the controversial tone of the title essay led to appearances on numerous national news shows including "Good Morning America."

Her fourth book, Belle Weather, was a finalist for 2008 nonfiction book of the year as was her fifth, You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning.

Celia's success in humor writing has twice earned her a finalist spot in the prestigious James Thurber Awards for Humor. She is a frequent speaker for corporate meetings, banquets, fundraisers and library events, having become known as a lighthearted expert on the mind and soul of the South.

A freelance contributor to several travel and lifestyle magazines, Celia enjoys spending her spare time watching old "Gilmore Girls" episodes and eating anything from Taco Bell. She recently retired from teaching children's Sunday School for 11 years after finally realizing that she had no craft skills whatsoever.

Celia lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, with her husband and daughter.


 

 

If you cannot make the event, you can reserve a personalized copy of  Rude Bitches Make Me Tired by contacting Fiction Addiction in advance at 864-675-0540 or at [email protected].

   

 

ABOUT FICTION ADDICTION

Fiction Addiction is a local, woman-owned, independent bookstore established in 2001. The store carries a mixture of new and used fiction and nonfiction, including children's books, as well as gift items. We have recently moved to a new location at 1175 Woods Crossing Road (in the shopping center with Five Guys and Fried Green Tomatoes). For more information, visit our website at http://www.fiction-addiction.com or call us at 864-675-0540.

  

Book Your LunchABOUT BOOK YOUR LUNCH

The Book Your Lunch author event program was launched in September 2009, and is a new way to bring authors and readers together -- right here in Greenville. This luncheon series provides the ultimate food for thought with a wide range of authors -- from mystery writers, to award-winning regional novelists to nonfiction and cookbook authors. Jill Hendrix, the owner of Fiction Addiction, founded the event program and is responsible for booking the authors. For more information about Book Your Lunch, please visit our website at http://www.bookyourlunch.com.

  

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