Hillary Carlip
| Hillary Carlip | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 20, 1956 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation | Author and Visual Artist |
| Nationality | American |
Hillary Carlip (born October 20, 1956) is an American award-winning, best-selling author and visual artist, whose work has been featured in a museum show alongside Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst. Her latest release, Find Me I’m Yours, is an interactive, multi-platform entertainment experience conceived, designed and written by Carlip, and co-created, directed, and produced by Golden Globe winning and Emmy-nominated TV writer/producer/director, Maxine Lapiduss.
Carlip's first book, Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out, was published in 1995. It was selected by the New York Public Library for inclusion on its "Best Books for Teens" list, and Hillary appeared on Oprah to promote the book.
Her second book, Zine Scene, which she designed herself and co-wrote with Francesca Lia Block, won an American Library Association Award.
Carlip's third book, Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan, was an American Booksellers Association Book Sense Pick Best Seller, a Lambda Literary Award finalist in two categories (humor and memoir), and was selected by Borders as one of the Best Literary Memoirs of 2006.
Her fourth book, A'la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers (Virgin Books), received raves including a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who cited Carlip’s "humor, grace and brilliantly creative eye," and called the book a "hilarious, delightful, unique achievement."
Carlip’s latest release, Find Me, I’m Yours, is an interactive entertainment experience in a new genre coined by Carlip – CLICK LIT®-- conceived from the start as an ever-expanding, multi-platform creation that launched November 3, 2014.
As a visual artist, Carlip’s work has been shown at several galleries in Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. Her work was most recently featured alongside Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst in a museum show called Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisle. She is also included in the show’s catalogue/book (University of Washington Press).
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