NPC - Van Gogh's Ear: The Celebrity Edition reading Feb. 13th!!

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ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET!B  TURN ON THE LIMELIGHTS!

SPOTLIGHTING: GARY INDIANA, SYLVIA MILES,B LEWIS WARSH, ROBIN METZ, JEFFREY 
CYPHERS WRIGHT, HOLLY CRAWFORD,B PHILLIP WARD,B and QUENTIN CRISPB PERFORMED BY GUY 
KETTELHACK!B 
LIVE MUSIC BY CHRIS LOWE!

NEW YORK, NY (February, 9, 2007) - French Connection, publisher of the
world-renowned anthology series VAN GOGHbS EAR, is delighted to announceB 
theB much-anticipated release of the masterpiece the series has been building 
up
to since its dC)but: VAN GOGHbS EAR: THE CELEBRITY EDITION (French
Connection; $19US). 

The World Premiere for this addictive like no other book is 7pm on Tuesday, 
February 13, 2007 at McNally Robinson, 52 Prince StreetB 
(betweenB Lafayette & Mulberry) in New York City. 

For visuals, click here:
http://www.crisperanto.org/news/vangoghsear.html
and
http://www.frenchcx.com/press/events.html

Made for an increasinglyB demanding andB fast-paced world, this astoundinglyB 
diverse compendium is aliveB withB multifaceted realities that can be 
experiencedB 
in any order, allowing aB great way to take a quick immediate break and be 
instantlyB 
transported intoB many and varied emotions. Featuring celebrities, poets, 
novelists,B 
culturalB icons, political activists, and artists from every corner of the 
globe,B 
VANB GOGHbS EAR: THE CELEBRITY EDITION is a fully illustratedB 
280-page odysseyB that transcends color and culture through the uncensoredB 
pens of over aB hundred talents from all walks of life. Even just a few 
minutesB 
of readingB this most original and timeless collection can keep your thoughts
continually re-visiting it.

Aficionados of the ultimate sex goddess will especially be pleased to
discover the real, living, breathing, feeling person that was Marilyn Monroe
in never-before-revealed memories by people who actually knew her, such as
her personal masseur, Ralph Roberts; her SOME LIKE IT HOT co-star, Tony
Curtisbwhose paintings of Marilyn are also included; bosom Blonde Bombshell
Mamie Van Doren; and Actorbs Studio friend John Gilmore.B  Plus there are
fascinating insights from Norman Mailer and respected Marilyn biographer
Sarah Churchwell, not to mention nudes by Demetrie Kabbaz (famous for his
international Marilyn art exhibitions), and a never-before-published one-act
play by Joyce Carol Oates that brings to life Marilynbs posing for the
controversial nude calendar.

If thatbs not enough, Serbian poet Gojko Bozovic puts us in a bomb shelter
during the bombings in Belgrade; Lynette Sbphiwe Hlongwane wraps us in the
skin of a young person in South Africabs townships, where a gun is put in
your hands and youbre ordered to kill those you consider your friends;
Quentin Crisp, in his final prose piece bWhat Does It Mean To Be Human?b,
probes the human condition; Xaviera Hollander brings to nightmare reality
her traumas in a Japanese prison camp, shedding light on the human will to
survive even the harshest conditions; Charles Manson, in bWhat You See In Me
Is Your Soulb (which appears with a scan of his actual writing), expresses
his concern about whatbs happening to the planet, as well as his feelings on
the subject of media abuse; and Patricia Nell Warren, author of best-selling
novel THE FRONT RUNNER, warns about the negation of free speech and theB 
riseB of fascism in the USA today in her powerful bAn Impassioned 
ThanksgivingB 
inB America.b

VAN GOGHbS EAR: THE CELEBRITY EDITION is being launched viaB 
prestigiousB readings and events organized in major cities throughout the 
world,B 
such asB Chicago, Toronto, Paris, London, San Francisco, New York, and Sydney.
Distribution in the USA, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia will be
extensive.

VAN GOGH'S EAR: THE CELEBRITY EDITION Reading
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 7pm
McNally Robinson Bookstore & Cafe
52 Prince StreetB (betweenB Lafayette & Mulberry)