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'Clueless' in the kitchen

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by kate


It seems like oodles of actors are ditching scripts and picking up pens. Alicia Silverstone is the third actress in recent weeks to announce a book deal, though her diet and fitness book probably won’t be as funny as Sarah Silverman or Tina Fey’s book.

The Kind Diet is due out next fall and will guide readers on how to choose the right foods in the kitchen while also taking into account the environmental impact of what we eat. It also comes with a 3-step diet program and 75 vegan recipes.

Apparently, Silverstone’s not so Clueless when it comes to the environmental eating.

Publishing director Pam Krauss said, "We were … struck by the breadth of her knowledge about environmental issues and the impact of diet on the planet …She really makes the plant-based foods that are the cornerstone of her diet sound delicious and indulgent, and her enthusiasm for her program is infectious.”

Silverstone is also well known for her support of animal-related charities such as the Amanda Foundation and PETA, which honored her several years ago with a Special Humanitarian Award.

If a Kind Diet will help me look like Alicia, I’m definitely down with talking nicely to my food.

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Silverman on the shelf

Monday, November 17, 2008 by kate


Sarah Silverman has signed a $2.5 M book deal with HarperCollins, according to The Observer. But, apparently, three of the publisher’s imprints are still fighting over who gets to print her book, and Silverman may end up meeting with the top editors at Harper, Collins, and William Morrow before she makes her decision.

The Emmy-winning comedian plans to write a collection of comedic essays, similar to Tina Fey’s book, which was recently sold for a reported $6 M. Sarah’s agent actually promoted her book as "Just like Tina Fey." But from the look of the price tag, she’s not even half as good a Tina.

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fey fodder and walken report

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 by kate

I have to start off my celebrity section with news about my famous twin.

30 Rocks’ Tina Fey – recently lauded for her eerily-accurate Sarah Palin impression – has signed a book deal with Little, Brown & Co., according to the N.Y. Observer. The book will reportedly consist of humorous essays in the style of Nora Ephron and will be edited by executive editor Reagan Arthur.

The deal also involves a donation to the Books for Kids foundation to help sponsor the construction of six school libraries in New York, according to an Observer source. The exact price-tag is unknown, but Fey earlier last week had received a $6 M offer to write a book, according to reports.

In other big book news from USA Today, a new book, arriving in stores next week, takes on the “duke of spook” in Christopher Walken A to Z: The Man, The Movies, The Legend, by Robert Schnakenberg.
Fans get a closer look at this two-time Oscar nominee who once was a lion tamer, had a cooking show on TV and used to worship the moon.







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