Get crafty with Amy Sedaris!

11/16/2010 7:00 pm
11/16/2010 8:30 pm

The insanely funny and creative Amy Sedaris returns to Bookshop Santa Cruz to share her hysterical (and helpful) book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People. Ms. Sedaris will educate and entertain us with some of her best tips and advice for "crafting craftingly." If we are extra-lucky, she might whip out a project or two—or even lead us in some of her patented* "stretches before crafting."

According to Amy, it's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In her new book, Simple Times, she sets the record straight. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life's more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.

We expect a phenomenal turnout for this event and have been  distributing seating and priority signing vouchers with the purchase of Simple Times. We are now out of seating and signing vouchers. Standing room will be available on a first-come basis.  

This event is free and open to the public and standing room is available behind the seating area.

*They are not really patented. You can steal them.

Simple Times--SIGNED EDITION

Simple Times--SIGNED EDITION

$27.99
Model: SedarisSigned
If you can't join us for this event, you can still have a copy of Simple Times signed at the event. Books must be paid for in advance and can either be shipped or held for pick-up in the store. Internet orders must be placed by Sunday, November 14th. After that, please call the store to inquire about signed editions.

Books can be personalized with a name and brief message, not more than 75 characters in length. Messages require the author's approval and are not guaranteed.

Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People (Hardcover)

By Amy Sedaris
$27.99
ISBN-13: 9780446557030
Availability: Usually ships from warehouse in 1 - 5 days
Published: Grand Central Publishing, 11/2010
Other Editions of this Title

America's most delightfully unconventional hostess and the bestselling author of I Like You delivers a new book that will forever change the world of crafting. According to Amy Sedaris, it's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In her new book, SIMPLE TIMES, she sets the record straight. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life's more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.

You will discover how to make popular crafts, such as: crab-claw roach clips, tinfoil balls, and crepe-paper moccasins, and learn how to: get inspired (Spend time at a Renaissance Fair; Buy fruit, let it get old, and see

what shapes it turns into); remember which kind of glue to use with which material (Tacky with Furry, Gummy with Gritty, Paste with Prickly, and always Gloppy with Sandy); create your own craft room and avoid the most common crafting accidents (sawdust fires, feather asphyxia, pine cone lodged in throat); and cook your own edible crafts, from a Crafty Candle Salad to Sugar Skulls, and many more recipes.

PLUS whole chapters full of more crafting ideas (Pompom Ringworms! Seashell Toilet Seat Covers!) that will inspire you to create your own hastily constructed obscure d'arts; and much, much more!

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence (Paperback)

By Amy Sedaris
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780446696777
Availability: Usually ships from warehouse in 1 - 5 days
Published: Grand Central Publishing, 10/2008
Other Editions of this Title
The bestselling entertaining guide from America's most delightfully unconventional hostess is now available in paperback!


Are you lacking direction in how to whip up a swanky soiree for lumberjacks? A dinner party for white-collar workers? A festive gathering for the grieving? Don't despair. Take a cue from entertaining expert Amy Sedaris and host an unforgettable fete that will have your guests raving. No matter the style or size of the gathering-from the straightforward to the bizarre-I LIKE YOU provides jackpot recipes and solid advice laced with Amy's blisteringly funny take on entertaining, plus four-color photos and enlightening sidebars on everything it takes to pull off a party with extraordinary flair. You don't even need to be a host or hostess to benefit-Amy offers tips for guests, too! (Number one: don't be fifteen minutes early.) Readers will discover unique dishes to serve alcoholics (Broiled Frozen Chicken Wings with Applesauce), the secret to a successful children's party (a half-hour time limit, games included), plus a whole appendix chock-full of arts and crafts ideas (from a mini-pantyhose plant-hanger to a do-it-yourself calf stretcher), and much, much more!
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