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Congratulations!

posted by eg on January 15, 2008 at 01:56 AM

go you! If it were the UK, the troll sticker bad idea would be replaced by the "scribbled naughty men's bits" idea.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0091900301/disappointmen-21

posted by matt on January 15, 2008 at 05:36 AM

wow congrats, as a long-time reader, infrequent commenter and frtustrated writer this post makes me happy.

posted by saara on January 15, 2008 at 08:21 AM

wow congrats, as a long-time reader, infrequent commenter and frustrated writer this post makes me happy.

posted by saara on January 15, 2008 at 08:21 AM

Yeah, but you know that crazed pro-abstinence Sarah Brown would show up and totally kill the mood.

posted by briantologist on January 15, 2008 at 08:51 AM

Oh. Yeah. I am glad the troll is gone (or almost gone).

Seriously though, that is AWESOME. You should be very proud of yourself. I hope you are!

posted by Em on January 15, 2008 at 09:42 AM

Do you remember the book The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein, when Ali Baba invites all of the David Bernsteins in the phone book to his birthday party? Your Sarah Brown party would be just like that, except No Narcs Allowed.

posted by Elizabeth on January 15, 2008 at 10:05 AM

This is so AWESOME. Congratulations!!!!

I just added the book to my wish list. I can't wait till it comes out.

posted by SparklieSunShine on January 15, 2008 at 10:22 AM

Congrats SB!

By any chance do you know where I can buy a troll sticker to put on the cover of my copy when I get it?

posted by Dann Ryan on January 15, 2008 at 10:39 AM

I had a troll.

posted by Chris on January 15, 2008 at 11:56 AM

The troll cover will change online when a new image of the book cover has been updated at BowkerLINK, the ISBN site that all other websites (i.e. Amazon) pull information from. If a new cover has already been approved by your publisher, it probably won't take too long (a few weeks, maybe?) before the image is updated at BowkerLINK.

posted by Jay on January 15, 2008 at 12:08 PM

Well, I didn't want to say anything about the troll before, but THANK GOD.

posted by Nothing But Bonfires on January 15, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Oh thank god about the troll. I was going to ask you about that recently but I didn't want to ruin your whole day if it wasn't resolved. And that's awesome the book's coming out so close to your birthday.

posted by EV on January 15, 2008 at 12:31 PM

If I bought it and it had a troll on the cover, I would have drawn over it in sharpie.

posted by Lauren on January 15, 2008 at 01:57 PM

As a card-carrying member of the Sarah Browns club, I have to say I think the soap opera star Sarah Brown would probably kill the mood more than the Salvation Army Sarah Brown.

posted by Sarah Brown on January 15, 2008 at 02:40 PM

Yay! So very proud of you, and so very pleased to be in the book! You know we'll be pimping it at the Salon of Shame. :)

Also: I'm going to be the voice of dissent here and say I don't think the troll's so bad. I mean, it doesn't sing to me or anything, but I get it. That said, I'm glad it's gone if it was bothering you. Nothing worse than having a book cover you can't stand to look at.

posted by Ariel on January 15, 2008 at 03:23 PM

"magic Sarah Brown has some good weed"
you're hilarious.
and probably right.

posted by liz on January 15, 2008 at 05:30 PM

so excited for you. cannot wait to have you autograph my copy.

posted by Amy on January 15, 2008 at 05:52 PM

The cover is incredible. You are incredible. Congratulations! This is just the beginning for you!

posted by michael harker on January 15, 2008 at 09:10 PM

See, and I was really hoping it would have a smurf on the front. Just a giant, crazy smurf. All smurfed out with the smurf hat and the smurf... skin.

(Why a troll? They just PICKED that out of nowhere?? My god, that's horrifying.)

posted by Erin on January 15, 2008 at 10:48 PM

See, I can understand the troll, but it would be a little off-putting. But, a Rainbow Brite puffy sticker or a Garbage Pail Kid? That would've been awesome.

posted by Guinness74 on January 16, 2008 at 09:24 AM

I was weird and my house smelled funny. But I was only mildly into troll dolls. Mildly.
And I am also glad it's gone from the cover of your book.

posted by Valerie on January 16, 2008 at 09:34 AM

Congratulations! Way to fight that troll, it was an injustice!
From the moment I discovered 'Cringe' and your blog I have longed to attend. Sadly I live too far. I am super excited to be a part of it through this book! Thank you!

posted by squindia on January 16, 2008 at 09:45 AM

Congrats, Sarah!! I can't wait to buy it. I mean, I'll actually spend money instead of cheap out and take it out of the library!

posted by Jenn on January 16, 2008 at 12:29 PM

Congrats on the book and defeating the troll!

posted by Robot Dancers on January 16, 2008 at 08:52 PM

i am also anti-troll. i'm glad we're all in agreement.

posted by kat f. on January 16, 2008 at 10:30 PM

That's funny - I totally searched your name and tried to figure out what else might have been yours. I too, am glad the troll is gone - not what I had been imagining at all. Maybe because my old diaries have Doritos stickers on them. Sadly.

posted by Lori on January 17, 2008 at 01:47 AM

I am troll-ambivalent, but when I first read this I was picturing it with other graphics on the cover and thought, hmm, maybe not so bad or noticeable? But the troll all by itself as it was? That's just weird. (And also not at all Cringeworthy.)

Glad it's being changed, and looking forward to June.

posted by Laurie on January 17, 2008 at 09:44 AM

I just placed my pre-order. Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!

posted by 'Tree' on January 17, 2008 at 03:38 PM

I really like the cover, S. Congratulations to you. It must feel great.

posted by HeyJoe on January 17, 2008 at 07:30 PM

I'm looking forward to reading the author bio. :)

posted by Paulina on January 17, 2008 at 08:42 PM

Congratulations! I'm a huge fan of Cringe nights and curse at myself every single time that I never kept journals growing up.

Tell me, will "Precious Moments" collector Sarah Brown be attending the party? Word on the street is she puts out (but cries afterward FYI).

posted by lengli on January 17, 2008 at 10:23 PM

Congratulations! The book looks amazing! (Minus the troll sticker, of course. Whew. Dodged a bullet, there.)

I'm going to order 5,795+ copies for our library system. Or as many as they let me. (So, uh, 3 or 4.)

Cheers.

posted by Joey on January 18, 2008 at 09:25 PM

Have you checked out some of the crazy stuff that 'Customers who Bought Items Like this also Bought?' Most of it is baby for babies. Is there something you're not telling us Sarah Brown?

posted by aliastaken on January 19, 2008 at 04:52 PM

Book party? Please let us know when/where!

posted by Stephanie on January 20, 2008 at 12:14 PM

It's truly awesome, troll or not.

posted by Aimee Greeblemonkey on January 20, 2008 at 06:52 PM

aw i remember the days when we'd have sleepover parties on the phone and now you're on amazon. so grown up!

posted by AmyChop on January 21, 2008 at 03:38 PM

Dude, when I was 12, I had like 5 trolls which I considered a "collection," and my house smelled like garlic and an odd mix of Tide and too many kittens from a stray cat we took in we thought was a neutered male. Whatever, her name was Roscoe. Still, no love for the trolls? I'm not even cool enough for Cringe?! SWEET MOSES. I'll still buy it just to be cool. Isn't that beside the point? Dammit, I'll still buy it! Congrats.

posted by Erica on January 22, 2008 at 09:44 PM

Congratulations!

posted by Johnny on January 23, 2008 at 08:22 PM

I didn't want you to come to my troll-themed birthday party anyway! More raisin-bread cake for me.

posted by teensleuth on January 24, 2008 at 12:06 PM

Ouch about the troll comment.

Mine lived in a little cigar box with a tiny bed and windows with tiny drapes. I also made him (her? it?) tiny pants and tiny socks. Not easy to do, but I was a budding seamstress.

I brought it to school with me every day in 4th grade.

And yeah so maybe the house stunk a bit....

posted by Amanda on January 24, 2008 at 04:03 PM

So will this shit be readily avaiable anywhere at a fine bookstore near me?

Because I would want to pick that shit up quickly.

posted by Jordan on January 25, 2008 at 02:05 AM