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<body class="bg1"> <DIV CLASS=center> <table width="800" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" STYLE="margin:auto;"> <tr> <td width="400" valign="top" align="center"> <img src="images/spacer.gif" height="35" width="1"><br>  <table class="bg3" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"> <tr> <td width="150" valign="top" class="content1">On sale now from Broadway Books, a division of Random House, Inc. --<BR><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold; color:#FF6600;">IN PAPERBACK SEPTEMBER 8!</span><br> <TABLE WIDTH=145 ALIGN=CENTER> <TR><TD WIDTH=54><A HREF="video3.html" onClick="javascript:openVideoWindow('video3.html');return false"><IMG SRC="images/shiksa_trailer.jpg" ALT="THE SHIKSA SYNDROME - CLICK TO VIEW BOOK TRAILER" HEIGHT=52 WIDTH=80 BORDER=2></A></TD><TD><A HREF="video3.html" onClick="javascript:openVideoWindow('video3.html');return false"><SPAN CLASS=smalltext>CLICK TO VIEW BOOK TRAILER</SPAN></A></TD></TR> </TABLE> <img src="images/ShiksaSyndrome_paper.jpg" ALT="THE SHIKSA SYNDROME On sale now from Broadway Books, a division of Random House, Inc." width="150" HEIGHT=228 border="1" VSPACE=6><br> <CENTER><B>Read Excerpt!</B><BR> <A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-09-03-fall-books-calendar_N.htm?startTab=1" TARGET="_blank">USA TODAY's<BR>Fall Book Calendar</A><BR> (scroll to Oct 7)</CENTER> </td> <td width="250" valign="top" class="content1"> <b><i>THE SHIKSA SYNDROME</b><br><br> Do Shiksas Have More Fun? Only A Jewish Girl Knows For Sure!</i><br><br> Manhattan publicist Aimee Albert knows a good spin, and sets her world reeling when she pretends she's not Jewish to catch a Jewish guy!<br><br> <b>Praise for <i>The Shiksa Syndrome</i>:</b><br><br> "Graff's prose crackles with winning wit..."<br> -- Publisher's Weekly<br><BR> "Graff's latest is by turns funny and poignant..."<BR> -- Booklist<br><BR> <DIV ALIGN=right><A HREF="reviews.htm">...see more reviews</A></DIV><BR>  <BR> <object width="190" height="24" id="audioplayer3" data="http://doubleday.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param value="http://doubleday.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf" name="movie"/><param value="playerID=3&bg=0xff6600&leftbg=0xff6600&lefticon=0xffffff&rightbg=0x696969&rightbghover=0x444444&righticon=0xffffff&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0xffffff&slider=0x696969&track=0x696969&border=0x696969&loader=0xffffff&soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fdoubleday.com%2Faudio%2Fbway_Laurie_Graff.mp3" name="FlashVars"/><param value="high" name="quality"/><param value="false" name="menu"/><param value="transparent" name="wmode"/></object><BR> <B>Listen Now: Laurie on SHIKSA</B> </td> </tr> </table><br>  <table class="bg2" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"> <tr> <td width="250" class="content1"> <b><I>YOU HAVE TO KISS A LOT OF FROGS</I></b><br><br> The chick-lit hit, <i>You Have To Kiss A Lot Of Frogs</i>, spans fifteen years of bad dates in the life of single, Jewish actress, Karrie Kline, taking place in New York and Los Angeles. <br><br> <div class="cell2"> <b>Praise for <i>You Have To Kiss A Lot Of Frogs</i>:</b><br><br> "I never knew bad dates could be so good."<br> -- Kelly Ripa<br><br> "Loved the book."<br> -- <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and actress Fran Drescher<br><br>  </td> <td width="150" valign="top" class="content1"> <img src="images/kissfrog_cover2.jpg" border="0" width="150"><br><br> <div align="center"><b>A Red Dress Ink Bestseller!</b></div> </td> </tr> </table> <br>  <table class="bg2" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"> <tr> <td width="150" valign="top" class="content1"> <img src="images/mrgoodfrog_cover1.jpg" width="150" border="1"><br><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373895739/ref=pd_kar_gw_1/102-4980021-8637713?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155" target="new"> <img src="images/amazon.gif" border="0" alt="Click here to buy Goodfrog from Amazon.com"></a></div> </td> <td width="250" valign="top" class="content1"> <b><I>LOOKING FOR MR.GOODFROG</I></b><br><br> In <i>Looking For Mr.Goodfrog</i>, Karrie, Kline, an enterprising actress, turns her dating stories into a successful one-woman show. But has her quest to put her bad-date karma to good use turned her into a dating pariah? Find out in this sequel to <i>You Have To Kiss A Lot Of Frogs</i>.<br><br>  <div class="cell2"> <b>Praise for <i>Looking For Mr.Goodfrog</i>:</b><br><br> "This book's hilarious! I can so totally relate!" -- Liz Tuccillo, writer <i>He's Just Not That Into You</i> and <i>Sex and the City</i><br><br> "Navigating the cyber pond with Karrie Kline while <i>Looking For Mr.Goodfrog</i> leaves one laughing on the outside while your heart is breaking on the inside! I found it ribbiting." -- Actress Jami Gertz</div> </td> </tr> </table> <br>  <table class="bg2" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"> <tr> <td width="250" valign="top" class="content1"> <b><I>SCENES FROM A HOLIDAY</b><br><br> Three women. Three holidays. Three stories.</I></B><br><br>  In Graff's, <i>The Eight Dates Of Hanukkah</i>, a blow to the head puts singles events planner Nicki Heller in a Hanukkoma! Trapped in the unconscious world of Menoravhille, she celebrates Hanukkah on an endless loop, with a date from hell for each night. </td> <td width="150" valign="top" class="content1"> <img src="images/scenesholiday_cover1.jpg" width="150" border="1" align="right"> </td> </tr> </table> <br>  <table class="bg2" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"> <tr> <td width="150" valign="top" class="content1"> <img src="images/wonderfullie.jpg" width="150" border="1"><br><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Its-Wonderful-Lie-Truths-Twenties/dp/044669777X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4141775-7807836?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176754291&sr=8-1" target="new"> <img src="images/amazon.gif" border="0" alt="Click here to buy Goodfrog from Amazon.com"></a></div> </td> <td width="250" valign="top" class="content1"> <b><I>IT'S A WONDERFUL LIE: 26 TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE IN YOUR TWENTIES</I></B><br><br>  <i>Five Big Lies. Twenty-Six Bigger Truths.</I></B><br><br> In Graff's essay, <i>Knot Tied Up in a Bow</i>, Laurie Graff looks at the men in her life and concludes a hugely important twenty-something lesson:that life is continually evolving, and that the search for self rarely culminates in a tidy, perfect bow.  </td> </tr> </table> <br>  </td> <?php include('images/prefer.gif'); ?>  <td width="400" valign="top"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td class="content1"><img src="images/newstitle2.gif"><br>  <table width="95%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" class="content1"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <LI><P>Add Laurie as your friend on Facebook: <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/" TARGET="_blank">www.facebook.com</A></P></LI> <li><p>In NYC? Celebrate the paperback release with Laurie! Party sponsors include: <a href="http://ginagallerynyc.com/" target="_blank">GINA Gallery</a>, <a href="http://shmaltz.com/HEBREW/" target="_blank">Shmaltz Brewing Company</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-NY/Best-Cellars-UWS/89290867294" target="_blank">Best Cellars - UWS</a>, <a href="http://barneygreengrass.com/welcome.php" target="_blank">Barney Greengrass</a>, and <a href="http://www.ramybeautytherapy.com/cgi-bin/components/ecommerce/templates_main.pl?template_id=101#11001" target="_blank">Ramy's ShiksaGoddess Lipstick</a>! For more info check out the <a href="events.htm">Events page</a>!</p></li> <LI><P>Visit The Shiksa Syndrome on MySpace: <A HREF="http://www.myspace.com/theshiksasyndrome" TARGET="_blank">www.myspace.com/theshiksasyndrome</A></P></LI> <li><P>Laurie is featured on the homepage of <A HREF="http://www.thedailybeast.com/beast-board/member/laurie-graff/" TARGET="_blank">The Daily Beast</A> reviewing HBO's <I>True Blood</I>.</P></LI> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.thedailybeast.com/beast-board/member/laurie-graff/" TARGET="_blank"><IMG SRC="images/dailybeast.jpg" ALT="Laurie is featured on the homepage of The Daily Beast" HEIGHT=127 WIDTH=150 BORDER=1></A></CENTER><BR> <li><P>Watch Laurie on the <A HREF="video4.html" onClick="javascript:openVideoWindow('video4.html');return false">Leon Charney Report</A>.</P></LI> <CENTER><A HREF="video4.html" onClick="javascript:openVideoWindow('video4.html');return false"><IMG SRC="images/charney.gif" ALT="Watch Laurie on the Leon Charney Report" HEIGHT=60 WIDTH=100 BORDER=1><BR> <SPAN CLASS=smalltext>CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO</SPAN></A></CENTER><BR>  <li>Laurie's interview on <i>Fox and Friends</i>. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" ALIGN=CENTER> <img src="images/spacer.gif" height="5" width="1"><br> <A HREF="video1.html" onClick="javascript:openVideoWindow('video1.html');return false"><img src="images/foxandfriends3.jpg" border="1" height="138"><BR><SPAN CLASS=smalltext>CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO</SPAN></A> </td> </tr> </table> <br>  <TABLE WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD><P><SPAN STYLE="color:white;">• Be a Shiksa Goddess! RAMY Beauty Therapy has created the perfect pink lipstick just for THE SHIKSA SYNDROME:</SPAN> <A HREF="http://www.ramy.com" TARGET="_blank">www.ramy.com</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.ramy.com" TARGET="_blank"><img src="images/lipstick.jpg" HEIGHT=101 WIDTH=55 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=2 BORDER=0></A></TD></TR></TABLE>  <LI>So much to read, so little time! The Jewish Book NETWORK: <A HREF="http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org" TARGET="_blank">www.jewishbookcouncil.org</A><BR><BR>  <LI>Like to Listen? THE SHIKSA SYNDROME is now available as an audiobook from <A HREF="http://blackstoneaudio.com/audiobook.cfm?id=4800" TARGET="_blank">blackstoneaudio.com</A><BR><BR>  <img src="images/livealone2.jpg" align="right"> <li>Still timely! LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT: <I>The Classic Guide for the Single Woman</I>. Graff's preface opens this book whose original printing was in 1936!<br><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Live-Alone-Like-Classic-Single/dp/0446178225/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210698092&sr=8-1" target="new"> <img src="images/amazon.gif" border="0" alt="Click here to buy 'Live Along And Like It' from Amazon.com"></a></div><br><br><br><br>  <li>Listen to Laurie! Daytona, FL radio interview. <a href="voice/sixtiesshow.mp3" target="_blank"><i>The Sixties Show</i></a>(WHOG)<br><br>  <li>And... On the Web! Graff has recorded LOOKING FOR MR. GOODFROG! <a href="http://www.audible.com" target="_blank">Audible.com</a>.<br><br>  <table width="95%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="content1"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <li>You Oughta Be in Pictures! Dutch filmmaker Dree Andrea's documentary, <a href="http://mrrightfilm.piczo.com/?cr=1&rfm=y" target="_blank">Mr. Right</a>, a documentary about NY Singles, features FROGS and Graff, who plays herself.<br><br> Screened at the LA Femme Film Festival and the Madrid Film Festival, the film is now in playing in cinemas throughout Holland. For more info, please go here: <a href="http://www.makor.org/film" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" ALIGN=CENTER> <br> <img src="images/spacer.gif" height="5" width="1"><br> <A HREF="video2.html" onClick="javascript:openVideoWindow('video2.html');return false"><img src="images/mrright3.jpg" width="160" border="1"><BR><SPAN CLASS=smalltext>CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO</SPAN></A> </td> </tr> </table><br>  <li>Abroad? GOODFROG and FROGS are available in Australia! FROGS is also translated into Italian and Dutch.<br><br>  <li>Having made a nice splash generating terrific sales and media attention, YOU HAVE TO KISS A LOT FROGS has received a second printing, and is now available in mass-market as well as trade.<br><br>  <li>Casting Call! Audition monologues written by Graff are included in THE BEST MEN?S STAGE MONOLOGUES OF 1999 and NEW MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN.<br><br>  <li>Great Gift Ideas! These books can be a fun favor for Bachelorette Parties, Singles Events, or your very own not so Lonely Hearts Club!<br><br>   </td> </tr> </table><br> <div class="bottom" align="right"> Copyright &copy 2004 - <script language="javascript">var today = new Date();var yr = today.getFullYear();document.writeln(yr);</script> Laurie Graff. <br>All rights reserved. <br><br>   </div> <DIV ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="images/fingers1.jpg" ALT="" HEIGHT=154 WIDTH=146></DIV> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </DIV> </body>