"Carlip is 10,000 miles ahead of every other writer: she's a visionary."
—NY Daily News

"Humor, grace, and a brilliantly creative eye...hilarious, delightful, unique."
—Publishers Weekly

"Gloriously idiosyncratic.
—Chicago Tribune

"Ms. Carlip's curriculum vitae reads like a CliffsNotes version of American popular culture.”
—The New York Times