Hillary Carlip

Her fourth book, A'la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers (Virgin Books), received raves including a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who cited Carlip’s "humor, grace and brilliantly creative eye," and called the book a "hilarious, delightful, unique achievement."

As a visual artist, Carlip’s work has been shown at several galleries in Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. Her work was most recently featured alongside Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst in a museum show called Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisle. She is also included in the show’s catalogue/book (University of Washington Press).

Carlip’s latest release, Find Me, I’m Yours, is an interactive entertainment experience in a new genre coined by Carlip – CLICK LIT®-- conceived from the start as an ever-expanding, multi-platform creation that launched November 3, 2014.

Carlip's third book, Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan, was an American Booksellers Association Book Sense Pick Best Seller, a Lambda Literary Award finalist in two categories (humor and memoir), and was selected by Borders as one of the Best Literary Memoirs of 2006.

Carlip was the creator, editor and host of the literary website "Fresh Yarn" which hosted works written by a diverse range of writers, performers and personalities (from 2004-2010). She has also been an NPR commentator, having written and recorded pieces for All Things Considered. Along with Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Danielle Trussoni, and Maria Dahvana Headley, she is a founding member of The Memoirists Collective, a group that seeks new talent in nonfiction.

In 2001, Carlip founded web production and design company, Fly HC Multimedia, and she has designed and produced hundreds of award-winning, custom websites for celebrities (including Jennifer Aniston), corporations, the Australian Government, authors, web series, artists, non-profits, and more.

From 1999 to 2001 she was Co-President, Founder, and Executive Creative Director of the teen web network VOXXY.

Carlip's first book, Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out, was published in 1995. It was selected by the New York Public Library for inclusion on its "Best Books for Teens" list, and Hillary appeared on Oprah to promote the book.

Hillary Carlip (born October 20, 1956) is an American author and visual artist, whose work has been featured in a museum show alongside Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst. Her latest release, Find Me I’m Yours, is an interactive, multi-platform entertainment experience conceived, designed and written by Carlip, and co-created, directed, and produced by Maxine Lapiduss.