{"id":257,"date":"2007-08-24T07:27:45","date_gmt":"2007-08-24T11:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grumpyvegan.com\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2007-08-24T07:27:45","modified_gmt":"2007-08-24T11:27:45","slug":"257","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumpyvegan.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/24\/257\/","title":{"rendered":"Skinny Bitch Good Fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rory Freedman and Herbivore magazine's Josh Hooten will host the \u201cVegan Chic\u201d Showcase at the International Compassionate Living in Raleigh, NC on October 5-7.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Grumpy Vegan is not sure whether to laugh or cry. It’s all about Rory Freedman, co-author of Skinny Bitch: A no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous<\/em><\/a>, who will be at this year’s International Compassionate Living Festival in Raleigh, NC on October 5-7.<\/p>\n

I want to laugh because Rory and her co-author, Kim Barnouin, struck gold when <\/p>\n

L.A.’s hottest skinny celebrity, Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham, playfully held up a copy at the trendy Kitson’s boutique in Hollywood while paparazzi clicked away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But, wait, there’s more <\/p>\n

“She never bought the book — she just picked it up,” Fraser Ross, the store’s owner, told The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But no matter, “Skinny Bitch,” shot up top sellers lists in Beckham’s native England and broke through to the No. 3 spot on The New York Times paperback advice list of best sellers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m now simultaneously laughing and crying. Happy for Freedman and Barnouin on their gold-standard good luck, which their book duly deserves. But crying because how ironic that all the publicity came from press photos of Victoria Beckham holding a copy that she didn’t even buy!<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh well.<\/p>\n

I’m back to laughing now because this good fortune is rubbing off onto the International Compassionate Living Festival<\/a>, which, by the way, you had better attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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