Drawing: Tickets for Chuck Palahniuk in Saratoga + Northshire gift certificate
Drawing's closed! Winner's been emailed!
Author Chuck Palahniuk will be at Skidmore November 1 to talk about his new book Beautiful You. The event is organized by Northshire Bookstore. And we have a prize package for the event -- 2 tickets, one copy of Beautiful You, and a $50 gift certificate to Northshire -- that's we're giving away. Maybe to you.
To enter the drawing, please answer this question in the comments:
If the Capital Region -- either the whole area, or one specific part of it -- was a novel, what would its title be?
It could be anything. Non-redeemable bonus points for fun ideas with a one-line synopsis. We'll draw one winner at random.
Palahniuk is the author of books such as Fight Club and Choke. He's described his new book as "gonzo erotica."
The event at Skidmore is at 7 pm in Palamountain Hall's Gannett Auditorium. Tickets -- which include one copy of the book -- are $35 and available online. (There's also a $25 student ticket.)
Important: All comments must be submitted by 5 pm on Friday, October 9, 2014 to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. (Normal commenting guidelines apply.) One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by 10 am on Saturday and must respond by 5 pm on Monday, October 13.
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"Average: Is normalcy boring, or sexy?"
... said Jenna on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:18 AM | link
Underdog
(The capital region of New York state and its inferiority complex regarding New York City).
... said xina on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:30 AM | link
Up and Coming
... said BenK. on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:33 AM | link
Cracking Eggs
... said Katie on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:35 AM | link
Upstate NY: More than just farms
... said Melissa on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:36 AM | link
Captive in the Capital District; the story of how hard it is to leave the Big Town with that Small Town feel.
... said Heather P. on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:36 AM | link
"On the next special episode of Glenville."
Group of friends have all these late night random adventures where you think they would learn something but never do.
Young adult fiction.
(it's a long running joke with friends every time we see the Glenville town signs)
... said Hollie on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:36 AM | link
Capital Complex
... said Joshua on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:48 AM | link
Albany New New York
... said Josh on Oct 9, 2014 at 11:51 AM | link
Running Red Lights
... said jess (jamesjake) on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:04 PM | link
'Tales of the 518'
... said Kate on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:07 PM | link
"Upper Upstate: All Over The Capital Region"
... said Matte on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:10 PM | link
The Long Lost 'All America' City: Albany and it's demise
... said gmf on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:13 PM | link
Indian Ladder
... said Sue on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:13 PM | link
armpit
... said james b on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:17 PM | link
Just Enough
We have just enough urban life to make our population centers interesting without being all-encompassing and cutting us off from the natural beauty that surrounds us.
... said Adam on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:17 PM | link
After the flood - A post-apocalyptic story after the dam breaks and everyone flees NYC because there's no drinkable water.
... said Kate on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:41 PM | link
Just Three Hours Away
... said Jason on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:49 PM | link
Eminent Domain (a noir set in and around the building of the ESPlaza)
... said Michelle on Oct 9, 2014 at 1:14 PM | link
Capital Cray Cray
... said Ron on Oct 9, 2014 at 1:25 PM | link
The Tallest Building
(between Montreal and NYC)
... said Julie on Oct 9, 2014 at 1:37 PM | link
I love upstate
... said Amelia on Oct 9, 2014 at 2:30 PM | link
Alba, NY
... said g on Oct 9, 2014 at 2:44 PM | link
Diamonds and the Dutch: The haunting of Rensselaer County, the thirst for wealth and the quest for power.
... said Ash on Oct 9, 2014 at 3:15 PM | link
The Capital Affair
... said sara on Oct 9, 2014 at 3:27 PM | link
Downstate Girl Grows Up(state): A Memoir
... said Ashley on Oct 9, 2014 at 3:42 PM | link
Capital Letter A.
... said C on Oct 9, 2014 at 3:43 PM | link
Off the Bit
Play on when a jockey rides a horse so hard they lose contact with the bit - a bit like some politicians push the capital region so hard
... said KB on Oct 9, 2014 at 3:58 PM | link
Pelts, Politics, Poverty & Prosperity: The tital cultures of a Hudson River Region
... said A.M. on Oct 9, 2014 at 4:29 PM | link
Title: "Survival"
Synopsis: The mundane life of a worker in the Alfred E. Smith building is forever changed when she/he gets trapped in the Assembly Chamber as the zombie uprising begins. Which legislators will be her/his allies as she/he fights for survival, and which ones have already been turned?
... said Dani on Oct 9, 2014 at 4:31 PM | link
At the Center of it all.
... said KP on Oct 9, 2014 at 4:45 PM | link
An Upstate of Mind
... said Mike on Oct 9, 2014 at 4:53 PM | link
Thunder In the Summertime, Apples in the Fall
... said Shaun on Oct 9, 2014 at 5:24 PM | link
Albany: C'mon In!
... said Felicia on Oct 9, 2014 at 8:14 PM | link
Thirty-Five Years of Solitaire.
A state employee's entire working life seen only through his thoughts and daydreams playing Microsoft Solitaire in a dark subbasement of the NY State Museum.
"Makes One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich read like The Family Circus...utterly numbing...I broke down into tears merely knowing that the book was on its way to my cubby-hole...I found myself at one point eating my own contact lenses...I don't even have a cubby-hole!" -- Michiko Kakutani, NY Times
... said Big 'Vic' Proton on Oct 9, 2014 at 8:42 PM | link
Capital Confidential
... said Drew on Oct 10, 2014 at 9:02 AM | link
Skinny Jeans and Flannel: Life in the Capital City
A transplant from Malone, NY lands a plum government job in Albany and his unironic wearing of flannel helps him fit right in with the 20somethings on Lark St.
... said Jim on Oct 10, 2014 at 9:42 AM | link
Capital Offense.
... said John on Oct 10, 2014 at 9:54 AM | link
A Stop Along the Hudson
... said Dan on Oct 10, 2014 at 11:57 AM | link
"Glowing Trains" -- Oil trains derail, spilling oil into the Hudson and catching fire. People run for cover and the fire house that is soon to be shut down re-opens to save the day.
... said JoeA on Oct 10, 2014 at 12:41 PM | link
Capital District, where you go when you leave Long Island
... said Faith on Oct 10, 2014 at 10:19 PM | link