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It appears that ZPU founder Monique Motil's Sartorial Creatures are featured as characters in the new Christopher Moore book A Dirty Job.

Today's San Francisco Chronicle highlights the book, and had this to say:

"Moore's girlfriend discovered Paxton Gate, a gallery on Valencia that features Sartorial Creatures by artist Monique Motil. The animal skeletons dressed in elaborate period costumes became characters in Moore's novel: A Buddhist priest, who has learned the art of transferring souls, animates the creatures with the help of chunks of ham."

Rock on, Monique! Who knew ham held the key to revivification?