By the time Gus Van Sant attempted to bring his “hippiest” work, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, to the silver screen in 1993, it was a flop. Nonetheless, Jitterbug Perfume worked its Robbins ...

This month it’s Tom Robbins, author of numerous classic novels, including “Another Roadside Attraction,” “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” “Still Life with Woodpecker” and “Skinny ...

Tom Robbins, a prankish yet philosophical writer who delighted millions of readers with zany, idiosyncratic novels including “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues ... ideas and images into big ...

(Sun Sentinel / File) Though he kept writing into the 21st century, he continually chose titles that emanated the era’s Day-Glo whimsy, like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” (1976), “Half Asl ...

Like many baby boomers, I came of age reading Robbins’ novels; first, “Another Roadside Attraction,” followed up with “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” and then his other entertaining works.

Paulus says she’s considering going as American Girl Doll Molly McIntire or her go-to costume: the large-thumbed Sissy Hankshaw from Tom Robbins’ 1976 novel “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.” ...

(Photo by Electra Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Robbins is probably best known for his 1976 novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, a book focused on Sissy Hankshaw, a woman with giant ...

For those who loved Robbins' books, this will be a time to revisit their favorite moments in Still Life With Woodpecker or Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. For those who have never read Robbins ...

The acclaimed author dazzled readers with colorful characters and effusive language in novels such as "Jitterbug Perfume" and "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues." In novels like "Jitterbug Perfume," the ...

Tom Robbins, a one-time Richmonder who became an acclaimed novelist known for such witty works as “Another Roadside Attraction” and “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” died Sunday at 92.