Constant crashing while trying to assemble photo book!

I've used iPhoto for a long time without a hitch. But my first time trying to create a photo book ended in a crash, when I was nearly finished arranging the photos. Then it happened again, when I was nearly finished. Now it's just crashing immediately after I try to move one picture. This is iPhoto 5.0.4, by the way.
I want to make a book!! I tried trashing the preferences and am at a loss as what to do. I'm up-to-date system-wise. I haven't had anything crash in ages, so this threw me. It sounds like others have experienced crashes at various points too. Ideas on what to try?

Patricia:
You may have to do some general system maintenance and do a rebuilt on the iPhoto library. I suggest your run OnyX and clean out all of the User caches. Also run the cron maintenance routines with OnyX. Then do a repair of permissions with Disk Utility and manually set the ownership and permissions on the iPhoto Library folder as follows.
Setting Permissions for iPhoto Library Folder
1 - Select the iPhoto Library folder and type Command-I.
2 - When the Info window comes up go to the Ownership and Permissions section and make sure You have Read & Write permission and that the Owner and Group have Read & Write also. Others - Read Only.
3 - Then click on the "Apply to enclosed items..." button.
If that doesn't help rebuild the library by launching iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. I'd select the first three options.

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