If, like me, you’re not overly involved in politics you’ll read the title of Bridget Siegel’s new novel, Domestic Affairs, and think it is some kind of tell-all fiction like The Nanny Diaries or any of Amy Sohn’s looks at life in upper echelon households. You’d be wrong. It is the story of an idealistic fundraiser, Olivia, who gets the chance to manage the fundraising portion ... Read More...
Armchair BEA 2014 Introduction
Last year I went to BEA and it was like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and the fashion closet in Devil Wears Prada all rolled into one- excitement and activity beyond belief. Unfortunately, living on the opposite coast means it's a bit expensive to go every year and while I love reading and blogging it's not bringing in the big bucks. I was surprised and ... Read More...
Sunday Sentence: Casebook
Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen. When I thought things like that, I just stopped. I could still stop my thinking then. But not for much longer. ... Read More...
Revenge Wears Prada
Earlier in the week I reviewed The Heiresses as the opening to the beach reading season. For today I thought I’d continue the trend with another female friendly novel that just came out in paperback. Author Lauren Weisberger brings back the so-wicked-you-have-to-laugh Miranda Priestly in Revenge Wears Prada. In case you missed it the first time, here is my review. It’s been ... Read More...
The Heiresses
Sara Shepard is well-known for her YA series Pretty Little Liars which went on to become a wildly successful television show. Now she steps out of the YA world and into the world of wealthy young women in her new novel, The Heiresses: A Novel. The Saybrook family is known for two things: insane wealth and a curse that seems to be knocking them off at an alarming rate. The ... Read More...
The Snow Queen
People are more than you think they are. And they’re less, as well. The trick lies in negotiating your way between the two. Michael Cunningham’s new novel, The Snow Queen: A Novel, has an opalescent blue-green cover that shimmers with the same light Barrett Meeks sees above his head one stormy winter night in Central Park. Is it real or a product of his imagination? That ... Read More...
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