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Olivia Joules is a freelance journalist for the Sunday Times. She has been asked by her editor to cover a fabulous Hollywood makeup line launch party. While there, she ends … Continue readingOlivia Joules & The Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding

Twilight is everything that I thought it would be, and more. And what I thought was that it was horrendous. The language feeds into its young adult target audience. Basically … Continue readingTwilight by Stephenie Meyer

I’ve always sought out stories about families – by birth or by choice – over the years. The Chronicles of Narnia. The Baby-Sitters Club. The Fast and the Furious. I … Continue readingLet Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings by Shirley Jackson

I’ve been following Guillebeau off and on for a few years now. I bought the digital version of $100 Startup when it was on sale. I decided to support him … Continue readingSide Hustle by Chris Guillebeau

Excellent book. I like to think of it as a post-modern film noir set in Tokyo, around two sisters named Eri and Mari. The story follows how their lives connect … Continue readingAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami

American bookstore ninja/Darcy fangirl runs into Mr. Darcy in modern times on his own turf. Hi-jinks ensue. It’s amazing the impact Jane Austen has had on literature, how many times … Continue readingMe & Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter

I first heard about the story from a Babysitter’s Club book. True story. I think it was from one of Stacey’s books. So when I saw it at my used … Continue readingSummer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene

Originally published November 11, 2009 This book chronicles the working escapades of Girl – unnamed because I am assuming the authors want us to know that she could be anybody, … Continue readingCitizen Girl by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

Originally published August 26, 2008 Basically, the premise of the book is if you could write a memoir in six words, what would yours be? They were taking submissions from … Continue readingNot Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith

Originally published August 5, 2008 I finished “Mouse Tales” by David Koenig from my summer reading list last week. If you want to know about the dark side of paradise … Continue readingMouse Tales by David Koenig