If you recall correctly, I was quite enamored with the character Don Tillman in Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project. I could hardly believe my eyes when, just a few short weeks ago at my favorite Barnes & Noble in Union Square, I spotted a sequel to this lovely novel. I had no idea it had even been … More The Rosie Effect

I have come to a very important conclusion: Silly British chick lit is my absolute favorite book genre of all time. Few things make me happier/feel better about life than the lighthearted writing of Jill Mansell, Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham, and Marian Keyes (she’s Irish, but we can consider that under the British umbrella, no?), and … More Cocktails For Three

When I read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), I was at the height of my obsession with The Mindy Project. Fast forward a few years and I’ve all but given up on the Fox-turned-Hulu show, and Mindy Kaling’s follow-up book really isn’t as good (or as long, for that matter) as her first. It’s … More Why Not Me?

Under normal circumstances — normal meaning not having just finished one of the worst books I’ve ever read — I probably wouldn’t love Eleanor as much as I do. I probably would be quite disturbed and saddened by the story, but I was just so happy to be reading something other than The Witches that I was thoroughly entertained … More Eleanor