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It's all a matter of how you look at it.

As a writer, I just think that this AARP ad is so unbelievably cool....

Guest blog and book giveaway: Dan Begley

We've got such a treat today! I'm introducing you to a brand new author on the chick lit scene. Smart and funny, just like all of the chick lit authors you've come to know and love, but this author is a bit different: he's a man!





Yes, today we've got award winning writer and professor Dan Begley here to chat. His debut novel, MS. TAKEN IDENTITY, comes out today, and it's a fabulous read. I was asked to blurb this book, and I really loved it. It's a clever and funny story about learning w

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!  I think you all know how I feel about my dad.  If you didn't get a chance to check out my New York Post piece about my dad, just click here! 

And have a great weekend!

We love all of our Gossip Girl hotties equally here

With all of our talk here about Chase Crawford and the casting of Footloose, we've been totally disregarding our other Gossip Girl hotties.

I know. Shame on me.

Variety is reporting that Ed Westwick has been cast in Wuthering Heights. Now, if you watch Gossip Girl, you know that casting Chuck in the Heathcliff role is just so, so delicious. I'm counting on him to be speaking in his native English accent (how much do we love men with accents?! Some people write entire books about it....) and do

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

So, the crowd was really split on what Lauren Lipton should wear to her NYC Barnes and Noble reading tonight! I vote for the sexy black vintage number, for what it's worth, Lauren!

If you're in the NY Metro area, I hope you'll go cheer Lauren on at her NYC reading!

Now, onto our contest winners! Big congrats go out to Jemscout425 and Sue -- these lucky ladies have won copies of Lauren Lipton's MATING RITUALS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP!


Not a winner this time around? That's okay! Next week, we'll

It's all right, cause I'm saved by the bell

I now officially love Mark-Paul Gosselaar.  Er, I mean Zack Morris.  
You see, Jimmy Fallon's been trying to organize a Saved by the Bell reunion, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar came onto the show to promote his latest venture, Raising the Bar on TNT, and also to pledge his commitment to a Saved By the Bell reunion.  But, the best part?  He does the entire thing totally in character as Zack Morris.
That's right.  He comes on as Zack Morris.  And then doesn't break character.  Not even once.
I love it when

New Jersey's where it's at!

And I don't just mean the new season of Real Housewives of New Jersey!

I'll be in New Jersey this Sunday at the BooksNJ2009 Book Fair! If you're in the tri-state area, I'd love to see you there!

Deets are as follows:

Books NJ 2009

Sunday, June 14th
1pm - 5pm

Paramus Public Library
116 East Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652

I'll be speaking on a fiction panel at 3:30pm, so I hope you'll be able to come by and say hi!

Enter to win a copy of JACK!

Hop on over to Drey's Library today. I'll be doing an interview and then giving away a copy of JACK WITH A TWIST to one lucky winner![image error]

Bust out those lawn chairs!

If you're on Long Island, I'd love to see you!  I'll be reading at the Summer Gazebo Reading Series on Monday, June 29th.  If you're around, grab a lawn chair and meet me there!  
I'm so thrilled, because I'll be reading with fellow authors Ellen Meister, Saralee Rosenberg and Carol Hoenig, moderated by Book Columnist Debbi Honorof.  Yes, it's the same group as our Author Tea, so if you missed us there, come see us at the Gazebo!  Here are the deets: 

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK:
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009
Sum

Why can't *I* come up with an invention like this?

First, I boggled your mind with this. It was the mom and baby snuggie, and it was really disturbing for some reason.

But now, I've found this! And, um, I sort of want one.

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