“Pleasure and purpose. Gotta have both.”
Eyes – Green
Body – Curvy, Fit
Style – Makeup, Natural
GlossGal
Seeking a man, 34 to 42
High Fidelity
Nick Hornby“Tapped into my love of music, everything from acid jazz to embarrassing, 16 Magazine-esque pop.”
Love Is a Mix Tape
Rob Sheffield“It's rare to read about someone's personal life (and the tragedies included in it) without labeling them and making the person/character limited in what he/she stands for and...” more »
Fever Pitch
Nick Hornby“Evidence that the World Cup is for real. To everyone who isn't a US citizen, that is.”
Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert“Who, Effing, Cares would have been a better title. Impossible to have empathy for these tales.”
Julie & Julia365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment...
Julie Powell“This book inspired me not to cook and not to marry. That was something of a bummer as I have a first edition of Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”
Outlaw Culture
bell hooks“Outlaw Culture captures how all of us - unfamous, not elected, living life as people in our communities and neighborhoods - have the power to make things better. We can be inspired by...” more »
I Don't Know How She Does It
Allison Pearson“This may have been one of the worst fiction books I've ever read. I would sooner watch...trying to think of a loathsome tv show from childhood...Smurfs episodes for eight hours straight.”
Book of Haikus
Jack Kerouac, Regina Weinreich“Haiku. The poem that everyone can write. Made even better by Kerouac.”
Wacky Chicks
Simon Doonan“Any book, any author who calls someone the "Spandex Evangelist" has a fan in me.”
The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that...
Gavin de Becker“Frightening and useful. Not that I carry a Glock. And de Becker's writing prompted some initial paranoia.”
Parting the Waters
Taylor Branch“The voice and passion of Taylor Branch, always strong and rarely emotional, make his three books compelling, informative, and even more relevant today with Prop 8, mosque location...” more »




























