Posts Categorized: Books

The coolest bookstore ever

I stumbled across this bookstore thanks to Bri over at DesignLoveFest. It’s called the Cité du Livre, and it’s located in Aix en Provence. Apparently, it used to be a match factory, and to get indoors, you have to go through three giant books! The titles that lead you to the entrance are Le Petit… Read more »

The gift of comedy

I’ve been a Steve Martin fan from the beginning. The guy always makes me laugh. That’s why I was delighted to see him on the cover of “Comic Genius: Portraits of Funny People,” a new coffee table book by photographer Matt Hoyle that captures not only Steve, but so many of the kings and queens… Read more »

The weekend is here!

Happy Friday, my darling readers! What do you have planned for the next couple of days off? I am so pumped for the weekend. I can’t wait to kick back, relax, and brainstorm ideas for the next NYWICI Young Professionals’ book club. We just finished Top of the Morning by Brian Stelter, so if you… Read more »

Mad about the boy

Today’s the day! The third installment of Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones book series (called Mad About the Boy) is out. Will you read it? The first novel—and the subsequent movie starring Renée Zellweger—has always been my cultural comfort food. I love to watch it in those moments when I need a quick pick-me-up. Or a… Read more »

Summer Reading: In Review

What books did you read this summer? As I gear up for the next meeting of New York Women in Communications’ Young Professionals book club (check us out here and here), I thought I’d look back at some of the books I read this summer. Truthfully, Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple might be… Read more »