Bookstore Adventures
I’m home. I’ve already been to the bookstore. Yeah, I’ll do anything to catch that first glimpse of my book on the shelves. For those who live in the San Diego area, I can report that the B&N at Grossmont has eight (8) copies of YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY on the front table and all are autographed by me. Go buy them. I’m happy to make you feel guilty if you don’t, but it would just be easier if you capitulated to my will and bought them withouth further coercion by me.
Mine was not the only book on the front table…’tho that would have been nice in some ways. Another Brava release for this month, the anthology PERFECT KISSES by Susan Johnson, Sylvia Day and Noell Mack, was there. So was Diana Peterfreund’s newest, UNDER THE ROSE. I much prefer her new cover direction for the series. Very eye-catching. For those who believe MySpace has no value - and you know who you are - I also picked up the book solely because I had seen the cover before and remembered it in a “I just saw this on MySpace” moment. Sure, I was hovering over my own book with a stupid impression on my face and was looking for something to do other than stare and drool, but MySpace is the reason I grabbed this one and not another one. And, after reading the back cover, I bought the book.
It’s DEATH BY CHICK LIT by Lynn Harris. I’m not a huge first-person fan but I enjoy it when it’s well done. I read a few pages of this one and got hooked. Here’s the cover copy:
SOMEONE IS KILLING ALL THE IT-GIRL AUTHORS. BUT LOLA’S STILL ALIVE, AND FRANKLY, SHE’S A LITTLE OFFENDED.
You’ve heard of Lola Somerville. Or not. Her first novel, much anticipated by her mother, was promptly eclipsed by…everyone else’s first novel. These days, seems no one Lola knows can write a letter to the editor without having it optioned for a major motion picture. Sure, Lola thinks, I have a great geek-hottie husband and a cool apartment in “up and coming” Brooklyn—but just once, can’t I write some random article and have Jodie Foster call me for the film rights? Or jeez, okay, Minnie Driver. Just something?
Then one night at a swanky book party, Lola finds her frenemy Mimi McKee, author of Gay Best Friend, dead in the basement, throat slashed with a broken martini glass. And when the bodies of It-Girl writers begin to pile up, Lola starts asking dangerous questions: Are the murders connected? Am I next? If not, um, why not? If I solve the mystery, then will my agent remember my name? And as Lola digs deeper, the stakes get higher. Will getting her hands on the killer—and the book deal bound to follow—mean losing the people she loves most?
This one sounds good, doesn’t it? Another contemporary read worth checking out.
July 5th, 2007 at 9:58 am
HelenKay I reviewed that book and it’s fantastic!! I loved it so much. There is a book before it called Miss Media but you can read Death by Chick Lit without reading Miss Media first. I am dying to get my hands on Miss Media. Enjoy Death by Chick Lit. It’s so cute and funny.
July 5th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Here’s the last paragraph of my review so there are no possible spoilers. I perfer to know nothing about a book going into it, so I won’t spoil anything for you. But this will just make you want to read it more. LOL
DEATH BY CHICK LIT is hilarious and a joy to read. The characters are real and loveable, the writing is sharp and funny, the storyline is solid and kept my interest, and the conclusion is very satisfying. The writing moved along at a fast pace from the first sentence to the last. There is not one dull moment in this delightful mystery. I adored Lynn Harris’ writing and I look forward to many more books by this extremely talented author.
July 5th, 2007 at 10:11 am
I look forward to reading one of your books
July 5th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy!
July 5th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Thanks Rachael! That gets me even more excited to get started.
Laurie & Susan -Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY!!!
July 5th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
My TBB list just keeps getting longer…
July 6th, 2007 at 3:54 am
Have not found your book in my area yet.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:58 am
I sure love the title you come up with ” Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy” and yep my TBR pile just keeps growing, only wish the release when arrive in my country as the same time without having a delay *sigh*
July 19th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
OMG, HelenKay! I was just in the Grossmont B&N last weekend, autographing copies of LET’S MISBEHAVE! Funny huh? I made the trip from Phoenix to San Diego and hit fifteen bookstores in one day. Whew! I have to say, SD booksellers are SO friendly. It was great (and anytime I can get near the ocean, I go for it!). Congrats on the front-of-store placement for YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY!
July 19th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Thanks to all who bought it or added it to the TBB/TBR pile.
Rita - Sorry you have the book buying delay. That just doesn’t seem fair, does it?
Lisa - You were? Well, darn. If I’d known I would have ventured over and said hello.