HelenKay: There are a never-ending series of lits out there – chick lit, hen lit and glam lit, just to name a few. What separates one offering from another is a smart premise or an interesting voice. If a reader is lucky, the author provides both. In this light chick lit/glam lit hybrid, Gruenenfelder succeeds [...]
Wendy: Christmas is a time of year when, as a nation, a culture, a people, we willingly and gleefully suspend our disbelief. A credible tale really isn’t even required. Take for example that man in red who lives in the most inhospitable place in the world, surrounded by toy-making halflings, who chooses as his mode [...]
Wendy: Liza Palmer’s debut novel, Conversations with the Fat Girl, is plus-sized chicklit that takes a startlingly raw look at vulnerability and features a heroine readers won’t aspire to be, but just might see themselves in.
