books

Have You Ever Read A Book That Could Have Been Written About You? This Is Mine

Honestly, have you ever picked up a book and from the very first page, felt like the writer was describing you, your life and innermost hopes and fears? That’s how I felt when I started reading In The Mink: Fashion Was My Business by Anne Scott-James.
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Fun, books, novels, literature, reading, careers, feminism, anne scott-james, in the mink, fashion, magazines

May 9, 2013 at 10:00am | 1 comments

reading

Literary Babyfood: Books To Give Your Brain A Rest

Just because something is literary babyfood, that doesn’t mean it’s poor quality at all. It’s more that it’s about simple, easy-to-digest ideas written in a clear style with no nasty shocks, surprises or twists and definitely no unhappy endings.
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Fun, reading, books, literature, literary babyfood

Apr 22, 2013 at 10:00am | 14 comments

shoppables

READ THIS: Five Upcoming YA Titles I'm Super-Excited About

Today, I’m teasing, tantalziing, and enticing with five upcoming releases that I’m excited about -- and I think you will be too.
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Entertainment, shoppables, books, reading, young adult, YA, read this!

Apr 19, 2013 at 5:30pm | 0 comments

literature

Newsflash (Not Really): Fashion, Feminism AND Literature Are Totally Compatible And Here Are My Top Picks To Prove It!

From novels to glossy coffee table books, poetry anthologies to biographies, fashion writing is a rich, diverse world to immerse yourself in.
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Fun, literature, fashion, feminism, reading

Apr 10, 2013 at 10:00am | 1 comments

culture

Is Being Busy Making Me Stupiderer?

I’m a full-time-jobber, a freelancer, and an unlikely gym-bunny, and I’m worried that it’s affecting my wosscalled. Intelligence
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Entertainment, Culture, Intelligence, Films, books, reading, literature

Feb 14, 2013 at 12:30pm | 11 comments

books

I’m Going Around Telling Everyone To Read Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl Because It’s SO Amazing

I love a novel that lingers with you days, even weeks after you’ve turned the last page because its observations are so astute and the descriptions of people, places and emotions are so compelling.
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Fun, books, reading, literature, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, recession, relationships

Dec 3, 2012 at 1:45pm | 10 comments