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On Thursday evening, Hyperion Books proudly presented us with Joshua Lyon’s Pill Head Book Opening at beautiful Corner Bookstore. This compelling, brutally honest book investigates the growing epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse among today’s Generation Rx. More»

My friend, and NYC nightlife fixture, Matt Oliver had the book of the moment, Pillage, hand delivered to me yesterday.  After spending an epic NYC night over looking the lights of the lower east side on the roof of the Hotel on Rivington, I came home to it. And what a bedfellow it became.  Steve Lewis beat me to the interview with author Brantly Martin, the Houston native who quickly became a fixture of the NYC Nightlife scene back in 2000 (he had his start at Lotus). The book “describes some days and some nights in the life of the model/promoter/owner club set in decidedly non-PG rated terms; there’s more sex and drugs than Woodstock.” (Steve Lewis) More»

[GQ Publisher Pete Hunsinger, Nordstorm's David Whitman and main author Tom Julian, pondering the crisis of men's style. Photos by DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc]

Yesterday at The Modern, GQ celebrated the launch of their new book- The Nordstorm Guide to Men’s Style- to help give the men in our lives some style pointers, from the best of the best.  Written by Tom Julian, the book is said to be the ‘the definitive handbook for dressing well’ and has a forward by Pete Nordstorm. Available in your local bookstores in June! More»

Mara Altman has me turning pages at night, following her every move on her quest for an orgasm.  That’s right, her debut novel “Thanks for Coming” (Harper Collins) is the memoir of her search for an orgasm, and it was a most delightful gift to land in my mailbox.  However, perhaps a more interesting story is on her “quest for a book deal.” Mara, an ex-Village Voice writer, started on her book journey in 2007 when Gawker’s Emily Gould not only dug into her attempts at a book deal, but at her inability to get off. More»

I met Larry Smith, the founder of SMITH Magazine at SXSW and was more than entertained by his company, SMITH which started the best-selling book series, “Six-Word Memoirs,” which has spawned t-shirts, comics, and tweets based around personal narratives of SIX WORDS!  The SMITH Magazine (an online publication) is the home for this kind of storytelling, and all other forms, focused on a personal narrative. Their name, Smith, is the most popular surname in America. “It represents us all, each of us living our extraordinary lives-day by day, story by story.” Smith’s six-word short-form storytelling is especially convenient for us Twitter fans– John Mayer’s just one of the thousands of well-known names that has a six-word memoir.  What’s yours?

The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge M.D. is quickly becoming my favorite book of ‘09 (thanks dad!). The New York Times: “The power of positive thinking finally gains scientific credibility. Mind-bending, miracle-making, reality-busting stuff…with implications for all human beings, not to mention human culture, human learning and human history.” And Publisher’s Weekly: “Doidge turns everything we thought we knew about the brain upside down.” are on to something. Doide’s work, around Neuroplasticity may sound drab, but you don’t have to be a brain surgeon to gain from this fascinating read.  More»

Flirtexting: How To Text Your Way To His Heart…may quite possibly be the silliest thing ever published (by Skyhorse).  The authors’ (Olivia Baniuszewicz and Debra Goldstein) journey “began two years ago when we noticed how much we were consulting each other and our friends on boys’ text messages. Traditional girls at heart, we had questions (does he like me if he’s texting and not calling?) and concerns (is it too soon to text back?) as everyone else. We came to a point where we decided to stop fighting the inevitable texting phenomenon and learned to embrace it. More»

With the success of “He’s Just Not Into You” (first the book, now the HUGE movie premiere), there are others that have jumped on the bandwagon (scorned women are a marketers dream after all), including Matt & Tamsen over at “Why Hasn’t He?” website.  They are on their second book (”Why Hasn’t He Proposed?“), which follows their first (”Why Hasn’t He Called“).

[He's Just Not Into You Premiere]

I want to know where all of the “Why Hasn’t SHE?” books and websites are?  More»

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We were lucky enough to attend a reading at the Strand on Tuesday with Maria Semple, who has just released her debut novel, This One is Mine (and used to write for Arrested Development, Beverly Hills 90210, Ellen, and SNL, among other shows) and her good friend Darren Star, creator of 90210, Melrose Place, and Sex and the City (it was actually Darren who gave Maria her start working on 90210).

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“I Really Oughta Be in Pictures”

When I saw the 2003 remake of “Cheaper by the Dozen,” I couldn’t stop laughing. Not at the antics of Steve Martin, but at the—to me—unbelievably ludicrous idea that the Bonnie Hunt character could sell her first manuscript and then be sent on a BOOK TOUR a couple of weeks later. Reality check: it takes a minimum of a year for a book to go from manuscript to being in stores and there’s no point going on tour until then. More»

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Luxurious art publishing house, Assouline held a launch event for their new book- Jacques Fath. Last night, at the Assouline Boutique at The Plaza, an international (and fashion savvy) group of guests gathered to welcome the book as well as meet Bettina Graziani one of Fath’s muses and author Jéromine Savignon.