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Can’t get enough of your favorite TV shows? Well, we can’t bring you any new episodes, but we can recommend some books that will give you the history, background, and inside info about some of your favorite shows. From Mad Men to the Kardashian’s, check out these books to help ease the pain of waiting for the next episode. More»

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Last night, Jennifer Hudson and Good Housekeeping magazine celebrated the publication of Hudson's new book, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down at the Hearst Tower. Her book discusses Hudson's battle with weight-loss and how she lost 80 pounds in just two years. More»

Amazon starts signing authors, pushing publishers out a job; BlackBerry gives out freebies in the hopes of making amends; it's Samsung vs. Apple in the court room and wireless phones will soon start warning customer's if they are about to going over their monthly call, text and data allowances. More»

Fact or fiction, celebrity autobiographies are like a rite-of-passage in the fame game, and most big stars will release one at some point. Even for those that stick to children’s stories and photo books, there’s no denying the prevalence of hardbacks stamped with a famous name. Here are some titles to look for this fall! More»

You spend all year dreaming of laying around and soaking in sunlight with a book in hand. If you’re looking for something to occupy your eyes on your next sunbathing excursion, here are a few new books to consider. More»

It's finally sunny out after such a rainy weekend! Nothing is worse than finally getting to the beach, and opening your bag to find an old Cosmopolitan magazine and leaky oil. A beach bum myself, I have perfected the list of essentials to pack that will keep you in the sun all day without missing a thing! More»

The best kind of thrillers are really old oldies but goodies [NYT]
In other beach reading news, the LA Times releases 60 titles for your summer reading [LAT]
Snip this, snap that...less is more for the perfect swimsuit & party dress [Hamptons.com]
Forget The Fireworks! Keep Driving! [Newsday]
Out with the Ford, in with the Food..Whole Foods, that is. [Curbed]

Carlos Mota was at the Mercer signing his new book, Flowers: Chic & Cheap: Arrangements picked from the Market or Backyard. Since everyone loves flowers, Zani Gugelmann, Tory Burch, Waris Ahluwahlia, Fabiola Beracasa, and many others showed up to support the stylist-slash-flowerboy. More»

Real Housewife Alex McCord and Real Househusband Simon Van Kempen have a book out and are doin' the rounds. Little Kids, Big City is all about urban parenting, though it may not ease our curiosity over why they named their kids Francois and Johann. More»

Think finance guys are devoid of creativity and soul? Think again! Malcolm Dorson, investment banker and Penn grad, can now add "published author" to his resume with the release of his first novel Octopus Summer. And in true New York fashion, he's throwing a party to celebrate it. More»

[Ann Dexter Jones, Zoe, Laurie Sandell at the author's book party. All photos by JIMI CELESTE for PMc].

Last night at a private residence in Manhattan, author Laurie Sandell was surrounded by friends who came out for her book party. The fabulous Miss Ann Dexter Jones, Zoe, Carole Radziwill, Karyn Geringer, Susan Orlean, Ariel Foxman, Nathan Englander, Colson Whitehead, Ariel Foxman, Albert McEvoy, Kristin Van Ogtrop and Sheila Weller were amongst the party guests. Publisher's Weekly called the book a "...delightfully composed graphic novel, (where) journalist Sandell (Glamour) illustrates a touchingly youthful story about a daughter's gushing love for her father.