Abby Plesser
Content by Abby Plesser
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In Monica Drake’s unconventional, satirical second novel, The Stud Book, four longtime female friends grapple with the meaning of motherhood, relationships and their lives.
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Best-selling YA author Maureen Johnson doesn’t believe in ghosts. In fact, when people try to tell her a ghost story—even a good one—she just isn’t interested.
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TV personality and designer guru Todd Oldham shares his expertise and flair for refurbishing in Handmade Modern: Mid-Century Inspired Projects for Your Home.
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British author Jojo Moyes has written her fair share of complicated relationships—war brides, illicit affairs, a widow being stalked by her neighbor—but in her 10th novel, Me Before You, she introduces her most intriguing couple yet.
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Just when you think you’ve seen it all in the fictional werewolf/vampire/witch craze, British novelist Glen Duncan comes along with a story unlike anything else out there.
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Arguably one of the best-known authors in the world, James Patterson shows no signs of slowing down.
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The premise of Maggie Shipstead’s debut novel sounds like a typical beach read: A family gathers at a New England summer home for a wedding weekend and—surprise, surprise—nothing
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Party guest lists become even more delicate around the holidays, when you don't want to exclude anyone. But what if you simplified the guest list issue, and just invited every person on Earth?
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Let's face it: not all college grads are ready to enter the workforce. Sure, getting a job and working 9 to 5 is an almost inevitable part of growing up.
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It goes without saying that the French know a thing or two about love.
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For most of us, the months between high school graduation and our first days of college are filled with excitement, anticipation and, well, a lot of questions.
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Beauty, obsession and identity are at the heart of Brandi Lynn Ryder’s accomplished and darkly sensuous debut, In Malice, Quite Close.
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There is perhaps no assistant as famous as Lauren Weisberger—the young writer who channeled her hellish experience working for Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour in the 200
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Best-selling authors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen teamed up with teen author Deborah Reber to create the latest edition of the wildly popular inspirational series, Chicken Soup for the Te
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Recently divorced, middle-aged and generally down on his luck, Ezekiel Cooper doesn’t know where he’s going when he packs up his loyal dog, Tucker, and leaves his hometown of Clayton, T
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Beth Kephart is one of those enviable people whose talent seems limitless. She is a prolific writer—of YA novels, memoirs and nonfiction. Her first book, the memoir A Slant of Sun, was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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With 40 New York Times bestsellers and 60 million copies of her books in print worldwide, romance author Jude Deveraux is a force to be reckoned with. She talks with BookPage about inspiration, her writing process and whom she’d like to be stranded with on a desert island.
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For most of us, Christmas isn't Christmas without strings of bright lights adorning the houses and trees of our neighborhood blocks and city streets.
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According to the publicity materials accompanying his auspicious debut, Stephen Wetta “grew up in the ’60s and ’70s, drank, used drugs, got in financial trouble, and spent far too
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Perhaps best known for her provocative memoirs, Kathryn Harrison triumphantly returns to her historical fiction roots with Enchantments, the sweeping (and wholly imagined) story of
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Louisa Clark lives a small, simple life. At age 27, she shares a home with her quirky family, works at a local café and maintains a lackluster relationship with her beau of seven years.
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How well can you ever really know another person? After all, aren't there sides of ourselves that we hide even from those we love most?
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The holidays are finally upon us! But is that always a good thing? As perfect as they are in theory, the holidays can be a recipe for disaster.
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Learning how to redecorate a room is one thing, but what if your home needs basic improvements and additions? In Room for Improvement: Change Your Home! Enhance Your Life!
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For most parents, thinking about their child's college years brings great pride, much anticipation and, well, complete and utter dread.
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New York Times best-selling author Janet Evanovich is a busy lady, publishing at least a book a year (and usually more) in her mega-successful Stephanie Plum, Alex Barnaby and Diesel & T
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It was the scream—and the shower scene—heard ’round the world.
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Admit it: if you're like most homeowners and renters, the thought of splashing color on your walls petrifies you.
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If the task of redecorating seems incredibly daunting, start simple that's the advice Douglas Wilson of TLC's immensely popular Trading Spaces provides in his first book, Doug's Rooms: Transform
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College graduation is a time of enormous achievement. But for too many grads, it's also a time of uncertainty and insecurity (just ask any of my soon-to-be-graduate friends).
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Knopf publisher and editor-in-chief Sonny Mehta, who introduced the works of Stieg Larsson to American readers, talks about the phenomenal success of the series.
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Fergus Goodwyn has been cheated. All he ever wanted was a beautiful home and a family to love him.
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Picture this: a family, dressed in matching denim, lying on top of one another by the ocean. Or think of two parents sweetly kissing their newborn—except the baby is screaming out in terror.
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Like a lot of little girls, Amelia desperately wants a dog. But not just any dog—Amelia wants a small brown dog with a wet pink nose.
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Mothers, daughters, friends, wives and lovers—from the late ’70s to the present day—fill the pages of Elissa Schappell’s wise and witty linked short story collection,
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For as long as most adults could remember, Cedar Hole had been a haven for the unmotivated, the hopeless and the downright destitute.
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In her best-selling novels, Emily Giffin asks questions most of us can’t imagine answering. What if you fell in love with your best friend’s fiancé—and he loved you back?
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Diana McBride has been having a rough year.
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Forget what you think you know about relationships. Better yet, forget what you think you know about your friends, your lovers and especially your family.
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Unless you were living under a rock this past Oscar season, you’ve undoubtedly heard the buzz about Slumdog Millionaire.
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