Blog Posts by Pam I am

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Pam I Am lives in Arlington Heights with her husband, two children, and golden retriever. On any given day she can be found juggling work, dirty laundry, reading literature, or devouring a People magazine.




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by Beth Harbison

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12/29/10
 Thin Rich and Pretty is the story of three women who believe that happiness is the next dress size down, the next dollar figure up, or the next appreciative glance from a stranger.  Holly will do anything to be thin. Lexi will do anything to be rich.  And Nicola will do anything to be pretty.   Thin Rich and Pretty is also the story of how three women save each other and find a path to true happiness.
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by Lauren Weisberger

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12/28/10
Fans of The Devil Wears Prada will want to read the latest release by best selling author Weisberger.  In Last Night At Chateau Marmont , Brook and Julian have been happily married for five years while she works two jobs to make ends meet while he follows his dreams to make it in the music world.  Suddenly, Julian  makes it big and their marriage becomes gossip in the tabloids.   Is the newfound fame fun?  Can they survive?
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by Giulia Melucci

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12/22/10
The website Chick Lit is not Dead has crowned Giulia Melucci the new "it" girl of chick lit.  They proclaim, "You’ll love Giulia’s hilarious commentary and your mouth will water as she prepares each recipe. (She even includes them for you to try yourself!)  Fun and heartwarming, we think y’all will enjoy this delicious memoir."
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by Elizabeth Edwards

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12/20/10

Elizabeth Edwards lost her battle with cancer in early December and  it hit me hard emotionally that another good woman lost her life to this awful disease.  It seems unfair that she faced so many horrible things that most of us wouldn't wish on our worst enemies including losing her teenage son in a car accident, a cheating husband, and terminal cancer.  But, she fought it all and persevered with a sense of humility, grace and understanding. 

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by Stacey Ballis

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12/16/10
 Chicklit.com has named this book their Book of the Year for 2010.  According to this website you will get completely hooked on this story of a woman who loses lots of weight only to see her husband leave her for her heavier best friend.  I want to kill him myself!!!
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by Ian Jackman and Hugh Laurie

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12/13/10
 I've always been enthralled by Gregory House's quirky and misanthropic personality on the hit tv show House so I picked up this nonfiction book and began flipping through it.  I quickly decided that I wanted to actually read this book rather than just flip through it.  This book gives the reader an inside look into the show including insights from the actors, writers, and producers as they describe in their own words what the show means to them. This book also delves into fascinating discussions of the show's medical science and controversial ethical issues, as well as photographs from the set. This is fun reading for any House fan!!!!
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by Sophie Kinsella

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12/12/10

In Mini Shopoholic, the world's favorite economically challenged heroine is back . . . with a baby in tow . . .  This is the newest book in the series and will be sure to delight Shopoholic readers!

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by Meg Cabot

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12/08/10
Most readers know Meg Cabot for her young adult series The Princess Diaries.  But, readers might also be interested in her adult fiction as well.  She has penned books such as Size 12 is Not Fat, Big Boned, Boy Meets Girl, The Boy Next Door, and She Went All the Way.  These books are entertaining and are well written with the same Meg Cabot style that readers loved with the Princess Diaries
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by Carrie Fisher

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12/08/10
In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher reflects on what it was like growing up in one of Hollywood's most dysfunctional families, as the child of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.  She refers to her family as "Hollywood Inbreeding".  This is Fisher's fourth book, but her first memoir.  In Wishful Drinking she humorously covers her neurotic childhood, coming of age on the Star Wars set, her on-again off-again relationship with Paul Simon and her personal experience with addictions and mental illness.  This memoir ultimately is about her survival and recovery from addiction and bipolar disorder.  But, along the way her self depreciating sense of humor and wit will have you laughing out loud. 
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12/06/10

According to Chicklitclub.com the top five Chick Lit authors to watch are

1)  Marian Keyes

2)  Sophie Kinsella

3)  Jane Green

4)  Jill Mansell

5) Jennifer Weiner

According to the Chicklit Club blog, these authors have consistently produced must-read chick lit and have a solid track record over at least three novels.  So, why not give one of these authors a try!

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