ARMCHAIR BEA 12: Giveaways

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER. I’ve got two books for giveaway for this year’s Armchair BEA.  I should mention I have not read either; I’m merely hosting a giveaway. The description from the publicist: In Such a Pretty Fat, Jen Lancaster learned how to come to terms with her body. In My Fair Lazy, she…

REVIEW: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE GREAT by Rachel Shukert

This is unabashed writing at its funniest.  Imagine if David Sedaris were a twentysomething, Jewish, naive, experimental actor abroad, with questionable taste in men — then wrote a book about it. Shukert’s exploits include landing an unpaid gig in an acting troupe that specializes in nontraditional performance pieces.  The show, seemingly forever in rehearsal, finally…