Chapter and Verse

Chapter and Verse by Colin Bateman

Ivan Connor's publisher has just turned down his wonderful new novel, CHAPTER AND VERSE. His agent is out of ideas, and the only person to turn up at his latest reading is his mum. He's desperately jealous of the marketable Francesa Brady, a hugely successful author of fat romantic books for fat romantic people, whose expansive hair and bright red lipstick attack him from posters everywhere he goes. He's also living at home since his marriage broke up, and his ex-wife is furious that he collected the wrong child from school.

Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell

In “Lipstick Jungle,” Bushnell’s fourth novel, Bushnell explores our assumptions about gender roles in family and career. The book follows three high-powered friends as they weather the ups and downs of lives lived at the top of their game. Salon magazine called Bushnell’s work “ahead of the curve,” and once again, with “Lipstick Jungle,” Bushnell captures the paradigm of a new breed of career woman facing modern challenges and choices.