2007 HOLIDAY BOOK GUIDE

Nothing makes a better gift than a good book. Here's my list of the best gift books for the 2007 holiday season, as seen on The Daily Buzz. Click on the book names to go straight to amazon.com.

LIT CHICK'S TOP PICK:
* How the Grinch Stole Christmas: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective (by Dr. Seuss): A new printing -- along with 32 pages of commentary and archival images -- of the beloved Christmas story.

HOLIDAY CLASSICS, OLD AND NEW:
* A Christmas Memory (by Truman Capote): The 50th anniversary edition of a classic holiday tale from one of the twentieth century's legendary literary talents.
* The Soldiers' Night Before Christmas (by Trish Holland and Christine Ford): Perfect for any child whose mom or dad is in the military, this is a new spin on Clement C. Moore's classic 'Twas The Night Before Christmas poem.
* An Idiot Girl's Christmas (by Laurie Notaro): An absolutely hilarious collection of 13 holiday stories that will women will love.
* Holidays Are Hell (by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Vicki Pettersson and Marjorie M. Liu) Four holiday horror novellas from a collection of top-selling authors.


PERFECT GIFTS FOR GROWNUPS:
* Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever and Became an American Icon Along the Way (by Leonard S. Marcus): A beautiful coffee-table book celebrating 65 years of the picture books that shaped millions of childhoods.
* The Complete Book of Aunts (by Rupert Christiansen): A clever book about the greatests aunts in history -- both fictional and real. A perfect present for your aunt!
* Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty & Everything Glamour (by Rachel Zoe): Perfect for the fashionista in your life, this is a well-regarded tome by one of Hollywood's top stylists.

PERFECT GIFTS FOR KIDS & TEENS
* Soupy Saturdays with The Pain & The Great One (by Judy Blume): Seven brand-new stories from the beloved children's author.
* The Night Tourist (by Katheribe Marsh): The magical tale of a ninth-grade prodigy who finds a hidden world beneath New York's Grand Central Terminal.
* Love, Stargirl (by Jerry Spinelli): Stargirl's story continues in Newbery medal-winning novelist Spinelli's latest novel for teens.

NOVELS FROM THE LIT CHICK
* How To Sleep With a Movie Star (by Kristin Harmel): My debut novel, which Cosmpolitan magazine called "hilarious" is the story of a magazine reporter who gets involved in a situation that makes the world think she's having a fling with a movie star when, in reality, her love life is a disaster.
* The Blonde Theory (by Kristin Harmel): My second novel tells the story of Manhattan attorney Harper Roberts who feels that her intelligence and job intimidate men, so, at the urging of her friends, she dumbs herself down to see if it changes her dating luck. Along the way, she learns a lesson about the importance of being true to herself.


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