Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Memoirs (Books)

Author: Jen Lancaster

This is the story of how a haughty former sorority girl went from having a household income of almost a quarter-million dollars to being evicted from a ghetto apartment… It’s a modern Greek tragedy, as defined by Roger Dunkle in The Classical Origins of Western Culture: a story in which ‘the central character, called a tragic protagonist or hero, suffers some serious mis….Read More

9 Books Similar to Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult’s Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It’s Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner

In Such a Pretty Fat, Jen Lancaster learned how to come to terms with her body. In My Fair Lazy, she expanded her mind. Now the New York Times bestselling… Continue Reading Posted in: 1967, American, Authors, Jen, Lancaster, United States

Playful Parenting

Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children’s way of exploring the world,… Continue Reading Posted in: Family, Nonfiction, Parenting

Southern Fried Divorce

If your dog doesn't like this book, he has no sense of humor."—Roy Blount, Jr., author ofRoy Blount's Book of Southern Humor and If Only You Knew How Much I… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Humor, Nonfiction

The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I’m Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog

One would think that with Jen Lancaster’s impressive list of bestselling self-improvement memoirs—Bitter Is the New Black; Bright Lights, Big Ass; Such a Pretty Fat; Pretty in Plaid; My Fair… Continue Reading Posted in: 1967, Jen, Lancaster, Martha, Stewart, United States

The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I’ve changed a bit since high school. Back then I said no to using and selling drugs. I washed on a normal basis and still had good… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Humorists, Young Women

She, Myself & I

The Cassel sisters have little in common besides a pair of wacky parents and a maddening knack for eluding happily-ever-after endings. But when their lives require damage control, only a… Continue Reading Posted in: Family, Fiction, Women's Fiction

Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments

From the wickedly hilarious pen of Southern humorist Celia Rivenbark comes a collection of essays that brings to mind Dave Barry (in high heels) or Jeff Foxworthy (in a prom… Continue Reading Posted in: Southern States, Women

We Thought You Would Be Prettier: True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive

She thought she’d have more time. Laurie Notaro figured she had at least a few good years left. But no–it’s happened. She has officially lost her marbles. From the kid… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Humorists, Women

The Liars’ Club

In this powerfully funny, razor's edge tale of a fractured girlhood, prize-winning poet and critic Mary Karr conjures up the terrors and joys of growing up in a swampy East… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Biography, Social Life And Customs, Women Poets

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