Call it what you like, "chick lit" is still popular in that it combines romance with women's literature, often featuring younger career women that are not always reflected in other genres. Some of the best examples of the genre are listed here.
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Smart girls like me / |
The year is 1999. Y2K is all the buzz. Betsy Nilssen is in full-on preparedness mode for the end of the world. Meanwhile, she must help her best friend, Bridget to plan a decadent destination wedding. And then there's Ryan, her office crush. Will Betsy be able to fulfill her maid of honor duties, make Ryan her "plus one," and survive doomsday? |
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Being committed : a novel / |
Hannah's boyfriend has just proposed but she finds herself politely declining. She soon regrets this when he becomes engaged to the girl next door. Hannah is granted a second chance but only on his terms. With wit and humor Hannah faces the challenges of being committed. |
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The big love : a novel / |
Allison thinks her relationship with Tom is going splendidly, until Tom calls her up in the middle of a dinner party to break up with her because he's fallen in love with his ex. Allison begins to contemplate what will become of her newly-single self and decides to dive back into the dating world in search of answers to questions of the heart and the big love. |
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Bridget Jones's diary : a novel / |
The original singleton, Bridget Jones is on an ongoing quest to loose a few pounds, cut back on her bad habits, and most importantly stop dating the wrong men and finally find a proper man to love. Bridget documents the ups and downs of her pursuit of these goals in her diary with no shame and hilarious effect. |
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The little lady agency / |
Finding herself unemployed once again, clever Brit Melissa Romney-Jones thinks up the perfect way to put her organizational skills to use. Assuming the alter ego of Honey Blennerhesket, Melissa opens the Little Lady Agency. As Honey she will perform all of the "little lady's" duties for those poor single men in desperate need of some looking after. The agency's a hit and Melissa lands her biggest client yet, the dashing American, Jonathan. Can Melissa keep her business and private lives from colliding when Jonathan wants her services exclusively? |
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The devil wears Prada / |
Small-town girl Andrea Sachs is just out of college and wants to be a writer. Hoping to get her foot in the door she takes a position as personal assistant to Runway magazine's powerful editor, Miranda Priestly. Andrea soon finds herself in over her head in the fast paced world of high fashion trying to survive the job "a million girls would die for.� |
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Ask again later / |
Emily Rhodes' mother has called to say she is desperately ill. While, she is prone to dramatics she is in this case actually sick enough for Emily to quit her job, ditch her boyfriend, and move back home. As Emily plays nursemaid to her mother and works as a receptionist at her estranged father's law firm she finds herself reconnecting with her parents and learning a thing or two about herself. |
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The godmother / |
Londoner Tessa King enjoys a full life, complete with a booked social calendar and steamy love life. She's also adept at playing godmother to the children of several of her close friends. So deep is her devotion that she begins to wonder if she should be contemplating a family of her own. When tragedy strikes, Tessa steps up in a big way as this witty and charming story tackles some heavier questions of marriage and parenthood. |
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Love @ first site : a novel / |
Jessica Monroe is happily going about her bustling single life when her well meaning friends decide that she needs to get out there to find love. With that in mind they give her the birthday gift of her own personal ad on a hot new dating site. The outcome is a series of tortuous dates recounted in true gossipy fashion that make for a fun page-turner. |
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Anybody out there? / |
Successful New York PR agent Anna Walsh wakes to find herself in her parent's Dublin home. She's broken and bruised, but can't remember how she got into such a state or what happened to her wonderful husband, Aidan. Despite her shaky condition and her families pleas for her to stay, the ever resilient and plucky Anna returns to NY to piece together her life and find Aidan. |
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Pick me up / |
Self-proclaimed New York gallerista, Isabel Duncan loves her work -- the glamorous artists, the art, and her fabulous co-workers at the Emerson Bond Gallery. Sadly, that may soon come to an end when Emerson Bond himself drops dead. What will become of Isabel and her friends when gorgeous Avery Devon takes over the gallery? |
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This collection, conceived in response to the constant bashing bestowed on chick lit, brings together some of the brightest stars of the genre. They're out to prove that fiction by, about, and for women is as worth reading as any other literature. These writers cover the gamut of topics that speak to all fans of the genre and do it with style, wit, and humor. |