Posts written by Maura Fritz

Hello, Bookies! I have a lot to share with you, starting with this big news: Our friends over on the print side of Real Simple are looking for readers to review books for them. [...]

Hello, Bookies: Before we kick off summer, unofficially anyway, on Memorial Day, let’s pick our June book, so we can enjoy the long weekend with a good read in hand. Mary Kate McGrath, senior [...]

Hi, Bookies: So Erin Morgenstern’s magical debut novel, The Night Circus, is your May pick. RealSimple.com’s Brigitt Hauck will say hi and introduce this imaginative story of two dueling magicians and their star-crossed love [...]

Hi, Bookies: A quick reminder to vote for the book you’d like to read next month. Your choices are below; make your pick before the poll closes, at 11:59 p.m. ET this Monday, April [...]

Hi, Bookies: You’ll recognize a couple of titles in this month’s poll, since we brought back two strong contenders from recent months: Nancy Mitford’s Love in a Cold Climate (March) and Motherless Brooklyn, by [...]

Hi, Bookies: The author of Rules of Civility, our February book, answers questions about who—and what—inspired his story, the relationships of his characters, and what interests him as a writer. (Note: Our questions appear [...]

Good day, Bookies: Our friends down the hall on the print side of Real Simple have this question for you: What book turned you into a reader? (For me it was The Cat in [...]

Hi, Bookies: And it’s, in two words, Tina Fey. After an almost-win last year, Bossypants, the witty first book from the actress-slash-producer-slash-screenwriter, quite handily took first place in our April poll. Leigh Torretta, RealSimple.com’s account [...]

Hi, Bookies: It’s Tina Fey in the lead…for now? You make the call: Cast your vote, if you haven’t already, for your April book from the choices below. The poll is open until 11:59 [...]

Hi, Bookies: The poll is now open for April. What’s on the table: hilarious and astute observations from Tina Fey (she’s baaaackkkk) and Sloane Crosley, a fictionalized look at Wall Street, and a uniquely [...]