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"Readers will down this fizzy 'murder-tini' in one gulp."
-- Publishers Weekly
"A fun mystery."
-- People
"A wickedly fun read."
-- Glamour

"Harris has a deceptively sweet, light touch with the humor, which makes it all the more fun when you realize she’s landed some pretty solid digs on hipster/yuppie parenting, the mind-boggling aspects of gentrification in New York, and above all, the sexist bent of the publishing industry that treats women—half the human race—as a speciality group."
-- Pandagon

“Death By Chick Lit isn’t just a mystery any more than it’s just chick lit; it’s a character-driven novel about ambition, relationships, friendships, and fame. The fact that Harris hung all that on a good, solid mystery is just gravy.”
-- BlogCritics

SOMEONE IS KILLING ALL THE IT-GIRL AUTHORS. BUT LOLA'S STILL ALIVE -- AND FRANKLY, SHE'S A LITTLE OFFENDED.You’ve heard of Lola Somerville. Or not. Her first novel, much anticipated by her mother, was promptly eclipsed by…everyone else’s. These days, seems no one Lola knows can write a letter to the editor without having it optioned for a movie. Yes, Lola thinks, I have a great geek-hottie husband and a cool place in “up and coming” Brooklyn -- but just once, can’t I write some random article and have Jodie Foster call me for the film rights? Or jeez, okay, Minnie Driver. Just something?
Then one night at a swanky book party, Lola finds her frenemy Mimi McKee, author of Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Man!, dead in a storeroom, throat slashed with a shard from a Mimi-tini. This, Lola thinks, could be my next big break.
As the bodies of It-Girl writers begin to pile up, Lola starts asking dangerous questions: Are the murders connected? Am I next? If not, um, why not? If I solve the mystery, then will my agent remember my name? As she digs deeper, the stakes get higher, and Lola’s search for what she wants most threatens to alienate those she loves most.
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Killer review in the Courant!

"I toted it to the beach, where it made me laugh so hard that the usually fearless sea gulls avoided my blanket. Lynn Harris' sharply observed novel of murders and machinations in the Manhattan publis...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:43:00 GMT

Cake!

Just got back from a divine vacation in Castine, Maine, which, for you Linda Greenlaw (http://www.lindagreenlawbooks.com/) fans, is not far from Isle au Haut, which is not easy to pronounce in any lan...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:45:00 GMT

TOMORROW: reading/signing at Community Bookstore, Park Slope, Brooklyn

Please join me in supporting Park Slope's beloved Community Bookstore, one of the bestest of the indies. I'll be reading from and signing copies of Death By Chick Lit tomorrow (Thursday) night at 7:30...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:15:00 GMT

new interviews/reviews: mediabistro, MojoMom, PubGuy, Blogcritics, GirlaWhirl

A buncha click-heres for your reading pleasure:Click here to read a THRILLING review of Death By Chick Lit by Kate Harding. Click here to read a nice review of DBCL at GirlaWhirl.com.Click here to rea...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:09:00 GMT

HuffPo and party pix

Lynn Harris discusses -- and defends -- chick lit on the Huffington Post, in an interview with Rachel Kramer Bussel.Pix from the Death By Chick Lit launch party, via Rachel Kramer Bussel
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:27:00 GMT