Monday, January 3, 2011

MONDAY DOUBLE GIVEAWAY: LITTLE PINK SLIPS and THE BEACH HOUSE



LITTLE PINK SLIPS         THE BEACH HOUSE
BY SALLY KASLOW       BY GEORGIA BOCKOVEN
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ABOUT THE BOOKS
LITTLE PINK SLIPS: 
“This year’s The Devil Wears Prada” (New York Post)— from a former magazine publishing insider.

Inspired by her own experiences behind the scenes, Sally Koslow wryly “pokes at corporate greed, celeb worship, and the search for Mr. Right” (People)

At 37, Magnolia Gold (nee Maggie Goldfarb of Fargo, North Dakota) is the youngest editor-inchief ever to wield a red pen at Lady magazine. And with her loyal staff, parties, and Manolos, she no longer feels out of place.

Enter Bebe Blake, loudmouth television personality and Fashion Don’t. To Magnolia’s horror, her boss has not only given her job to Bebe, he’s also turning Lady into Bebe. And Magnolia will be relegated to a roach-infested back office. Now she’ll just have to watch as her beloved mag turns rag. With Bebe all over the cover. In bike shorts…
 

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THE BEACH HOUSE:
The beach house is a peaceful haven, a place to escape everyday problems. Here, three families find their feelings intensified and their lives transformed each summer.

When thirty-year-old Julia, mourning the death of her husband, decides to sell the Santa Cruz beach house they owned together, she sets in motion a final summer that will change the lives of all the families who rent it year after year. Teenaged Chris discovers the bittersweet joy of first love. Maggie and Joe, married sixty-five years, courageously face a separation that even their devotion cannot prevent. The married woman Peter yearns for suddenly comes within his reach. And Julia ultimately finds the strength to rebuild her life—something she once thought impossible.

With equal measures of heartbreak and happiness, bestselling author Georgia Bockoven's unforgettable novel tells of the beauty of life and the power of love, and speaks to every woman who has ever clung to a child or loved a man
ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sally Koslow is the former editor in chief of McCall’s magazine. Sally has taught at The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence CollegeNew York Writer’s Workshop. She consults with and has contributed essays and articles to many American women’s magazines, including O the Oprah Magazine, More, Real Simple, Ladies’ Home Journal, Health, Reader’s DigestGood Housekeeping as well as the anthology Dirt: The Quirks, Habits and Passions of Keeping House. On television, she has been featured on Today, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, Fox & Friends, Good Day New York and news programs affiliated with MSNBC, CNN and CNBC. Sally has lectured at Yale University, Columbia University, New York University, The University of Chicago, The University of Wisconsin, and many other colleges, professional associations, community and synagogue groups. 
Sally has been long-married to Robert Koslow, her college boyfriend, and they are the parents of Jed Koslow, an attorney, and Rory Koslow, who works in the film industry. Although she was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota, Sally has lived her adult life in Manhattan, where she can often be found running in Central Park.
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Georgia Bockoven is an award-winning author who began writing fiction after a successful career as a freelance journalists and photographer. Her books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. Her first book for HarperCollins, A Marriage of Convenience, will soon be a CBS movie starring Jane Seymour and James Brolin. The mother of two, she resides in Northern California with her husband, John. 
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144 comments:

Kim said...

Both of these books look great, but if I had to choose, it would be The Beach House as I have always dreamed of owning a family beach house.
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I would like to read "The Beach House" because I just love the beach and anything to do with the beach.

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I would go with the beach house. I think it is interesting that one house could effect so many people.
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Little Pink Slips - because I just saw a program about Rosie and McCalls!

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Suburban prep said...

They both look great but I have actually the Beach House on my wish list.
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I would most prefer The Beach House, it sounds very emotional and I like those kinds of books, plus I like the cover a lot.

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I think I'd pick Little Pink Slips if I had to pick just one!

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The Beach House is a dream of mine. Sounds great. thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

Colleen Turner said...

Wow, both books sound wonderful, but I think I would have to pick the Beach House as the one I am most excited to read. Who doesn't love the beach, and a story about the lives that change and grow (or die) within the same house. Can't wait to read it!
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Connie said...

Hi! If I had to choose one, I would pick the book "The Beach House". It sounds more like something I would read. Thank you for a fantastic giveaway! :)

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Linda Kish said...

Why do you always give us two wonderful selections, then say pick one? You know that's tough. I'd have to say The Beach House. I like the cover a little more, I guess.

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rubynreba said...

Both books sounds good but I would pick The Beach House. I'd like to read about the 3 families.
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captainliss40 said...

Little Pink Slips looks entertaining, but I would choose The Beach House for stories on families and various life stages. captainliss40(at)gmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

I'd like the Little Pink Slips and it is wrote by Sally Kaslow from Mcalls the magazine I subscribe to for a while now..


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bison61 said...

they both sound like great reads but I'd pick THE BEACH HOUSE to read first

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Misusedinnocence said...

I really liked the descriptions of both, but Little Pink Slips spoke to me. I've always been interested in that world and it's fun to read about.

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Deb K said...

Both of these books look great, but if I had to choose, it would be The Beach House as I love to be at The Beach :-)

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Michelle M. said...

Both sound good in decidedly different ways. If I had to pick it'd have to be The Beach House because I love reading books set at the beach, any beach.

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Anonymous said...

I would like to read 'pink slip' of the two. It seems humorous and I enjoy funny.

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Little Pink Slips sounds laugh out loud funny - so I'd pick that one
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Both books are interesting but if I had to pick, I would choose 'The Beach House'. It seems to have a lot of emotional tormoil going on that needs to be resolved.

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They both sound good but I'd probably be slightly more interested in reading The Beach House. Kind of reminds me of Lillian Hellman's "Autumn Garden."

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The Little Pink Slips is the next Devil Wears Prada which is one of my favorite books so I would have to pick Little Pink Slips
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