What The Book?!

thought-provoking reads (for fun!)


I knew I lived in the post-dating world when a guy I liked (at the time, he was the Boyfriend Prospect in my gaggle) invited me to a barbecue at his apartment…and then texted me telling me to bring my own meat… That’s right! The text message said: Hey so gun for being ere by [...]




Dear WTF?! Readers: We are delighted to announce that renowned publisher Simon & Schuster will be publishing our book about the gaggle – your gaggle, our gaggle, a girl’s gaggle and…brand new to the book…a guy’s gaggle. Our very own Jessica Massa (read her WTF?! Ask Jess column here and her Huffington Post column here) will [...]




People expect me, Mr. Cook To Bang, to turbo-load every sentence with perverse food metaphors. That’s my bread and butter and I promise the tomfoolery will return after these messages. But not now. I write this from a jaded, dare I say, broken-hearted perspective.




Today is an exciting day, folks. “Wactress”-turned-writer-turned-federal prosecutor-turned-author-turned WTF?! guest blogger Cavanaugh Lee’s book is finally out! There’s a new voice of techno-romance in the bookstores! Here are the basics of what you need to know: it’s called Save as Draft, it’s a fun, timely, thought-provoking, engaging, finish-it-in-two-sittings-and-a-subway-ride read, and you can buy it now [...]




It’s a New Year. A lot of us are saying: things are gonna be different. We’ve resolved to make it so. But here’s a hope and wish for all of us, dear WTF?! readers. As everything changes around us – at the speed of light. No wait, faster! Amidst the swirling madness that is f*cked [...]




Lots to love and loathe in Links this week! <3 The New York Times marvels (again) at romance novel sales – this time in e-book form. What’s not to love about this vast, sexy, romantic, inspiring genre beloved of millions of women? Well, maybe the explicitly bodice-ripping covers are a little much… But with e-books, [...]




I don’t know who I am and thus I can’t expect somebody to be serious with me. Who will they be falling in love with? I’d have to ask – “So, handsome guy that’s really into me, can you tell me what characteristics you like about me so that I can keep up this faux personality and keep you interested? In fact can you write it down so I can post it on the mirror in my bathroom?




As a fan of WTF!? I watched with interest as the controversy over Spencer Walker’s Cook to Bang guest blog post boiled over.  In case you missed it, he sparked a controversy with his cookbook—Cook to Bang:  The Lay Cook’s Guide to Getting Laid—aimed at teaching men how to seduce women with food. Whatever your [...]




Okay, I’d be the first to admit that the modern world has changed the dating dynamic.  In my day (I hate how old that makes me sound), there were no cell phones and no Internet. Consequently there was no text messaging, IM-ing, or social networking.  And that makes what I’m about to say seem spurious.  [...]




Newsflash! Men have feelings too. And not only those dudes who read our site. I don’t mean to be facetious. It’s just that in our f*cked up, post-dating world, we – as women – so often feel like we’re left holding the bag. No matter how strong we feel starting out the night, the friendship, [...]




Tomorrow in NYC Happenings, The Bowery Poetry Club is hosting Basseyworld Live! at 7pm. Brought to you by 5 x Def Poetry Jam Poet Bassey Ikpi, the night will feature an illustrious panel discussion about pop culture, politics and relationships (intertwined with Bassey’s poetry of course!).




TODAY in NYC Happenings, a propos of our romance novel discussion lead by pirategirl, everyone is encouraged to check out Lady Jane’s Salon. This Romance Reading Series, which has been written up at Beatrice and Time Out New York among other press, is hosted monthly at Madame X. That would be at 94 West Houston, [...]



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