The Nanny Diaries by Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin

St.Martin’s Griffin, 2003, 320 pages. Who doesn’t love a nanny story? Screaming, tantrum-throwing kids, impossibly demanding employers (parents)–isn’t it nice …

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

The Chickenhouse UK, translated from the German by Anthea Bell, English translation copyright 2003. 543 pages. Writing stories may be …

Real Women Don’t Wear Size 2 by Kelley St. John

Warner Books, 2003, 350 pages. It’s fairly easy to see from the book’s statement title that the theme is all …

The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks

Doubleday Book Club (With Time Warner Books UK), 2003, 263 pages. Since I first saw this book on shelves some …

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Headline Book Publishing, 2001, 635 pages. Awards: Nebula and the Hugo Awards (For Sci-Fi), the Bram Stoker Award (Horror), and …