What is Emily Giffin Reading?

Posted by Andree Lachapelle Jul 20, 2006

When the best-selling author of "Something Borrowed," "Something Blue," and "Baby Proof" is asked about the kind of books she likes to read, she answers without hesitation.

"I love Sarah Dunn," she recently told fans gathered at Toronto's Indigo Books. Giffin adds that she also likes Jennifer Weiner, and Joshilyn Jackson, author of "Gods in Alabama."

"Smart chick lit, brilliant chick lit," says Giffin. Her own books have become best-sellers, one after the other. Let's face it: Emily Giffin knows good Chick Lit!

"Gods in Alabama," by Joshilyn Jackson, focuses on Arlene Fleet, a young woman who goes off to college in Chicago and promises to stop fornicating, stop lying, and never go back home to Possett, Alabama, while Jackson's latest novel, "Between, Georgia," tells of the bad blood between rival Georgia families. Both of Joshilyn Jackson's books are filled with hopes and dreams, and long-buried secrets.

Author Jennifer Weiner takes a not-much-lighter look at life with "Little Earthquakes," which focuses on the challenges faced by four new mothers, and "Good in Bed," the heroine of which might be perceived as another Bridget Jones. "In Her Shoes," became a huge success when it was turned into a movie starring Cameron Diaz, while Weiner's mystery novel, "Goodnight Nobody," has been described by Amazon.com as "Desperate Housewives" meets "Sex and the City."

Sarah Dunn's "The Big Love," published by Little, Brown, and Company, is described by the publisher as "a fresh and hilarious debut novel about commitment, competition, and the occasional joys of unencumbered sex, for readers of "Pride and Prejudice" to "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing."

I must admit to not having read "The Big Love," but it sounds like the perfect novel for women like Emily Giffin and me!

More Emily Giffin:

To see what Emily Giffin has to say about "Baby Proof," her latest novel, click here!

To find out about Emily Giffin's other books, click here!