Maura Kelly just finished her first novel. Her personal essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Observer, The Washington Post, Salon, Glamour, Penthouse, and other publications. She also writes a dating blog for Marie Claire.

Loving the Daily Grind

Loving the Daily Grind

Alain de Botton has become a guru of personal realization for Bobos. But can his latest guide, The Pleasures and Sorr...

Posted 7:53 AM | Jun 4, 2009
Secrets of a Literary Seducer

Secrets of a Literary Seducer

Literature can be so unsexy-all those musty old books, no special effects, or movie stars showing flesh. But with Be...

Posted 6:31 AM | May 23, 2009
The 30-Year-Old Orgasm Virgin

The 30-Year-Old Orgasm Virgin

A new book chronicles one woman's 26-year quest to bring herself to sexual climax. I did her four better. Despite ha...

Posted 2:44 PM | May 13, 2009
Will This Book Save Your Life

Will This Book Save Your Life?

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Posted 6:14 AM | Mar 2, 2009