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Marisa Meltzer

Marisa Meltzer is coauthor of How Sassy Changed My Life. Her next book Girl Power will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in February.

articles/2010/02/21/what-makes-women-happy/meltzer-happiness_83496_a7rjor

What Makes Women Happy?

In a new book, Ariel Gore set out to answer the question of what makes her and other women happy. Marisa Meltzer discusses with her what she learned.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2010/02/15/pop-tarts/meltzer-pop-tart_81624_dv1nke

Pop Tarts!

The epic story of the rise and fall of Britney, Christina, Mandy, and the rest of the pop princesses. An exclusive excerpt from Marisa Meltzer’s new book, Girl Power.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2009/10/27/moving-in-with-mom-dad-and-god/book-beast---meltzer-mennonite-in-a-little-black-dress-1_ms04vx

Moving In With Mom, Dad and God

In her uproarious memoir, Rhoda Janzen recounts moving back in with her conservative Mennonite parents, and getting reacquainted with borscht, public prayer, and being set up with her cousins.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2009/10/23/an-ode-to-shaggy-men/meltzer-hairy-hunks_58291_nivvtc

An Ode to Shaggy Men

British comedienne Lucy Porter has penned a sweet tribute to hirsute men in her new book, Hairy Hunks. She speaks with Marisa Meltzer about ’staches, beards, and her crush on Stalin.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2009/09/02/absolutely-flabulous/meltzer-plus-size---gallery-launch_ocamg2

Absolutely Flabulous

Lizzi Miller’s belly roll in Glamour caused a sensation. Marisa Meltzer on why the 180-pound beauty is leading a plus-size revolution. Also, VIEW OUR GALLERY of hot and heavy models.

Marisa Meltzer

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articles/2009/08/09/good-girls-are-back/meltzer-good-girls-gallery-launch_cv1wgu

Good Girls Are Back

With Twilight emphasizing virginity, role models like Taylor Swift, and new books about girls gone mild, nice girls are finishing first. Plus: VIEW OUR GALLERY of the new good girls.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2009/07/31/young-adults-high-drama/meltzer-shelf-discovery_40810_spt7cd

Young Adult's High Drama

Supernatural powers, boy problems, scoliosis—the YA genre tackles all the important issues, and serves as a literary lifeline for millions of teens. A new homage finally gives it its due.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2009/07/26/five-problems-with-chick-flicks/meltzer-romcoms-ugly-truth-heigl_39274_jkmney

Five Problems With Chick Flicks

Katherine Heigl’s new romp, The Ugly Truth, is the latest in a string of brainless romantic comedies. Marisa Meltzer on five things the genre can do to make us fall in love with it again.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2009/07/20/summers-top-chick-lit-reads/meltzer-chick-lit_38774_kgxxjt

Summer's Top Chick Lit Reads

This year's big beach books—Twenties Girl, Best Friends Forever, The Wedding Girl, and Hope in a Jar—feature dark subplots, gossip, and romance with men who could be played by Colin Firth.

Marisa Meltzer

articles/2009/06/22/shout-outs-to-the-group/meltzer-group_33326_g2ztqm

Shout-Outs to The Group

Two buzzed-about novels, the hot new Commencement and A Fortunate Age, are modeled on Mary McCarthy’s classic about a group of college grads. But will these books have the staying power of the original?

Marisa Meltzer

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