My stacks of books went largely ignored during the 2nd half of 2009, but I'm back in action now! After finishing the last two Outlander books last week I needed something short and sweet. A book whose pages didn't reach 4 digit numbers.

Anyhow, a friend recommended Lisa Kogan's "Someone Will Be With You Shortly" and I read it over the course of two evenings. Short, funny, and contemporary... just what I needed. Don't be scared by the fact that she writes for O Magazine...I've never read the magazine or her column but Lisa Kogan is actually funny, wry, and blunt, not at all pretentious. She shares snippets of her life as a semi-single working mom living in NYC. Sex toys, her obsession with food, pointless drag-out fights with her boyfriend, her first make-out session at the age of 13, it's all discussed in an honest and self-deprecating manner. I doubt it'll be in my top 10 reads for the year but it's still a cute read. Pick it up if you're in the mood for something light and easy!