Apparently I’m a book skank. I loved so many books in 2006 I cannot bring myself to choose a favorite. The sad thing is, I could have loved so many more, had I made the time. So, in lieu of flogging one true love, we’re going to hold a “So Many Books” award ceremony for my most beloved nightstand darlings. These books may or may not have been published in 2006, my self-centered…
Behind the Times By Deb Anna
I’m horrible about reading, by which I mean that I read about .000001% of the number of books I’d like to. And I can’t really blame it on my work schedule. My friend Melissa de la Cruz, who literally pumps out something like 10 books a year (not to mention, recently, a baby, and, um, milk) is a treasure trove of knowledge on current books. Ask her what she’s reading…
News Flash
We Have a Winnah! The Debutantes are pleased to announce that Judy from Tifton, Georgia is the winner of our second contest! Judy will receive a fabulous postcard from each Deb, which will no doubt enliven and enrich her life, as well as an exciting mystery goody bag from Deb Kristy in Florida! Congratulations, Judy! If you’re terribly jealous of Judy’s great luck, then head over to the Contest page…
Debutantes and Dromedaries by Deb Kristy
Going off-topic this week for a worthy cause. I recently had the pleasure of reading an advance reading copy of The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton. The ARC came along with some information on the real-life Kenya’s Mobile Library program, and I grew fascinated and did a little more research. After I read all I could online, I resolved to donate some books to this extraordinary program. Then, completely coincidentally,…
Hair Trauma Past and Present, by Deb Eileen
I have never reached an orgasm from washing my hair in the way that the commercials promise me. Never. Not even when I buy the shampoo that should be made from crushed diamonds and distilled elephant saliva because it is so expensive. When I toss my head with abandon like the women in hair commercials it gives me a headache. I suspect this is due to the velocity of my…
Things That Make You Go Hmmm … or Mmmm …. by Deb Mia
I love writing posts, but there are times when a picture says a thousand words … Really, the hair gods spared no one … and yes, I did notice that my seventh grade hair barely fits into the frame of the picture … thank you for noticing! Of course I have conveniently excluded about, oh 26 years of bad haircuts as well, but there’s a limit to the amount of…
At Mr. Perry’s
It was the seventies and Mr. Perry was a very flamboyant gentleman with huge hair and an equally large mustache. He wore shiny, too-tight shirts with wide lapels, and brightly colored bell-bottoms. Mr. Perry would coo and cluck and tend to my grandmother, always calling her Dr. Howard, never Laura. (She loved this.) She sipped a glass of champagne while he cut and set her hair. Meanwhile, his “girls” would…
Gone in 60 Seconds by Deb Tish
I had the most perfect haircut of my life. For 60 seconds. It was sleek, smooth, jaggedy at the ends and it snuggled my jawline like no man ever has. The stylist—we’ll call her Adrianna–put away her scissors and held up the mirror so I could see that the back was every bit as fabulous as the front. For one minute, I was Jennifer Aniston. I tallied up all the…
Hair-raising Adventures in Blackberry Picking
If I hadn’t picked 12 containers of blackberries, I might not have ended up with the Dorothy Hamill-had-she-cut-her-locks-with-gardening-sheers haircut at the age of 13 (aka, the worst age to be when you suddenly find yourself possessing a disastrous haircut). It seemed like a good enough idea at the time. I was staying with my friend Ramsay at her dad’s Napa vineyard for a week and after a few days of…
News Flash!
Debs in Review Heaven! Debutante Jennifer McMahon’s Promise Not To Tell got a fabulous review in Publisher’s Weekly, the go-to industry resource. Check it out! Congratulations, Jennifer! Double Debs! A second Deb has made it into Writer’s Digest! Debutante Tish Cohen, author of Town House, is featured in the First Impression column in their April edition, due on newsstands any day, and she happens to be sharing space there with friend…
