In Jon McGregor’s If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things he takes an ordinary day and poetically advises his reader about what life is. One could find an ordinary day symbolic of an ordinary life. There is a mystery at the center of this prose poem novel. The reader is asked to take a journey into the lives of an urban street in England.

Mix one part Detective Fiction and one part Chick Lit and one will get Meg Cabot’s wonderfully entertaining “Size 12 is Not Fat” series.

The series features the feisty Heather Wells, a former pop star, who works as an assistant dorm director for New York College.

We have all watched a Miss America pageant sometime in our life. We have watched our state’s beauties perform their talents and answer questions on morals, politics, and world peace. But this year, Miss America took a different approach. Rallying behind a new campaign, Miss America delved into the world of reality television and modern women. all hoping to become the next “It Girl.

“Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is not mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.” ~Havelock Ellis

The aerobics room, everyone knows it. It’s hard to miss on your way to the gym. This room is the host to many activities.

I put the latest mixed CD into the car. I turn the volume up as loud as I can. I remember the first time my parents drove me to Newport. The sun was blazing and I was a mix of insecurities. What would freshman year hold? How would my running go? Would I have friends? Even if I did, would they accept me?

How would I leave my twin? We spent 18 years together and now we would be apart for the first time.