Saturday, February 22, 2014

Five books for readers inspired by Nora Ephron

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog, Chrissie Gruebel tagged five books for readers inspired by Nora Ephron fans, including:
If you heart Nora Ephron’s wit:

READ THIS: The Portable Dorothy Parker, by Dorothy Parker

Parker used to bust out her word-swords on everyone all over the place all the time and it was awesome. She would corral her smart, hilarious friends to meet for lunch every day so they could talk in a smart, hilarious way about the world (“throwing shade,” in fancy 1920s parlance) and then get their bon mots printed in the newspappies.

AND THEN…watch Gilmore Girls, a show in which sparkling banter flies at the speed of light.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue