Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel

10 best books like Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel (Cathy Yardley): I Capture the Castle, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, Undead and Unwed, The Wedding Guest, Midnight in Austenland, The Boat People, The Hidden Power of F*cking Up, How Not to Die Alone, Rebel, Galatea

I Capture the Castle

Author	Dodie Smith
ISBN	0312181108

Through six turbulent months of 1934, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain keeps a journal, filling three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries about her home, a ruined Suffolk castle, and her eccentric and penniless family. By the time the last diary shuts, there have been great changes in...

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

Author	Karina Yan Glaser
ISBN	0544876393

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince...

Undead and Unwed

Author

MaryJanice Davidson

It'a been a helluva week for Betsy Taylor. First, she loses her job. Then, to top things off, she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites (besides waking up in the morgue dressed in a pink suit and cheap shoes courtesy of her stepmother) is that she can't seem to stay dead. Every night she rises with...

The Wedding Guest

Author	Jonathan Kellerman
ISBN	1780899025

The electrifying new Alex Delaware thriller from global bestseller Jonathan Kellerman. First comes love...then comes murder.

In the middle of a 'Saints and Sinners' themed wedding, a bridesmaid finds a young woman's corpse collapsed in the bathroom. None of the wedding guests claim to...

Midnight in Austenland

Author	Shannon Hale
ISBN	1608196259

When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children, and all the rest of her real life in America. She dons a bonnet and stays at a country manor house that provides an immersive Austen...

The Boat People

Author

Sharon Bala

When a rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war reaches Vancouver's shores, the young father thinks he and his six-year-old son can finally start a new life. Instead, the group is thrown into a detention processing center, with government...

The Hidden Power of F*cking Up

Author	Keith Habersberger
ISBN	0062879618

The Try Guys deliver their first book—an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing mistakes, and unexpected failures.

To be our best selves, we must become secure in our insecurities. In The Hidden...

How Not to Die Alone

Author	Richard Roper
ISBN	0525539883

A darkly funny and life-affirming debut novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine the story of one man who is offered a second chance at life and love when he develops an unexpected friendship--if he can expose the white lie he told years ago that grew into so much more.

Andrew's...

Rebel

Author	Beverly Jenkins
ISBN	0062861697

The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins' compelling new series follows a Northern woman south in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War...

Valinda Lacey's mission in the steamy heart of New Orleans is to help the newly emancipated community survive and flourish. But...

Galatea

Author

Madeline Miller

In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty...

The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation

Author	Peter Wohlleben
ISBN	1771643889

The final book in The Mysteries of Nature trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben.

Nature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can...

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

Author

Jessica Brody

SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology used by screenwriters, directors, and studio execs across Hollywood. Now, for the first time ever, bestselling author and writing teacher, Jessica Brody, takes the beloved Save the Cat! plotting...

The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity

Author	Louise DeSalvo
ISBN	1250051037

In a series of conversational observations and meditations on the writing process, The Art of Slow Writing examines the benefits of writing slowly. DeSalvo advises her readers to explore their creative process on deeper levels by getting to know themselves and their stories more fully over a longer...

Not a Clue

Author	Janet Brons
ISBN	1771511478

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Liz Forsyth digs into the murder of a Chechen immigrant, while in London her colleague, Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Hay, searches for the killer of a young Canadian traveller.


In London, Detective Chief Inspector Stephen...

Every Boy I Ever Kissed

Author	Nellwyn Lampert
ISBN	1459745639

A bold step toward a new cultural narrative around sex.

Sex was supposed to be easy. It was supposed to be fun, liberating, and empowering for a girl who’d been brought up thinking the battle for sexual equality had been won. But for Nellwyn Lampert, losing her virginity would turn out to be...

How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

Author

James Scott Bell

Now, learn the master key for writing great short stories, and the strategies for using them to advance your writing career

As most writers will tell you, the hardest fiction form to master is the short story. To be successful, a short story needs to have "emotional wallop," and in under 7,000...

American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Author

Leslie Carroll

A behind-the-scenes look into the life of Meghan Markle and her romance with Prince Harry—a dishy, delightful must-read filled with exclusive insights for anyone obsessed with the Royal Family. Leslie Carroll’s books on royalty are “an irresistible combination of People Magazine and the...

Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work That Lasts

Author	Ryan Holiday
ISBN	0143109014

Bestselling author and marketing strategist Ryan Holiday reveals to creatives of all stripes--authors, entrepreneurs, musicians, filmmakers, fine artists--how a classic work is made and marketed.
In Hollywood, a movie is given a single weekend to succeed before being written off. In Silicon...

Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada’s Last Great Trees

Author	Harley Rustad
ISBN	1487003110

Finalist, Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book Prizes
Finalist, Banff Mountain Book Competition
Finalist, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

On a cool morning in the winter of 2011, a logger named Dennis Cronin was walking through a stand of old-growth forest...

The Weekend Effect: The Life-Changing Benefits of Taking Two Days Off

Author	Katrina Onstad
ISBN	0349411182

This book didn’t really do it for me. First, it drags on far too long and the chapters don’t feel sufficiently distinct to one another. It seems like every point the author makes is belaboured on and on in other sections of the book. At times I was also slightly insulted by the way that the author projects...

Mind Over Money

Author	Claudia Hammond
ISBN	0062317016

The acclaimed author of Time Warped tackles the very latest research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and biology to provide a fresh, fascinating, and thought-provoking look at our relationship with money—perfect for fans of Dan Ariely and Freakonomics.

We know we need money...

Wolf at the Door

Author	MaryJanice Davidson
ISBN	0425243117

I would have rated this 3.5 but I didn't have that option and my fondness for the author led me to round up. This book is a good example of what MaryJanice Davidson does best and also where she struggles the most. Those who are a fan of her other work will be happy to note that Queen Betsy and her gang are present...

Derik's Bane

Author	MaryJanice Davidson
ISBN	0425199975

The first story in this book is adorable! A werewolf and King Arthur’s reincarnated sister are on a quest to save the world...hilariously.
Then we go to the second novella. Hmm. Not as good. To me, anyway. We have a vampire who meets a werewolf girl. She gets called in by her pack master and therefore...

By Virtue Fall

Author

Carrie Elks

A heartwarming Shakespeare Sisters romance from the bestselling author of Fix You. The fourth, and final, book in the Shakespeare Sisters series.With a broken marriage behind her, Juliet is just about ready to give up on love. Living in a ramshackle bungalow in Shaw Haven and working as a florist,...

The Right Girl

Author	Ellie O'Neill
ISBN	1925456803

What do you do when your perfect life . . . isn’t?

Freya has the best life – she’s officially in love and her floristry business, Blooming Brilliant, is going from strength to strength.

Two years ago, it was a different story. She was barely employed as the worst waitress in the...

How to Be a Writer: Who Smashes Deadlines, Crushes Editors and Lives in a Solid Gold Hovercraft

Author	John Birmingham
ISBN	1742234844

‘Beauty is good, but coin is better. You can't eat artistic integrity. It tastes like sawdust.’ This gonzo guide is a lesson in the practicalities of writing: how to be productive, professional and maybe one day even pay the rent. Topics covered include ‘How to slay writer’s block’, ‘What...

In Love With These Times: My Life With Flying Nun Records

Author

Roger Shepherd

I was 16 in 1981, and like all teenage boys I was stuck in my bedroom playing records, I bought the first The Clean EP and boom! that was it! My friends and I starting going to all the local gigs - Coronation Hall, Moreau College, the new underage venues - The Pitz, The Music Centre, anywhere. We saw The Chills...

One: Valuing the Single Life

Author

Clare Payne

More adults are living alone than ever before. These single people are forging a new way of living good lives. They are contented and connected, yet remain subject to biases rooted in outdated ideas about the value of a life.

One gives insight to the once maligned and now increasingly chosen...

Hygge: A Celebration of Simple Pleasures. Living the Danish Way

Author

Charlotte Abrahams

Candlelight is hygge; the smell of freshly brewed coffee is hygge; the feel of crisp, clean bed linen is hygge; dinner with friends is hygge. 'Hygge', pronounced 'hoo-ga', is a Danish philosophy that roughly translates to 'cosiness'. But it is so much more than that. It's a way of life that encourages...

Twelve Slays of Christmas

Author	Jacqueline Frost
ISBN	1683313178

When Holly White's fiance cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime--exactly what the doctor prescribed. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints...