Happy weekend! -- The Wall Street Journal talks Wimbledon's strict dress code. -- And the Visit Britain blog has a good post on the history of ladies tennis ensembles. -- Grantland's Wimbledon coverage continues to be divine. To wit, of today's Murray/Federer corker: "12. You
Read moreYes, it's only Thursday! We are kicking off early this week in honor of the 4th of July holiday here in the United States (and also because half of the world's celebs are currently on a boat and out of camera range right now, thanks to
Read moreHappy weekend to all! If it's hot where you are, may I suggest you take a look at our recent Afternoon Chat about hot-weather meals? Because it is awesome. Elsewhere: -- Today, gay marriage is legal in the United States, and if you haven't read the
Read moreFriday at last! Have a successful weekend, Fug Nation, and while you're waiting for it to get started, enjoy: -- If you've read The Royal We -- AND YOU SHOULD! -- you might enjoy this deep dive into how Heather and I fiddled with actual history to create our
Read moreHappy Friday! Before we get into it, some housekeeping: Some of you have been asking if you can get autographed copies of The Royal We and the answer is yes! We signed stock when we were in Chicago last weekend, so The Book Stall has a lot of signed copies
Read moreFirst of all, a reminder that Heather and I will be visiting Chicago on June 6th for the Printer's Row Lit Fest, and we'd LOVE to meet you, sign copies of The Royal We, talk about pizza, and the blog or whatever else you like. All
Read moreHappy weekend, everyone! Allow me to remind you, once again, that our book, The Royal We, is out and about and very appropriate for your Nearly Summer Poolside Readings, if you haven't picked it up. If you're still on the fence, by the way, those first
Read moreHappy Friday, Fug Nation! I bring you glad tidings: As you may know, Heather and I are going to be in Chicago for the Printers Row Lit Fest. And finally we have a time and date for our event! We'll be chatting with Beth Fenner, Editor-in-Chief
Read moreHappy Friday, Fug Nation! Hope you have a wonderful weekend planned. If you are looking for something to read, as ever, I suggest our new book, The Royal We (just today, one of you said to me, "I had no idea you had a new book out!" so
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View the gallery I think Gillian Jacobs might have been my favorite look of the entire night. But there are others to eyeball, don't you fret. [Photos: Getty]
View GalleryHAPPY FRIDAY! As a gentle reminder, The Royal We is currently on sale for $9.99, if you are a reader of e-books. Allow me to link you up: * - It's a Kindle Select Pick, which means that you can get it for your Kindle here * - You can
Read moreHey guys! We are getting the weekend started little early this week because we are zonked from traveling around with The Royal We. We will be back to full capacity next week and HOW -- the MTV Movie Awards are on Sunday, so we'll be kicking out the jams
Read moreKicking out a little early today because this weekend is a holiday for many people, and we hope you all get to skedaddle home for Good Friday or Passover or REASONS KNOWN ONLY TO YOU before closing time today too. But before we get into linkage, a reminder that our
Read moreA gentle reminder: you can read the first seven chapters of our forthcoming novel, The Royal We, for FREE! (It comes out in just about a month; I can't believe it.) And if you're in the US and interested in winning a galley version of the
Read moreI seriously had to think about what year it was when I wrote this. And then I got the date wrong. Where AM I, and why isn't the answer "Tahiti"? Post-Oscars is a confusing time. First of all! ICYMI, you can now read the first
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