Labor Day, the last long holiday weekend of the summer, will be here before you know it.  Whether your heading to the beach, planning a whirlwind shopping trip for fall fashion, or staying home, you’ll want to pick up a good book to keep you company.
Since you can’t catch up on all the beach reads from the summer, here are just a few recently released suggestions that you’ll be able to get through in a weekend:
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe – She had both a tragic life and death, and this biography sorts through much of the myths surrounding …read more

I had the chance to watch the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic on my last flight.  This isn’t a movie that’s going to change the world, and it doesn’t pretend to be.  It’s just light-hearted and fun, so don’t take it all too seriously.
Here’s why I enjoyed it:

I adored the book!  And while the movie was a bit different, of course, it was still a great chick flick.
You’ve got to root for anyone who gets a journalism job at a magazine right out of university.
Who doesn’t dream of waltzing right into any store and making any purchase that you …read more