The Sleeping Beauty Proposal
- A new twist on the old tale of the 30-something Cinderella - who's excited when her boyfriend of 4 years proses on national television - but there's something wrong with this picture.

The Velveteen Principles for Women.
For the woman who's tired of impossible standards and is ready to embrace her real self and individuality.

Review of The Velveteen Principles for Women.

Editor's Summer Picks
5 novels that should be on your must read list includes: A Thousand Suns, Without A Map & Promise Not to Tell. Plus Reviews by Leigh Anne Wilson

Excerpt from: The Truth: I'm 10, I'm Smart and I Know Everything!
THE TRUTH ... how do we carry the truth from girlhood to adulthood? That priceless ‘truth’ that we all recognize as kids? How do we walk over that bridge into growing up, carrying the Truth?

Discovering a Love Story
The letters inside were on rolled, thin, hand made “makigami” paper, and many of them contained pressed flowers which disintegrated, as they fell out. They were from a British officer who had been sent to Japan to learn English in 1904, written to his love, Masa Suzuki.

Locker Room Diaries

Self confessed 'workout junkie' Leslie Goldman takes a witty look at the workout culture and what drives to seek the perfect body - "an introspective exploration of body image [and] a delve into locker room subculture

I Thought It Was Just Me
Our review of the ground-breaking book, I thought it was Just Me...for women who've decided to overcome shame and are ready for a dialogue.

'Bodies and Souls Photographer Frank Cordelle
Starting the Century Project over 20 years ago, Cordelle talks about why it was important to publish the book of women sharing their naked truths.

Bodies and Souls: The Century Project -
Women from all walks of life courageously bare their bodies and souls for The Century Project, a provocative document of women embracing themselves.

Body Outlaws: Rewriting The Rules of Beauty and Body Image
Self-acceptance and a great body image is about resisting the "beauty myth standards" that society has created and celebrating the unique qualities each of us possess.

Review of Ambitchous
Ambitious women have long been a topic that's created heated debates about the glass ceiling, balancing, and sacrifice. Debra Condren's new book, am • BITCH • ous redefines the word ambitious when it comes to women.

Gayle Brandeis' Self Storage
- Cindy Harrison reviews the N.Y. Times Best Selling author's new effort on a woman finding




"A Single Woman's Guide to a Happy Pregnancy"
Mari Gallion's thorough and useful guide is pregnancy 101 for the single mother who usually has no experience with being pregnant...

'Beyond The Cayenne Wall' Author Shaila Abdullah
Surewoman talked to Abdullah about her beloved homeland. The author makes it clear that her book isn't an attack on culture or religion, but about the unjust laws and political agenda that silence Pakistani women.

Cancer Vixen
The striking thing about Marchetto is her grace, honesty, self-depreciating humor, and how she just kept right on living despite being given what most people consider a death sentence.

Michelle Sewell on Growing Up Girl
- Michelle Sewell created a place for women and girls to express "their truest selves" with - Growing Up Girl - a collection of essays about transitions from girl to woman.