The Confidence Code for Girls

THE CONFIDENCE CODE FOR GIRLS, the new book from journalists and New York Times Bestselling authors Claire Shipman (former correspondent for ABC, NBC, and CNN) and Katty Kay (anchor of BBC World News America, based in Washington DC and host of Beyond 100 Days on PBS/BBC) will be released on April 3, 2018. As the mommy of 3 girls, I immediately jumped on the opportunity to receive an Advance Reader Copy of this timely book!

The Right Fit Formula

Good News! There IS a right weight loss plan for you and YOU Alone – a 100% customized food and fitness plan. No more chasing someone else’s version of perfection! Find out what works for YOU.

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The Right Fit Formula is a match.com for weight loss. It’s about forgetting everything you’ve learned about how you’re supposed to lose weight. It teaches you how to identify your personality type – your food and workout preferences – and turns them into a unique customizable plan designed to make you stronger, happier and healthier. 2018 is all about YOU. This is a one-of-a-kind approach to weight loss and healthy living.

Getting My Bounce Back

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Carolee Belkin Walker is a wellness blogger, podcaster, and freelance journalist whose work appears in the Washington Post, Women’s Running, the Chicago Tribune, the Toronto Sun, the Huffington Post, Thrive Global, the Baltimore Sun, the Tyler Morning Telegraph, and others. She was a featured blogger for the Daily Awesome at GovLoop, and her articles on U.S. life and culture have been translated into multiple languages and published around the world. Her former trainer, Reuel Tizabi, the author of two chapters in Getting My Bounce Back, is a certified personal trainer and a doctor of physical therapy student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. 

Doodle the Day Away with Quarto Group!

I can't draw to save my life, but I love to doodle! What could be better than a cute kawaii and cat sketch to decorate your desk? If you love to draw too, try one of The Quarto Group's favorite sketch books, Catdoodles and Kawaii Doodle Class. If you prefer to paint, you can try out Playful Paintings: Pets to recreate adorable animals with a stroke of a brush. {Books provided for review/feature consideration}

Start the School Year Off Right with New Craft Books and Calendars from Quarto!

Quarto Group has released two creative books for coloring and decoration for artists at any level - each of which has pull-out pages to design and hang on the wall. They've also released two 2018 calendars: Busy Family Calendar (which has date stickers and grids perfect for keeping your family organized) and Color for Calm Calendar will have you and your family coloring all year long. {Books provided for review/feature consideration}

Hot New DIY Temporary Tattoo Art Book

Simon and Schuster is excited to announce the publication of K.L. Cao’s new book DIY Temporary Tattoo Art (July 18th, Adams Media). It is the first step-by-step temporary tattoo book to help fashionistas rock a variety of on-trend tattoo styles at summer festivals all season long! {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

Last Minute Grad Gift: Book on Thriving as a Creative

The new book, Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age [June 6, 2017; Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins] offers a set of twelve easy-to-follow rules for artists to live by that translate artistic success to business success. The author Jeff Goins is a marketing expert, bestselling author and creative thinker. {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

Wunderkind Reads: Touch the Earth by Julian Lennon

On April 11th, 2017, the world will be taken and moved by an original picture book, Touch the Earth by the one and only Julian Lennon. As a photographer, musician, Grammy Award Nominee, an environmentalist, and now, author–he wants to share his message with children around the world. {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

America’s Fittest Truck Driver Tells Us How to Get Fit in 4 Minutes!

Yale graduate and now the “fittest truck driver in America” Siphiwe Baleka (formerly named Anthony Blake) is the author of the forthcoming book 4-MINUTE FIT: The Metabolism Accelerator for the Time-Crunched, Deskbound, and Stressed Out (Touchstone; on-sale March 28, 2017). {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

LESSONS FROM OUR MOTHERS: New Book Tells of Candid Reflections, in 1,000 Words or Less

At 81-years old, Jill Ebstein’s mom signed up for a formal program in religious studies. Previously unable to attend college and now widowed, her mom set out to take care of unfinished business.Since the books seemed too heavy for her to lug around, her younger classmates chipped in to buy her a rolling backpack. When she completed the course and expressed pride in finally having a ‘real graduation,’ her children flew out for the ceremony. Her son held a party for her at his accounting firm. “We are all unfinished people with opportunities to grow,” writes Ebstein in her newest collection to her At My Pace series of books, called AT MY PACE: LESSONS FROM OUR MOTHERS. While her mom didn’t live to see the book get published, she heard and commented on all the submissions along the way. “It really was a special time with mom and it provided us a distraction, but a meaningful one. It changed our conversation from the need to eat and drink and do physical therapy to the complexity of relationships and the need to find and show gratitude.” {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

New Mom Comics: A Hilarious Look at Every Day Parenting

There are many parenting books and guides out there that showcase what to expect, and try to educate new parents, but few offer the very real, fresh and funny perspective Alison Wong, author and creator of New Mom Comics, provides with her new book, New Mom Comics: The First Year. Based on her own experience as a new mom, her comics touch on everything from blowouts to breastfeeding with wit and humor that any parent will appreciate! {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

From Slight to Might

In Hollis Liebman’s new book, From Slight to Might, Liebman, who has trained Hugh Jackman, Chris Jericho, and other celebrities, details how to build a strong physique, how to establish a positive attitude toward exercise, and how to maintain proper health habits. {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

Captain Mike Guardia's Newest Children’s Book: It's Snowing in Hawaii

Inspired by his two young daughters, Mike Guardia penned a delightful children's story just in time for the holidays. It's Snowing in Hawaii is a whimsical, beautifully illustrated book that has appeal to kids who love colorful pictures to bring the story alive, and to parents everywhere who want to give their children something different and more meaningful this holiday season. {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

The Happiest Mommy You Know

ABC News Travel & Lifestyle Editor (and mom of three) Genevieve Shaw Brown puts moms first in THE HAPPIEST MOMMY YOU KNOW: Why Putting Your Kids First Is the LAST Thing You Should Do (Touchstone; on-sale January 10, 2017). {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

Goop parody book, Glop: Nontoxic, Expensive Ideas that Will Make You Look Ridiculous and Feel Pretentious by Gabrielle Moss

This wickedly funny, full-color, illustrated sendup of the trendy, pretentious celebrity website Goop is the perfect coffee table book for yourself or a friend!

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Experience The Nutcracker In A Whole New Way... {Wunderkind Reads}

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The Nutcracker ballet is a holiday tradition for many families across the country and one of the most iconic productions is the New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Produced in partnership between Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and New York City Ballet, that acclaimed production is reimagined as a magical new picture book, The Nutcracker (out today;11/15/16).

Blend Your Way to Better Health with Sneaky Blends!

Sneaky Blends: Supercharge Your Health With 100 Recipes Using the Power of Purees is the latest cook book from Missy Chase Lapine, founder of the SneakyChef brand of foods and author of the New York Times bestseller The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals. This new book is a natural extension of her brand, but this time Missy has her sights set on adults with the goal of helping them cut calories, eradicate unhealthy sugars and fats, and slim down by “sneaking” nutritious – and delicious – blends into favorite recipes. THE BOTTOM LINE: By cutting higher caloric ingredients out and swapping vegetable blends into beloved recipes Missy’s new book will show you how to cut more than 350 calories a day or 2500 calories per week from your diet without sacrificing flavor. {Book provided for review/feature consideration}

Nourish Dry, Cold Weather Skin - At Home Smoothing Mask from Kimberly Snyder

Dry skin is a common issue many of us face as the weather gets cooler – but did you know it’s also a result of imbalances in your diet? Thanks to Kimberly Snyder, C.N. and her newest book, Radical Beauty (which she co-authored with Deepak Chopra!), we’ve got the tips you need on how to keep skin moisturized and glowing all season long – from the inside and out!

Spy Ski School {Wunderkind Reads}

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Last month, I shared that Little Miss Lo had been swept up in my Sherlock obsession {that started when I read A Study In Charlotte early this summer}, and now we have another series from Simon & Schuster Kids to add to her must read list! I'll share a synopsis for Spy Ski School, the latest in Stuart Gibbs' Spy School series,  below...

Men Chase, Women Choose The Neuroscience of Meeting, Dating, Losing Your Mind and Finding True Love By Dawn Maslar, MS

A question that seems as old as time comes closer to a definitive answer than ever before ― What is love? In Men Chase, Women Choose, Dawn Maslar, MS, provides engaging insights into one of life's most elusive and misunderstood topics by offering science-based research to help anyone discover and sustain love. Maslar's relatable and easy-to-read book uses the most relevant neurological, physiological, and biochemical studies on the science of love, while incorporating stories and examples based on participants of her popular classes and seminars. {Book provided for review/feature consideration}