My Favorite Grrrls In the Literary World

Just want to take a minute to give props to two of my favorite authors.

I don't usually go all fan-girl over, well, anyone, but I kind of do for Jen Lancaster.  Even though our styles are completely opposite - I can't rock LaCoste shirts and I don't think she's into leather and spiked heels, when I picked up Bitter Is The New Black, I was hooked.  I could relate to what her and husband went through went the dot com bubble burst, albeit on a much smaller scale.  I may not have physically stood in the unemployment line clutching my Prada bag, but I filed online with my tub full of Pradas upstairs in my closet.  I laugh out loud every five minutes while reading her work.  The grace (and satire) with which she handled everything that happened to her gives me hope and inspiration.  If I'm feeling depressed or throwing myself a pity party because I've destroyed my credit and can't afford to live on my own right now, I pick up one of her books and my mood lightens, instantly.  Her writing also gives me hope and a reminder that if I'm unhappy, I am the only one who can turn things around for myself.  [Getting the actual fire to do it lit under my ass is a whole different beast.]  
You can check her out on Facebook here.
You can also find her on Twitter here.
Ok, maybe I fan-girl over more people than I care to admit, because I have a deep affinity for Erica Jong.  When I picked up Fear of Flying roughly 30 years after it was published, the iconic book that turned 40 in 2013, I was blown away and immediately devoured everything she has written.  She has the ability to write so frankly about sex and relationships and not make them seem dirty or taboo.  She's got the guts and gusto to write what she feels, and damn is this woman educated.  I would love to pick her brain, but I wouldn't even know where to start.  I can relate in some way, shape, or form, to every one of her books, particularly Any Woman's Blues.  [It's intense.  I highly recommend everyone read it.] 
You can check her out on Facebook here.
You can also find her on Twitter here.