Direct from Random House UK we have two steamy memoirs of women who took control of their faltering love-lives...and blogged about it!
Straight Up and Dirty
by Stephanie Klein -- www.stephaneiklein.com
£12.99 (Ebury Press/Random House UK) Buy it
$24.95 (Regan Books/HarperCollins) Buy it
Blooker category: Non-Fiction
"A thirty-year old divorcee hits rock bottom then hits the town...Bergdorf Blondes meets Desperate Housewives meets The Sexual Life of Catherine M. in a funny, erotic, razor-sharp story of love, marriage, and sex."
Girl with a One Track Mind
by Abby Lee -- girlwithaonetrackmind.blogspot.com
£7.99 (Ebury Press/Random House UK) Buy it
Blooker category: Non-Fiction
"Abby Lee is smart, sassy, and perpetually single. Frustrated with her mediocre love-life, she's now looking for the kind of sex she's always wanted. This is the intimate diary of her extraordinary sexual journey."
What category does a book of humorous essays, which are based on real life, but exaggerated, fall into? (Looking to avoid the "Million Little Pieces" debacle after James Frey was discovered to have "embellished" some of his memoir.)
It's not really fiction in the classic sense, but it's not non-fiction, either.
Thanks!
Marti Lawrence
http://enterthelaughter.com
Author of "Queen Klutz - The Misadventures of a Very Clumsy Woman"
Available at: Lulu Publishing: http://www.lulu.com/martilawrence
Posted by: Marti | August 22, 2006 at 04:44 PM
Marti,
That is definitely a tricky question, and one that came up a few times during the 2006 Blooker. The type of book you are describing generally gets submitted to the Non-Fiction category, but, when it comes right down to it, you should pick whichever category you feel is the best fit. It is possible the review committee will deem a particular blook more appropriate for a different category, but it would't result in disqualification. I hope that helps answer your question! -Jason
Posted by: BlookerPrize | August 22, 2006 at 08:31 PM