In a piece on Double X today, Sarah Bilston eulogizes chick lit, arguing that the genre was an early-aughts lark, no longer compatible with America’s newly blighted economy. But is chick lit dead, or is it simply in need of a budget makeover? Bilston predicts: “In the next months and years, expect to see plots that turn on overcoming repossession and job-loss, not shopping and sex.” What of the books that built the foundation of Manolo’s, cupcakes and engagement rings on which chick lit stands? We decided to edit a few of the classics to better reflect our current financial… Read More