Man, September 30th is going to be an v. expensive day. In addition to must-buy books (for me, anyway) by Lisa Kleypas and Tomoko Hayakawa, perennial Wordcandy favorite Susan Juby has a new book coming out, and it's apparently a detective story. According to the publisher's description, Getting the Girl: A Guide to Private Investigation, Surveillance, and Cookery is "[part] comedy, part mystery, and with all of Juby's trademark tongue-in-cheek humor".

I'm gonna be so broke, but I can hardly wait!

Labels: Susan Juby, Upcoming Books

Labels: Susan Juby

...do not always make for equally funny TV, but my hopes are high for the new Canadian television show Alice, I Think, based on the series of YA novels by Canadian Susan Juby. The fine people at CTV have sent me a press kit and a tape containing the first three episodes, so keep an eye out for my review on the main site. Meanwhile, let's take a gander at the main actress, shall we?


Hmm. The outfit checks out, but she's smiling, so this must be a publicity photo. Smiling would be very out-of-character for Alice.

Aaaand then let's take a look at one of her family friends:



Now that picture has the true Juby touch--half The Red Green Show, half Ab Fab. Why (WHY?!?) is this not on American TV?

Labels: Susan Juby, TV