![]() ![]() She shucks her identity, moves to a mountain town and recreates the apartment from her favorite comfort watch so she can slip inside the lives of its main characters. In “One’s Company,” a woman grappling with some devastating losses wants nothing more than to completely escape into the reality of her favorite TV show, “Three’s Company.” When she wins the lottery, she sees it as an opportunity to do just that. "Set on You" at Bookshop for $15 'One's Company,' by Ashley Hutsonįrom every trailer, we can assume the Barbie movie is going to be more than a little absurd – and this book pairs with that perfectly. Plus, we love plus-size representation in romance. ![]() The tension between these two is so good, and Barbie is all about breaking down barriers. “Set on You” follows a plus-size social media fitness influencer who tears down gym stereotypes and finds power in staying positive … except when it comes to the new guy at her gym, a ripped firefighter who keeps stealing the equipment she wants. So naturally, we had to include a gym romance. The movie is not even out yet and we’re already obsessed with Margot Robbie in her '80s Barbie workout gear. "Horse Barbie" at Bookshop for $26 'Set on You,' by Amy Lea She then turned around and named her book after it. ![]() The memoir gets its title from a taunt that Rocero’s fellow pageant queen competitors would throw at her. Rocero realizes that to come into her power, she has to live her truth – this memoir is such a beautiful testimony of her journey and the history she’s made. “Horse Barbie” recounts Rocero’s life as a trans pageant queen in the Philippines who went back in the closet as a model in New York City. How could we not recommend a memoir that literally has Barbie in the title? "A Touch of Jen" at Bookshop for $17 'Horse Barbie,' by Geena Rocero Yes, you’re going to take a tumble to a psychedelic alternate reality, and yes … you’re going to like it. The story follows Remy and Alicia, an unsatisfied couple who becomes wildly obsessed with Remy’s former coworker Jen, a seemingly perfect, globe-trotting jewelry designer.Ĭome to this book for the commentary on parasocial relationships and stay for the wildness that ensues when Jen invites Remy and Alicia on a Hamptons getaway with her wealthy boyfriend. This dark satire that escalates into full-blown horror. Louis independent bookstore 'A Touch of Jen,' by Beth Morgan Why we love The Novel Neighbor: A look inside the St. These books are feminist gems that take us to new worlds, just like the “Barbie” movie will.īuckle up, Kens, we’re going for a ride in the dream car. With Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” releasing July 21, we put together a list of all kinds of books – many of them campy, some slightly surreal, others wild rides – to read while we wait for what's sure to be a silver-screen masterpiece. Instead, we'll be your bookseller Barbies. (There's not, but we're holding out hope.) Louis, where we started off our workday by checking to see if there's a bookseller Barbie. With only a week to go until the film's release, cue “Barbie” obsession here at The Novel Neighbor bookstore in St. ![]()
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