Remember the good old days of Must-See TV on Thursdays? My college roomies and I never missed an episode of Friends…. it was such a fun ritual: a few snacks, a few beers, good friends and great laughs.

So, I wanted to put together a fun Thursday Must List of my own in honor of those Must-See TV Thursdays – not just about TV, but things (books, articles, blogs, people and -yes- TV) that I think you Must Check Out!

courtney_cox_cougar_townThursday Must-List

Cougars
I checked out Courtney Cox in Cougar Town last night and LOVED it. She is Faboosh! It’s fresh and funny.

Did y’all see it? What did you think? I was pleasantly surprised. I’m definitely cheering for Courtney Cox. It’s a definite must!

LizandLisaNEWAnd speaking of cougars, all this buzz on Cougar Town reminded me of a fun post by my clients and popular bloggers Liz and Lisa (co-authors of I’ll Have Who She’s Having and the popular Chick Lit is Not Dead blog) who posted this absolutely hilarious blog on Five Reasons To Embrace Your Inner Cougar that you must go back and read!

crossing wash sq.inddChick Lit gets well deserved praise
This great article praising Chick Lit and including the lovely author Joanne Rendell is a must: Author Praises Chick Lit. We all know Chick Lit gets enough of the bad rap and not enough praise (despite the fact that so much of the genre is smart, relevant, real fiction for women and by women that rock!). So check out the great article. And if you haven’t seen it already, in my lovely interview with Joanne Rendell , she spills some juicy deets about her fab, sharp new book Crossing Washington Square.

piecesofhappilyeverafaterBook trailers
I love book trailers! They can be so fun and creative. So I’m passing along this great book trailer for Pieces of Happily Ever After by Irene Zutell. It’s so juicy it makes me want to read the book NOW!

Well done, Irene! Don’t forget to pass along any of your favorite book trailers and I will post them here on the blog.

The debutante
And, last but not least, this great article Get That Book Deal: Three Books Tell You How by debut author Sarah Pekkanen for NPR is a must-read for all you aspiring authors out there.

opposite-of-me-cover_lowSarah was also one of five debut authors chosen to blog over at The Debutante Ball on being a new author. Her latest post there is about her recent trip to New York to visit her publisher, editor and agent. So excited for her as she preps for her debut novel, The Opposite of Me, coming in early 2010 from Atria Books (a division of Simon & Schuster.)

Here’s hoping Sarah is the belle of the ball and fans will embrace The Opposite of Me!

Happy Thursday all!