If you are looking for something fun to read on the beach but don’t want anything too trashy we recommend picking up some Nancy Mitford. Don’t Tell Alfred is a follow up to The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate, featuring our favorite old characters such as narrator Fanny, Uncle Matthew, and of course Alfred. In this book Fanny and Alfred move to Paris as Alfred has been appointed Ambassador to France. Fanny is swept up in a glamorous whirlwind of fantastic fashion and acquaintances all while trying to keep her children and family life on track. As the Mitford’s are famous for this is a truly charming read. 

Get lost in Paris with The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

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Photographer Mario Testino has a new book coming out titled Let Me In. It features over three hundred personal photos of celebs, an introduction by Michael Roberts (fashion director of Vanity Fair), and a forward written by Nicole Kidman, and Demi and Ashton will make the cover. The book is a limited edition as just 1000 copies are being released, all of which will be signed and numbered by Mario.

From Jilly Cooper to Jacqueline Susann we’re whippin’ out that 70’s Glam.

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The Calypso Chronicles are about Calypso Kelly, an American teenager who attends a posh English boarding school. She ends up dating the teenage Prince of England in this cute Princess Diaries-like comedy. Written by Tyne O’Connell.