Awesome Gifts, Some of Which You Can Win
If you’re like me, you’re panicking right now, realizing how behind you are in everything, including your Christmas shopping (if you’re shopping for Hanukkah, you’re basically screwed). So here are some ideas for you (for gifts. If you, like me, had a book due last week, all I can say is, welcome to the club […]
LA Times Festival of Books/TMZ/Girl Gothic
I’m having the best time on my book tour in SoCal (even if I did bring three bathing suits and it’s been too cold so far to go outside in them). But today was the first day of the LA Times Book Festival . . . and it was warm enough for kids to sprawl […]
Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, and Me
Oh, you didn’t know Taylor, Scarlett, and me hang out together? Well, our shoes do, anyway.
What A Girl Wants
Did you get what you wanted for Christmas? I didn’t. Well, not everything. I wanted a Pomeranian puppy, a pedicab, and a new swimming pool with a built-in outdoor Jacuzzi and slide (like the one they have at Atlantis in the Bahamas, complete with sharks). But then I read this essay in the New York […]
Your Holiday Helper
Happy Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year! Thanksgiving is nice and all—for those of you who went home for the holidays, here’s one of my favorite Liz Phair songs to cheer you up. See? It’s not just you—but let’s face it: It’s really all about the shopping the day after. See, retailers […]
What I’m Hating Right Now
Last week I posted about a few things I’m loving right now. To balance things out, here are a few things I’m hating at the moment:
What I’m loving Right Now
Okay, so, yeah, I went a little bananas because it’s back-to-school time and I just realized one of my nieces is starting kindergarten. She’s old enough for school supplies! So I accidentally went to the online Disney Store and accidentally bought her this: Which opens up to look like this: But how much would you […]
Contest and a Confession
Tonight is part one of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion, and I. Cannot. Wait! Why do we (okay, I) care about these people? Why do I care about Bethenny and Jill Zarin and Susan Boyle and her cat Pebbles and Jon and Kate and their divorce? Because watching them battle with their problems […]
I Love New York…from my daybed
I am writing this from my new daybed in my office in NYC. It’s currently my favorite place on the planet. I decided to go Moroccan after being inspired by Bethenny’s fashion show on Real Housewives of NYC, as opposed to going French Chateau style like Theresa on Real Housewives of New Jersey. French Chateau […]
Pub Day!
Forever Princess and Ransom My Heart are out today! (I know a ton of you have found them in stores already…but today’s the “official” pub date! They should be available EVERYWHERE now!) I’ve spent all day in a tiny TV studio, talking to news journalists I can’t see from all around the country! Maybe I’ll […]
Revisions vs. Fairies
UGH! I am in the middle of revisions. Seriously, I hate revisions more than any other part of the writing process. Some writers like revisions. I don’t understand why. All revising is is being told you have to change something that you thought was perfectly fine just the way it was! I’ve actually heard that […]
Meg TV
Y(ike)s! over Ike. I spent a summer in Houston once and used to go to Galveston for the delicious seafood there (and saltwater taffy). Such a beautiful island! I hope both Houston and Galveston and all the areas affected by Ike will be back on their feet soon. But until then, we’ll have our memories […]
Premature Evacuation
I know I promised to live blog Hurricane Ike, but it’s pummeling poor Cuba and leaving the Keys alone. They even cancelled the evacuation! The whole thing must be very heartbreaking to all these news crews gathered on the main street downtown, as you can see…. They are disconsolate there isn’t more drama! In fact, […]
Happy 2008!
I can’t believe it’s a whole new year already! I’m writing this with a heating pad on my stomach and a pillow over that and my laptop on the pillow. I guess I will personally always remember 2007 as The Year That They Took Out My Right Ovary and Burned Off All My Endometriosis, Which […]
There’s still time to shop!
So last time I wrote about what I wanted for Christmas. Here’s a list of what I’m getting other people (it’s okay, none of them read my blog): For my nieces, who are four and three, and love to dress up as princesses, I found these fun princess dress up clothes at My Fancy Princess. […]
Kidnapped
He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog has kidnapped me and taken me to his lair in an attempt to alleviate some of my stress. Although I don’t see how this is supposed to work, since his lair is in the woods, and there are ticks here. Also, his mother. In any case, […]
Beautiful Berlin
I’m in love. I wanted this outfit so badly. Sadly, in Bavaria (which is where Munich is located) most, if not all, shops are closed on Sunday, which is the day I spied this lovely confection in a shop window on my way to the Munich Book Show. And of course I flew to Berlin […]
Birthday Greetings
For those of you who haven’t figured it out by now: I am spending my birthday week in the town of my birth, Bloomington, Indiana! Well, why NOT return to the place where you were born forty years ago? I mean, it’s kind of dishy. At least I can get into the bars now. And […]
The Danger of Leggings
OK, I know leggings are the hot new look right now. And believe me, I love them too. Let's face it, a nice pair of black cotton leggings under a blousy tunic or babydoll top looks good on just about any girl. Of course, we knew this back in the eighties, when this look first […]
Lilly Night
Looking for a stylish spot to sip a cocktail in your favorite Lilly Pulitzer print? Then you won't want to miss LILLY NIGHT! Hosted every Thursday in the The Living Room, 4:30-10:00PM, you can mingle with Palm Beach's posh and preppy and enjoy whimsical, Lilly-inspired cocktails, award-winning cuisine, and lively entertainment. Forget your Lilly at […]
Shop @ Meg’s Store
Are you a princess in training? How about someone's querida? Do you love Michael Moscovitz…. …or Rob from 1-800-Where-R-You? Do your friends call you POG? Do you long to attend Albert Einstein High? Would you vote for Mia? Do you want to visit Genovia someday? Now you can prove it by snagging exclusive Meg Cabot […]
Gossip/Plastic Surgery/Etc
THIS JUST IN: 'THE OC' LOVERS GET ENGAGED? “The OC” stars and onscreen lovers Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson reportedly have secretly gotten engaged in real life. Brody and Bilson play teenagers Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts respectively on the hit TV show, which follows the tangled love lives of rich youngsters living in Orange […]
FASHION BLOG
Due to being incredibly busy returning home to Key West after being evacuated because of Hurricane Ivan–not to mention finishing my seemingly never-ending rewrite of All American Girl 2 (now called Ready or Not)—I have asked some friends to submit entries for this blog, so it does not go un-updated. The following is a Fall […]
PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 6
Gap's Dirty Little Secret Okay, so I don't know how many of you know this. But are you aware that Gap's women's jeans are VANITY SIZED? That means if you wear an 8 and you go in there to buy jeans, the 6s are what will fit you best…but really, they're 8s. You didn't lose […]
