Ever wonder what Carrie Bradshaw was like before she became the fashionista sex columnist that we all love? Well, Candace Bushnell has set out to answer that question by writing The Carrie Diaries.

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I always love going to see movies that are based off of my favorite books.

I mean, just think of the list of blockbusters from this year alone that are from great novels.

sweetpea532 asked fellow moms to tell what book they have read lately that they wish was made into a movie and who should be the lead.

To cope with my vampire novel burnout (plus, I've finished them all), I've defaulted to older books about real people by my fave, Jodi Picoult. But another bloodsucker tale is back on my reading list ... Dracula: The Undead.

The English Lit major in me has to read this one. It's the sequel to the original Dracula written by ... get this ... the great grandnephew of the books' original creator, Bram Stoker, in 1897. 

That's no guarantee the book's going to be good, or even readable. But at least he has the same last name -- Darce Stoker. Apparently, this guy is a bit of a preppie, not the image I usually conjure for a vampire novel writer, but then again look at Stephenie Meyer -- the ultimate Mormon mommy. I hope some of Uncle Bram's writing genes didn't get diluted through the generations.

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If you're looking for a scary read, check out these books suggested by Melissa Jenkins, an assistant professor of English at Wake Forest University who teaches a Tales of Mystery and Terror writing seminar,

Just $9 at Walmart and Amazon.

It might be a good weekend to stock up on some books, especially if it's as rainy there as it is here, boo-hoo.

WalMart has launched a big price war against Amazon to try to establish itself as the biggest and cheapest online book retailer, the Wall Street Journal reports.

First, the super store said it would sell 10 hotly anticipated new books, including Stephen King's Under the Dome and Sarah Palin's Going Rogue for just $10 apiece through its online site, Walmart.com.

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The moms in The Book Club group (must be a member) are discussing which they prefer in books: first person, third person, or multiple, points of view?

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I went to lunch with a friend of mine (we'll call her Friend A) and, while we were catching up, she told me about a very awkward situation that happened to her.

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Right now, I'm reading Candace Bushnell's latest book, One Fifth Avenue.

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My reading tastes tend more to fiction than memoirs, though the last few ones I remember reading -- Night by Elie Wiesel and Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt -- did leave me breathless.

It would take a lot for me to pick up a political memoir like the recent Ted Kennedy or even the forthcoming one by Sarah Palin titled Going Rouge. I'll admit to being a little curious to read what Palin claims will be an “unfiltered forum” as she has been troubled by “so many things written and said through mainstream media that have not been accurate,” according to the Christian Science Monitor.

Going Rouge was originally slated for release next spring, but the publisher is now fast-tracking the 400-page book for release November 17 in time for the holiday shopping season.

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One Day At a Time star Mackenzie Phillips claims in a new book that she had a 10-year, incestuous relationship with her father, Mamas and Papas singer John Phillips.

The former child star told People that her father first had sex with her, when she was 19, on the night before her wedding (to Rolling Stones entourage member Jeff Sessler). Both father and daughter struggled with drug addiction, and eventually their sexual relationship became consensual. John died in 2001.