Speaking of Straight Up & Dirty

Harpercollins First Look at Straight Up & Dirty by Stephanie Klein

A young woman's hilarious adventures — post-Sex and the City and pre-Desperate Housewives — as she jumps back into the pool of single women after her divorce from a "Big"-like character. On sale 4/11/06 (hardcover)

She had every girl's dream: the perfect marriage to the perfect guy in the perfect apartment on the Upper East Side. Marriage fit Stephanie Klein like a glove…but unfortunately it fit her husband like a noose. And just like that Klein found herself "divorced when you're firm, fashionable, and let's face it — fetching."

Celebrated bloggist, photographer, and freelance writer Stephanie Klein lets it all hang out in this juicy tell-all tracing her return to single life following divorce. On the dating advice of her therapist, Klein attempts to keep "a pair and a spare" of men always at hand and has lots of bawdy fun along the way. But when the anniversary of the devastating breakup from her "wasband" forces her to revisit what happened, she finds herself wanting more than her therapist's recommended gimmick to keep her emotionally safe.

About the Author:
Stephanie Klein was born and raised in New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College in 1997 with a B.A. in English and a concentration in writing. There she worked with writers such as Colin Harrison, Dani Shapiro, and Mary Gordon. Klein is a freelance writer and a popular blogging mistress (www.stephanieklein.com) with a readership averaging more than 100,000 unique visitors a month. She has been published in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and China. Klein lives and writes in New York City, where she specializes in web design as an advertising executive. By night, she photographs the grit, glam, and grandeur of the city for Fashion Wire Daily, Sipa Press, and Fox Sports.