From Vanity Fair's Hot Type:
"Yes, editor Elizabeth Merrick is female, and the short stories she's collected are written by women, but marketplace be damned, This Is Not Chick Lit (Random House)."

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About the book:

This Is Not Chick Lit is a celebration of America’s most dynamic literary voices, as well as a much-needed reminder that, for every stock protagonist with a designer handbag and three boyfriends, there is a woman writer pushing the envelope of literary fiction with imagination, humor, and depth.

The original short stories in this collection touch on some of the same themes as chick lit–the search for love and identity–but they do so with extraordinary power, creativity, and range; they are also political, provocative, and, at turns, utterly surprising. Featuring marquee names as well as burgeoning talents, This Is Not Chick Lit will nourish your heart, and your mind.

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