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Literary giant JD Salinger has passed away from natural causes at his rural New Hampshire home. The reclusive author, who penned the iconic Catcher in the Rye, was 91.

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For nearly two years, I've been littering my blog with "Adventures In Domesticity" posts where I attempt some recipe in an effort to hone the domestic side of my personality. I've cooked up many interesting dishes and subsequently had many fascinating adventures, but last night marked a true milestone for me. It was the first time ever that a published cookbook author was in attendance to oversee the chaos. No, Ina Garten hadn't dropped by the apartment (although, she has an open invitation). This was my friend Heather Whaley, who just published the book Eat Your Feelings: Recipes For Self-Loathing. Falling somewhere between humor and cooking, the book is all about recipes you can whip up easily and with minimal effort when you're just in one of those MOODS (or drunk). Realizing your marriage is on thin ice? Try the "Staying Together for the Children Chicken Tetrazzini." Feeling a bit sexually harassed? Go for the "Rainbow Sherbet 'Cause Your Boss Is A Pervert." Or maybe you just feel under appreciated. Then it's time for the "You Are Overqualified for Your Job and They Make You Get the Donuts Super Veggie Dog."

Anyway, with Heather's book in hand, we decided to have a little Eat Your Feelings party involving an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert — and of course multiple glasses of wine along the way. Pictures from this exciting event after the jump...

In case you missed my shameless but heartfelt shilling last week, I'm back again, urging you to buy Bought, the new novel by Anna David. Some of you may recognize Anna from her myriad appearances on Attack of the Show and Red Eye, but of course, the die-hard of you remember that the two of us used to be roundtable mainstays on the dearly departed Reality Remix. Well, our bantering selves were reunited last week (see photo above) at Anna's book party; although, I showed up an hour late and egregiously missed Anna reading a passage from the novel. Ooops. Party foul. On the upside, I did get to meet many of Anna's friends, including Niki from Cool for a White Girl (I promised I'd give her some linkage love). So basically, yeah, I'm just shilling left and right here. And why not? I'd want the same done for me. And besides, it's my own damned blog. Now I'm getting belligerent. And now this fluff post has turned into a bizarre stream-of-consciousness rant. Let's just stop the madness here, shall we?

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And to check out one of the promos for it, follow the jump.

If you're looking to spend some cash today (and even if you're not), then I have a suggestion for you: purchase the novel Bought by Anna David, author of 2007's Party Girl. It's her new novel that arrives in bookstores and online outlets (a.k.a. Amazon) today, and with Memorial Day weekend coming up, what better time to snag a book to read at the beach (or at home on your day off)? I should note that Anna David does happen to be a friend of mine, but just because I'm blatantly shilling doesn't mean that I'm being any less sincere. Besides, you gotta respect Anna, who's on a very B-Side Blog-esque quest to ascend in the Amazon pecking order with her book. As of press time, Bought is doing nicely at #902, but I think we can boost that number, yes? In fact, if you buy the book today, Anna herself might just give you a free Kindle (or a Starbucks card — which would actually be more of a draw for me, but that's neither here nor there). That's right, Anna's hosting a contest where she'll be giving away prizes to people who buy her book. For more information on that, click here.

And for more information on Bought, check out the official website as well as a nifty online quiz that determines the degree to which you could wind up being a kept woman (according to the results, I was told I could be one "every now and then.")

Anyway, if all this sounds interesting to you (AND IT SHOULD), buy the book at Amazon now!!