The Roxy Letters

Bookseller recommendation

“A racy and smart update for those who enjoyed Bridget Jones’s Diary or other epistolary stories. Roxy’s series of letters to Everett, her sort of roommate/ex-boyfriend, stops being her only means of communication with him and transforms into an increasingly cathartic diary for Roxy to think about her personal roadblocks and document the escapades of her daily life. It captures the ennui of today’s overeducated and underemployed 20-somethings who want to be somebody but lack the motivation or know how to get there. I appreciated the strong girl power theme of owning your sexuality and having fulfilling female friendships in your life. I loved how it was an in your face strong poke at the transformation of Austin from a hip and quirky college town to an overpopulated, overpriced and corporatized city. I loved it as an audiobook, but definitely one for the headphones for language and sexual content, especially if you have littles around.”

— Cori • Bright Side Bookshop

Bookseller recommendation

“Move over Bridget Jones, Roxy is here to stay! Thank goddess! I loved every sentence of The Roxy Letters; I found myself laughing out loud at some of her wacky antics. I also loved the quirky cast of characters that danced across the pages, and I think Roxy is the perfect antihero for the new millennium. I can’t wait to see where Mary Pauline Lowry’s career is headed!”

— Kathleen Caldwell • A Great Good Place for Books