Chick Lit goes to the movies...

Categories: In the News , Entertainment , Movies & Books , Staff Picks , Fiction

A while back I was facing a dilemma:  should I go and see the new Superman movie or should I go see the film adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada?  Yeah...my life is so full of hard choices, and I never said it was a huge dilemma.  Thankfully The X-Men had a big opening weekend and DC hates Marvel and wants to get the better of them, so Superman Returns got moved up to a June 28th opening so they could get a shot at a four day weekend box-office.  Now I can see both in the same week...score!

I know, what does this have to do with books?  Well...I was reading the online edition of USA TODAY and stumbled across an article about chick lit that mentioned the best and the worst of the genre.  Some of my favorites, besides Lauren Weisberger, that are being converted to film or have been converted to film are:

• Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella.  Disney is currently working on bringing Becky Bloomwood and her wacky adventures to the big screen.
• Can You Keep A Secret by Sophie Kinsella.  Kate Hudson is attached to this adaptation.
• In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner.  Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine starred in the 2005 movie.