{"product_id":"famous-baby-book-karen-rizzo-9781938849305","title":"Famous Baby","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Books Preview selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Now Read This: The Best of L.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Jane's Addiction Pick, \u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Lifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZoe Report\u003c\/i\u003e Best Summer Beach Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelloGiggles\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Guide to Truly Spectacular Reading\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamous Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is inventive, hysterical, and touching. Karen Rizzo wraps a timeless drama about the love between mothers and daughters in a fresh, snappy package for the social media age. --\u003cb\u003eCHRISTINA SCHWARZ\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrowning Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e, an Oprah's Book Club Selection \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore there were Real Housewives and Tiger Moms, the was Ruth Sternberg, the hugely popular First Mother of Mommy Blogging--or, as Ruth's daughter, Abbie prefers to call her, the First Lady of Cyber Exploitation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen year-old Abbie has finally found her way out of the limelight, by moving a solid five hundred miles away from Ruth and her maternal instincts. But when she hears that her ailing, beloved grandmother is moving in with Ruth, she suspects that her mother has found a new blog subject to exploit. Abbie kidnaps Grandma to save her from the same fate, and thus begins an uproarious battle of wills. \u003ci\u003eFamous Baby\u003c\/i\u003e wisely and hilariously explores mother love, identity, and the hazards of parental over-sharing in the social media age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Rizzo, \u003c\/b\u003e who lives with her actor husband and two children in Los Angeles, California, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThings to Bring, S# T to Do. and Other Inventories of Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir centered around her penchant for lists. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, Salon, Living Fit\u003c\/i\u003e, and women's humor anthologies, and her plays have been staged at several theatres. \u003ci\u003eFamous Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50011685191953,"sku":"CIN1938849302G","price":6.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1938849302.jpg?v=1750901181","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/famous-baby-book-karen-rizzo-9781938849305","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}