HIP LIT FOR HIP CHICKS.

Fiction genres; Women & literature; Fiction; Literature; Literary form; Fielding, Helen, 1958-; Books -- Reviews; Big Love, The (Book); Smothering (Book); Journal of Mortifying Moments, The (Book); Good in Bed (Book)

Offers a discussion about a genre of literature called "chick lit". Appeal of this fiction genre to young women; Difference between "chick lit" and "women's literature"; Humor and popular culture found in "chick lit"; Reference to the book "Bridget Jones's Diary," by Helen Fielding; Reference to the book "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing," by Melissa Bank; List of notable British authors, including Isabel Wolff, Carole Matthews and Lisa Jewell; List of publishers devoted to the "chick lit" genre, including Avon Trade, Downtown Press and Red Dress Ink; Review of the book "The Big Love," by Sarah Dunn; Review of the book "Smothering," by Wendy French; Review of the book "The Journal of Mortifying Moments," by Robyn Harding; Review of the book "Good in Bed," by Jennifer Weiner; Others.