05/07/2008

Pro shares finer points of the pickup
Relationship journalist and radio host Amy Spencer is the girl to go to when people want to know how the whole love thing works.

04/30/2008

Writer crafts love tips
Author Barbara Bérot knows how dramatic love can be. Her debut novel, When Europa Rode the Bull, is an erotic tale of betrayal and loss.

04/23/2008

New books tackle marriage minefields
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04/16/2008

Pro offers her tips on speed dating
Dating diva Jacqui Malouf knows about love connections. The comedienne and author of Booty Food was in Dallas last week to promote a speed dating extravaganza in partnership with 8minuteDating and Penguin Wines.

04/09/2008

Books decode the opposite sex
If only there were a magic dating decoder ring for the sexes. In would go a sentence, and out would come the translation in guy-ese or woman-speak.

04/02/2008

Need relationship insight? Look to stars
Astrology pickup lines are the stuff of jokes, but for author and psychic Stacey Wolf (right), the stars offer real insight when it comes to romance and relationships.

03/26/2008

Sex does the body good
Humans have been pursuing sex since the dawn of time. It rules supreme in our conscious and subconscious brains. It can sell everything from Hondas to Hot Pockets.

03/19/2008

'Boink' takes you back to the college days
Opening the mail last week made us blush a furious shade of crimson, something quite unusual in an office accustomed to all manner of outrageous press releases and books.

02/27/2008

Girl Talk: Books tackle setups and scared guys
The mail slot was full this week with dating books offering sympathy, humor, checklists and the occasional nudie picture. (Really! One was totally soft-core porn.)

02/20/2008

Girl Talk: Let's fight our conflicts with caring
In the year I've been writing this Girl Talk column and doing the podcast, I've read more than three dozen books and talked to about 400 people – including experts and regular folks – about how to navigate the wild river of single and dating life.