Carrie Bradshaw in her teenage years….”Sex and the City” author Candace Bushnel is writing teen novels. “The Carrie Diaries,” it takes readers back to Carrie’s formative years in high school, giving an inside look at her friendships, romances and how she realized her dream of becoming a writer, Harper Collins announced Wednesday.

The first  book will debut in 2010. Bushnell’s publeisher issued a statement made by the author that said, “Carrie in  high school did not follow the crowd - she led it. It was there she began observing and commenting on the social scene.”

Her Fifth Novel is coming out this month, “One Fifth Avenue.”  I absolutely can’t wait.  

Besides being a die hard SATC fan, I have read “Lipstick Jungle” by Bushnell and am following the series which made it debut last fall.   It’s not Sex and The City, but Brooke Sheilds and the girls are fabulous! Fans, if you haven’t seen the show, make sure to watch this fall and let me know what you think! 

Show makes it season premiere on: Wed., Sept. 24th @ 10pm on NBC.

Faith Evans was doing a book signing today at the Borders at Penn Plaza.  She was vibrant and looking fabulous!!!!

 I read this book in about a day, and couldn’t put it down!!  Faith is TRULY talented and as real as they come. She has been through sosme things…She gave me some real insight to her artistry, mistakes, early Bad Boy and so many relevant artists of the mid 90’s - now. This was definitely a good read!

Here’s and excerpt from the book:

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An all-star cast brings best-selling novel to the Big Screen.  The movie is set to be released October 17th. We are so excited to say ,that Love & Basketball director, Gina Prince-Bythewood, is directing the best -selling novel, “The Secret Life of Bees.”

The Movie Stars: Queen Latifah as August Boatwright, Jennifer Hudson as Rosaleen Daise,  Sophie Okonedo as May Boatwright, Dakota Fanning as Lily Owens and Alicia Keys as June Boatwright .

“Bees,” a drama set in the Southern U.S. in the 1960s, centers on teenager Lily Owens (Fanning) and her friend Rosaleen (Hudson) who flee their hometown to escape their harsh upbringing and seek to uncover the mysteries of Lily’s late mother. Along the way, they encounter three beekeeping sisters (Latifah, Okonedo, Keys) who take the pair in to their South Carolina home. –Reuters

Prince-Bythewood  craftedt this screenplay in just one month. “It’s a special story with a special cast,” she says. “And I hope we’ve created a special movie.”

1st OFFICIAL photos after the jump… (more…)

I’m loving Rev Run and Justine Simmons! Spreading positivity! Anyway, a few weeks back I saw on BlackCelebKids.com that the Simmons were writing a parenting book called, “Take Back Your Family: A Challenge to America’s Parents” (I should hand out this book to every parent I see on the subway) Moving on…) which hits stores today! Check these two out on the “Today Show”: