The other night Kellie invited me to a reading by Sophia Kinsella, the author of the Shopaholic book series.

"A chic-lit book reading on a Tuesay night..." my doorman commented as I left my building. "I know, I know," I said. "It's an exciting life I lead."

Once at the reading we saw other books by Kinsella, including some she'd written under the name Madeleine Wickham.

"I wonder what my name would be if I was a female British author?" I wondered aloud. Kellie rolled her eyes.

*Sylvia Copperbottom
*Angela Smithwick
*Belinda Gobbledegook
*Charlotte Furthermore
*Elizabeth Sausagestone
*Margaret Hickupery
*Regina Honksalot