Photography: Eric Roth

Broaden your literary horizons with this stellar collection of novels, shortlisted to perfection and baked to homemade goodness. Revive the bookworm in you and escape on a holiday with words, characters and stories.

Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl’s Closet (2007)

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By Adena Halpern.

A feel-good read for the every-kinda woman in you. Married, single, attached or even heartbroken – this witty read will make you love life.

An Object of Beauty: A Novel (2011)

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By Steve Martin.

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Steve Martin, the unexpected ingenious novelist. Made for the culturally curious, his characters will sweep you away in a whimsical world of Art and Beauty with his compelling cast of characters. (Word of Caution: Steve Martin only has a limited collection of published book, savour every page #WereNotKidding)

Looking for Alaska (2006)

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By John Green.

A fine masterpiece on the art of storytelling, be pulled into the literary quicksand of John Green’s captivating narrative before the commercialisation of The Fault in Our Stars via a cookie-cutter average Hollywood remake. This book is #REAL.

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands (2013)

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By Chelsea Handler

@chelseahandler alternatively see what’s trending on #chelseadoes.

With the release of her own Netflix series – Chelsea Handler is killing it by being herself. Smile to yourself all weekend with this short and sweet book that revisits many #blastsfromthepast on the nights when you’ve had one too many and lived to tell the tale.