Lauren Conrad left a taping of Chelsea Lately yesterday in Santa Monica with a Red Bull in hand. She stopped by the talk show to promote her new book, The Fame Game, after making a stop by Ryan Seacrest's radio show earlier in the day. Lauren wore a brown polka-dot dress from her own Paper Crown line for the busy press day talking up her fourth novel. Before she hit the promotional trail, she Read more

Santa Monica, CA-based interior designer Tim Clarke mixes vintage elements with modern style and a coastal sensibility to create his own signature style — coastal modern. Clarke, whose work has been featured in magazines including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Metropolitan Home, House Beautiful, Veranda, Town and Country, and InStyle Home, has now released a gorgeous new book. Coastal Read more

Anne Hathaway has shown her bookish bent in more ways than one, as she's not only one of our favorite gals who wear glasses, she also just threw her engagement party in a bookstore! The New York City soiree featured vegan dining and ranunculus and anemones in bird-shaped vases, but we have to wonder if there were other ways she showed a love for all-things literary at the party. We're not ashamed Read more

Ah, weddings. Full of joy, tears, and comic book-style zingers! We're absolutely smitten with this retro, comic book Los Angeles wedding captured by photographer Heather Kincaid. Not only did the wedding show off the creative spirit of the Disney-employed couple, but the engagement session also incorporated their geeky love of comics and design bookstores. We'd like to propose a requirement of Read more

Zoe Kravitz and Penn Badgley got close for a kiss in NYC over the weekend. They stopped for PDA after shopping at a bookstore, where Penn picked up a few titles including Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle and Richard Alpert's LSD. Penn and Zoe escaped the Big Apple for the warmer weather of Miami over the holidays. They lounged poolside at their hotel and showed affection while swimming. Zoe's bikini Read more

Blake Lively managed to show some skin in a suit last night at Barneys New York's launch of "Gaga's Workshop." The bright blue Elie Saab look was finished off with lace-embellished shoulders. It was her latest daring look after wearing a revealing Marchesa number Saturday to the Gossip Girl 100-episodes celebration. Blake had the company of her small screen buddy Matthew Settle last night, as Read more

Sex sells, but it could also get you censored. Sexual content in books is a popular justification book providers give for banning them. Looking at the 10 most challenged titles of last year, popular books like The Hunger Games and Twilight series make the cut for being "sexually explicit," although fans of Twilight know you have to wait a few books to get to the action. Well, "religious Read more

Renée Zellweger stopped in an Upper East Side bookstore in Manhattan yesterday to pick up a copy of David Brooks's The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement. She's a single lady after news of her split with Bradley Cooper surfaced late last week, and she's moving on by taking in Broadway shows and diving into new reading material — what books have you read to Read more

Jennifer Garner met a friend for iced tea in Brentwood yesterday. She was without Violet or Seraphina after a busy few days of spending time with her two adorable daughters. Jennifer kicked off the week at dinner with Ben Affleck and their girls, and she was back on the go to check out a bookstore with Violet and Seraphina a few days later. The busy mom once again stepped out with Seraphina when Read more

Jennifer Garner took her daughters Violet and Seraphina Affleck for an afternoon at Books and Cookies, a new bookstore and bakery with activities for kids, in Santa Monica yesterday. The girls left with a bag of treats and a few colorful balloons to celebrate their successful outing. Jennifer's husband and the girls' dad Ben has been hard at work during the weeks, but the weekends have meant Read more