Originally started in the UK, the Girls' (and Boys') Night In collections gather together hip fiction for the twenty- and thirtysomething sets. The U.S. version collects 21 stories from such popular chick-lit authors as Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot is anAmerican author of romantic and paranormal fiction for teens and adults and used to write under several pen names, but now writes exclusively under her real name, Meg Cabot...

, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is an American writer known for her novels in the Chick Lit genre.-Early life:Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father, Nelson Valdés, is a retired sociology professor at the University of New Mexico, and emigrated from Cuba in the early 1960s...

, Isabel Wolff, Anna Maxted

Anna Maxted

Anna Maxted is a bestselling author based in North London, England. Born in 1969, she is married to fellow author and journalist Phil Robinson and has three young children. She writes female contemporary fiction which is viewed to be at the high end of the chick lit market.Anna Maxted read English...

, and Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell is a popular British author of chick lit fiction. Her books include Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After The Party, a sequel to Ralph's Party, and most recently The Making Of Us....

. Packed with stories from today's hottest authors, and with proceeds going to the charity War Child, this collection is a must-read for chick lit's many enthusiasts.

Chapters

1. Party Planner by Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot is anAmerican author of romantic and paranormal fiction for teens and adults and used to write under several pen names, but now writes exclusively under her real name, Meg Cabot...

2. Traveling Light by Carole Mathews

3. Cat Lady by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is an American writer known for her novels in the Chick Lit genre.-Early life:Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father, Nelson Valdés, is a retired sociology professor at the University of New Mexico, and emigrated from Cuba in the early 1960s...

4. Changing People by Sophie Kinsella

5. New York by Jill Davis

Jill Davis

Jill A. Davis is an American author and television writer. She is a member of the Writers Guild of America. She was nominated for 5 Emmy awards for her 6 years of work as a writer for David Letterman. Her first novel, Girls' Poker Night , ISBN 0375505148, was a New York Times bestseller...

6. Revenge by Emily Barr

Emily Barr

Emily Barr is a British travel writer and novelist, author of novels such as Cuban Heels, Baggage, The Life You Want and, most recently The Perfect Lie....

7. Here Comes Harry by Jessica Adams

8. Know it All by Sarah Mlynowski

Sarah Mlynowski

Sarah Mlynowski is an editor and a writer of chick lit and young-adult fiction novels. In 2001, she published her first novel Milkrun, which has since been published in 16 countries, selling over 600,000 copies around the globe.Married, Sarah lives in New York City, United States.-Personal...

9. In Agony by Isabelle Wolff

10. Dating the Enemy by Lauren Henderson

11. From This Moment by Megan McCafferty

Megan McCafferty

Megan Fitzmorris McCafferty is an American author known for The New York Times bestselling Jessica Darling series of young-adult novels published between 2001 and 2009...

12. What Goes Around by Louise Bagshawe

13. Rudy by Lisa Jewel

14. The Truth is Out There by Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes is an Irish Book Awards-winner Irish novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for her work in women's literature. She has sold over more 22 million copies worldwide and been translated into 32 languages...

15. Here We Are by Linda Curnyn

16. Siren Songs by Stella Duffy

Stella Duffy

Stella Duffy is a writer and performer born in London who spent her childhood in New Zealand before returning to the UK.-Biography:Born to a New Zealander father and an English mother, Duffy is the youngest in a family of seven children. The family moved to New Zealand when Duffy was five, and...

17. The Marrying Kind by Anna Maxted

Anna Maxted

Anna Maxted is a bestselling author based in North London, England. Born in 1969, she is married to fellow author and journalist Phil Robinson and has three young children. She writes female contemporary fiction which is viewed to be at the high end of the chick lit market.Anna Maxted read English...

18. Don't You Know Who I Am by Adele Lang

19. Good Men by Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner is a Jewish American writer, television producer, and former journalist. She is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Background and career:...

20. Dougie, Spoons, and the Aquarium Solarium by Jenny Colgan

Jenny Colgan

Jenny Colgan is a British chick-lit novelist, author of romantic comedies such as "Amanda's Wedding", "Looking for Andrew McCarthy" and most recently "The Good,the Bad and the Dumped"...

21. Acting Strangely by Chris Manby