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Top 10 Books While You Wait for The Devil Wears Prada 2

  • Writer: Anna Marie Riley
    Anna Marie Riley
  • 6 days ago
  • 3 min read

Get Ready for May: A Month of Glamour!


Who else is counting down the days until May? The Met Gala is just around the corner, and it’s one of the most thrilling red carpet events of the year! But that’s not all—our beloved New York Fashionistas are returning to theaters that same weekend!


While you wait for the excitement to unfold, immerse yourself in these captivating reads. Each book captures the glamour and intrigue of the original stories, offering fresh and unique perspectives that will keep you entertained and inspired!



1. In Plain Sight by Anna Marie Riley

A fresh, fascinating tale of two ambitious publicists navigating Chicago's glittering — and treacherous — art world. Together, they bond over grief while trying to pull off the museum gala of the year. Behind the glamour lies a web of jealousy, deceit, and power plays no one saw coming. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


2. The Nanny Diaries – Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin

A sharp, often hilarious satire about a college student who takes a nannying job for an impossibly demanding Manhattan family. Readers love its witty takedown of wealth and privilege, and the way it perfectly captures the experience of being utterly disposable to the powerful. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


3. Bergdorf Blondes – Plum Sykes

A sparkling, satirical peek into the lives of New York's ultra-wealthy social set, written by a former Vogue fashion assistant who clearly knew the territory. Fans adore its insider humor and the way it skewers a world that takes itself far too seriously. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


4. The Knockoff – Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza

The editor-in-chief of a top fashion magazine returns from a leave of absence to find her former assistant has taken over — armed with an app and zero sentimentality. It's a fresh, funny take on ambition and generational rivalry inside a glamorous industry. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


5. The Assistants – Camille Perri

Hailed as the next Devil Wears Prada, this novel follows an overworked, underpaid assistant to a media billionaire who stumbles into a moral dilemma that could change everything. Readers love its sharp wit and the way it taps into every assistant's quiet fantasy of turning the tables. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


6. Everyone Worth Knowing – Lauren Weisberger

From the author of The Devil Wears Prada, this follow-up follows a young woman who leaves a soul-crushing finance job for the world of elite event planning and PR — only to find that world has its own brand of soul-crushing. Fans return for Weisberger's sharp eye for status, ambition, and the seductive trap of a glamorous life. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


7. Valley of the Dolls – Jacqueline Susann

Three women chase fame, power, and love in mid-century New York and Hollywood, with everything that glitters turning out to have a cost. A cult classic that readers keep returning to for its addictive storytelling and its unflinching look at what ambition really demands of women. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


8. Confessions of a Shopaholic – Sophie Kinsella

A lovably chaotic journalist with a spending problem stumbles her way into a career in finance journalism, charm-ing everyone around her while spiraling delightfully. Readers love its warmth, its humor, and a heroine who is a disaster in the most relatable possible way. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


9. A Hundred Other Girls – Iman Hariri-Kia

A young woman lands her dream job at a legendary women's magazine, only to find herself caught between an old-guard editor and a disruptive digital rival. Readers praise its razor-sharp portrait of media ambition and the impossible choices women face when trying to rise. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


10. Under the Influence – Noelle Crooks

The Devil Wears Prada meets the influencer economy — a woman takes a job with a wildly successful wellness brand only to discover the empowerment messaging masks something much darker. Fans love its timely premise and the way it updates the impossible-boss dynamic for the social media age. 🛒 Buy on Amazon


 
 
 

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