Room for Improvement

“Stacey Ballis manages to be
irreverent, unflinching, sexy
and somehow very sweet.
She is truly a writer to watch.”

Laura Caldwell,
Author of Burning the Map,
A Clean Slate, The Year of
Living Famously, The Night
I Got Lucky, and Look Closely

Book Club

Converse with the Author:

Want to get it from the horse’s mouth? Stacey Ballis is available on a limited basis to speak to your book club either in-person or via speakerphone. Find out how the book got written and published. Find out about the author’s last nightmare date. Ask her where she got those adorable shoes. For inquiries, send an e-mail to stacey@staceyballis.com and please include a phone number for the contact person.

Questions for Book Clubs:

Discussion Leaders, here are some suggested questions for use in your Book Club conversation:

"Room for Improvement" questions

- Which was your favorite episode and why?

- Do you think that Lily is right to be cautious about Ron?

- Who is your favorite crew member from Swap/Meet?

- Lily seems to be plagued by the memories of men from her past. What do her histories with each of them say about her?

- How do you think Lily, Hillary and Naomi balance each other as friends?

- What is your biggest home improvement or decorating disaster?

- Lily gets caught up with Gary in part because he is better looking than the guys she sees herself as able to land? And yet, she is able to avoid Jake’s advances. What do you think it is about Gary that makes him so irresistible to her?

- Naomi and Hillary give Lily some tough love about her attitude? Are they right or are they not being sensitive to Lily’s situation?

- What is the most important thing about having girlfriends?

- What is the most difficult or dangerous thing about having girlfriends?