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A few years ago, author Ian McEwan conducted an experiment where he handed out free books in a busy London park -- he found that only women would take them. Yes, women make up a whopping 80 percent of the fiction market, so in this LifeSpy, we celebrate female readers and the bloggers who help them get lit.

Cozy Mystery: If you read every Nancy Drew book twice before you hit your 15th birthday, this blog is for you. In addition to commenting on news in the female-detective genre, Cozy Mystery clues you into which amateur sleuths are worth investigating and which ones are red herrings in your search for a truly satisfying mystery novel.

Trashionista: Sometimes you just need a fun paperback for the beach. When a chick-lit craving strikes, head here, where trashy books are welcome, but books that are trash deserve to be called out. The site features reviews, author interviews, book news and more. Check out the "Book Extract" posts to preview a chapter or two before committing to your next read.

Bookish Bent: When you're a journalist, obsessive reading comes with the job. Luckily for us, this Missouri girl, who identifies herself only as "A," decided to use her pro writing skills to dish on everything she reads. Learn why she has her reservations about Barack Obama's memoir (even if his writing is lyrical) and how she can relate to "The Writing Class" by Jincy Willett. She even lets us in on which snooze fests couldn't hold her interest long enough for her to finish them. That's good enough to make our "do not read" list.

Tell us: Did we forget your book-blog bible? What tomes are sitting in your Amazon.com wish list right now? Tell us in the comments.