Valley of the Dolls was called “a piece of trash” by the critic John Simon, who said he’d rather “see dogs fornicate” than read the novel. Time Magazine named it April 1966’s “dirty book of the month.

Nathan Detroit is desperate: he needs money for an illegal dice game, and he needs it fast. Not to mention a 14 year engagement with night‑club singer Miss Adelaide whose patience is finally running ...

Barbie has come a long way in her many years on shelves and in the hands of girls around the world. First introduced to the world on March 9, 1959, Barbie was created to be a woman with a plethora of ...

Before Jackie Collins, Candace Bushnell and Jennifer Weiner, there was Jacqueline Susann and Valley of the Dolls. When Susann’s novel, a rip roaring tale of drug addiction, showbiz, ambition and ...