Her life memoir sTORI telling revealed the funny, down-to-earth personality that continues to delight old and new fans. But Tori's got more to say - and stories to share - at this unfolding chapter of her life. And whether it's seen in her reality show (the 3rd season of Oxygen's Tori & Dean begin airing in June '08 in the US to its best ratings yet!) or the press, people remain fascinated with Tori as a mother. Tori's life is forever unique but accessible as a mum. With one-year-old son Liam and infant daughter Stella, Tori's in the perfect place to follow-up with this personality-driven and anecdotal book on motherhood and her current life in the spotlight that promises the same welcome wit - and a little dish - as sTORI telling.

Reviews

The somewhat disjointed anecdotes that actress (Beverly Hills 90210), reality star (Tori & Dean), and No. 1 New York Times best-selling author (sTORI Telling) Spelling shares in this self-read memoir come across as whiny, only mildly amusing, and ultimately flat. Her contempt for her mother, Candy, is rampant, as are her trying reminders of how normal her life is. Despite these shortcomings, however, the production quality is excellent, and Mommywood is likely to have wide appeal given the success of Spelling's previous aforementioned memoir and her Oxygen Network reality show, currently in its fourth season. [Audio clip and video interview with the author available through audio.simonandschuster.com; the Simon Spotlight Entertainment hc, published in April, was a New York Times best seller and an LJ Best Seller.-Ed.]-Nicole A. Cooke, Montclair State Univ. Lib., NJ Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

From the opening ultrasound scene, in which Spelling frets that her unborn son's nose is too big, through her two bouts coping with baby weight and numerous shopping sprees, the memoir focuses heavily on appearances. What rescues the book from complete narcissism are Spelling's sense of humor-which is truly fun and alive to irony-and her obvious love for her small children. Listeners will respond to her desire to create a "real" life for them, even as they raise eyebrows at her decision to have their childhoods broadcast on reality television. Spelling narrates with a chatty Valley Girl style and loads of inflection and drama-whether or not the circumstances warrant it. (A scene about showing up with the wrong Halloween costume at a party is delivered with the same agitation as one in which her baby loses consciousness from a seizure.) A Simon Spotlight Entertainment hardcover. (May) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.