“[A] stunning new memoir… thick with contemplation, packed with ideas and images rendered in exacting, evocative prose…. Brave and startlingly beautiful.” — Time Out New York “Truthful, intelligent, and engrossing. This may become a generation's definitive account of books and the city.” —Jeff Sharlet, New York Times bestselling author of The Family A loving and literate, honest and insightful look into the heart of that unsung heroine: the good girl. Fans of the strong narrative voices of such writers as Donna Tartt ( The Secret History, The Little Friend ), Nell Freudenberger ( Lucky Girls, The Dissident ), and Amy Bloom ( Come to Me, A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You ), as well as books such as The Nanny Diaries, Prep , and The Devil Wears Prada , will love Not That Kind of Girl : Carlene Bauer’s hilarious and touching memoir of God, books, and rock and roll.