Super Woman

Talk about art imitating life, to impressive effect. New Yorker Daphne Uviller, author of the new novel Super in the City, was a grad student who couldn’t get a job, so she took over as superintendent of her family’s Greenwich Village brownstone--which gave her a great idea for a mystery series. It’s a sensational book, full of laughs and sex and lovely writing and repair tips.

Get your hands on 27-year-old protagonist Zephyr Zuckerman while she’s still the newest thing on the block.