<p> Meet Helena Andrews, sassy, single, smart, and, yes, a bitch&#151;but Tina Fey said it best, bitch is the new black! </p> <p> When Helena Andrews heard this declaration on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>, her first reaction was How daaare you? But after a commercial break and some thought, she decided to poke at the stereotype that says "successful" and "bitch" are synonyms. Unafraid and frank, she comes to realize that being a bitch is sometimes the best way to be&#151;except, of course, when it's not. </p> <p> <i>Bitch Is the New Black</i> follows Andrews&#151;sexy, single, and a self-described smart-ass&#151;on her trip from kidnapped daughter of a lesbian to Washington, D.C., political reporter who can't remember a single senator's name. Told in Andrews's singular voice, this addictive memoir explores the roller coaster of being educated and single while trying to become an "actual adult" and find love. </p> <p> In these candid yet heartfelt essays, she chronicles that ride from beginning to end: a childhood spent on an all-white island, escaping via episodes of <i>The Cosby Show</i>; being set up with Obama's "body guy" Reggie Love by Maureen Dowd; and the shocking suicide of a best friend. Through it all, Andrews and her gang of girlfriends urge each other to "keep it moving." But no one can stay strong all the time&#151;not even the women we believe do so without trying. </p> <p> As Andrews says, "Despite the fact that the most recognizable woman in the United States is black, popular culture still hasn't moved past the only adjective apparently meant to describe us&#151; "strong." She is also flawed, tired, naive, greedy, gutsy, frightened, and kind: secret sides that come out in honest detail here. </p>