“This book blew me away! I hope after this he’ll finally pay off his student loans so Citibank will stop calling my house, interrupting my soaps and The Price is Right.”
-His momma

Face it. Your girlfriends can tell you what you need to know about just about everything – except men. For that, you need Finesse Mitchell.

From the publishers who brought us the bestselling He’s Just Not That Into You comes a lighthearted and brutally (if hilariously) honest book for black women ready to learn about dating from the best authority on men around: men. Finesse Mitchell’s YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ONLY KNOW SO MUCH: A Brother’s Take on Dating and Mating for Sistas (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, on-sale November 6, 2007; $21.95; hardcover) clues women in to what men are thinking at every stage of a relationship, from first contact through deciding to propose.

Along the way, Finesse uses practical suggestions, irreverent diagrams, and stories of his own crazy dating adventures to show black women how to avoid the types of men who have left them screaming, “Jesus is my boyfriend!” for decades.

A contributing columnist for Essence magazine, Finesse is an expert at providing advice in the dating-and-mating game. In YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ONLY KNOW SO MUCH Finesse breaks down all the different aspects of relationships – the list of mate traits, the approach, first dates, should-I-stay-or-should-I-leave, and of course, sex – while providing a balanced perspective of what women think and (more importantly) what men think of what women think.

Finesse not only provides techniques readers can use to make the first move, but also explains how men decipher and respond to such signals. When equipped with this information, readers will know the difference between flirty eye conversation that says, “Hi, sexy, come get to know me,” and not, “Hey, fool, don’t you owe me money?”

In YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ONLY KNOW SO MUCH, Finesse lets women in on the things only men know about men, so that women will have the tools to tell the difference between Mr. Right and Mr. Very, Very Wrong. If you want to know whether to buy that pair of skinny jeans, by all means ask your girlfriends. But when it comes to men – ask Finesse.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Finesse Mitchell is a comedian and relationship columnist for Essence magazine. He was a regular cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 2003 to 2006. His first stand-up comedy DVD entitled SNAP FAMOUS was released in February 2007, and he appears in the upcoming comedic films The Comeback and Who’s Your Caddy? Finesse currently is headlining comedy clubs, universities and colleges across the country. He lives in Miami, FL.

ABOUT THE IMPRINT
Simon Spotlight Entertainment (SSE) launched in 2004 as an imprint targeting 18-34 year olds.   The first book published by SSE was He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth To Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, which became an instant national bestseller - hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.   Other bestselling SSE titles include Happy Endings by Jim Norton, Positively False by Floyd Landis, The Loved Dog by Tamar Geller, The Cardio-Free Diet by Jim Karas, The I Chong by Tommy Chong, and Nothing’s Sacred by Lewis Black.  The imprint continues to publish hip original non-fiction, fiction, and media tie-ins.  Recent and upcoming titles include TIKI by Tiki Barber, Out of Sync by Lance Bass, Steve & Me by Terri Irwin and Tori Spelling’s much-anticipated memoir. 
 
Simon & Schuster, a part of the CBS Corporation, is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at www.simonsays.com

YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ONLY KNOW SO MUCH
A Brother’s Take on Dating and Mating for Sistas
By Finesse Mitchell
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
November 6, 2007 - Price: $21.95 - 224 pages - ISBN: 978-1-4169-3904-7

TOUR DATES:
I AM COMING TO YOUR CITY TO PROMOTE MY NEW BOOK. BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

ON SALE 11/6/07

November 6, 2007 – New York, NY
Barnes & Noble (8th St.)
7pm

November 8, 2007 – Atlanta, Ga
Barnes & Noble (Peachtree Road)
7pm

November 10, 2007 – Dallas, TX
Borders (5500 Greenville Ave.)
2pm

November 12, 2007 – Los Angeles, CA
Eso Wan Books (4331 Degnan Blvd.)
7pm

November 14, 2007 – San Francisco, CA
Book Passage (51 Tamal Road)
7pm

November 16, 2007 – Chicago, IL
Borders (95th Street)
7pm

“Sex is a really big deal for most men. The majority of us will tell you that it is among our top-three favorite things to do. Here’s the breakdown:
1) Making money
2) Having sex
3) Eating or sleeping (it’s a toss-up between these two)

By the way, this is the order of my personal top three, but don’t expect other brothas out there to have their priorities as straight as mine.”

Finesse Mitchell

….from the much anticipated book, Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much.