Praise:

“A hilarious take on the battle of the sexes. If only MAN CAMP really existed!”
—Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City

“Faster than a speeding taxi, more fun than a barrel of primates, MAN CAMP is both a rollicking romp and a novel that’s all heart, with characters as real and loveable as your own best friends.”
—Melissa Bank, author of The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

“Adrienne Brodeur is the Audubon of love and mating habits in the big city. One peek through her binoculars and you'll be hooked. Funny, disarming and real, MAN CAMP is a dazzling debut by a gifted writer with a big heart.”
—Adriana Trigiani, author of the Big Stone Gap trilogy and Lucia, Lucia

“MAN CAMP is a great concept and Brodeur's debut novel is filled with hilarious details, exploring the very funny (but true) list of things men should just know.”
—Jill A. Davis, author of Girl's Poker Night

“As the sort of guy who could probably use a few weeks at MAN CAMP, I felt right at home in this breezy comedy of manners. It's a delightful romp and a great summer read.”
—Steve Almond, author of Candy Freak and The Evil B. B. Chow and other Stories

“Do you want to laugh out loud while living every woman's fantasy of changing mankind? Do you want to get swept up in the story of two sophisticated women and a handful of Manhattan metrosexuals in need of a makeover? If so, you'll be tickled pink by Adrienne Brodeur's delicious prose and brilliant comedy. As soon as you finish you'll be plotting designs for your own MAN CAMP. I loved this novel.”
—Martha McPhee, author of Bright Angel Time

Interviews:

Adrienne Brodeur and Amanda Filipacchi on Beatrice.com's Author to Author

Reviews:

"If you're a woman who feels that the growing number of perfectly coifed, dressed, and depilated guys sorely lack more manly traits, then Zoetrope founding editor Brodeur's debut novel will strike a chord (and tickle your funny bone). Whether the guy you're seeing goes to spas more than you do or is just a regular bloke who'd be better off with a few alterations, consider this book a primer on how to meld him into your ideal mate."
— Match.com

"MAN CAMP is pure entertainment -- a witty and fun novel from the intriguing beginning to the satisfying conclusion."
— Bookreporter.com

“A neat little cupcake of a book … With its zippy, high-concept plot, Man Camp seems guaranteed for success … She offers broadly comic situations.”
— Los Angles Times Book Review

“Clever, occasionally naughty.”
— Washington Post Book World

“Breezy and fun.”
— Pages

“Cheeky and chick-pleasing.”
— Vanity Fair

“A lightning read … Very, very funny.”
— The Roanoke Times

“Chick-lit with a sense of humor for readers of both sexes.”
— USAToday.com

“Amusing … If only the waiting list weren't so blasted long!”
— Chicago Tribune

“Fluffy [and] fun … will satisfy most chick-lit cravings.”
— The Miami Herald

“In Zoetrope founding editor Brodeur's wry, breezy debut novel, two 30-something Manhattan sophisticates decide that metrosexuals need to recover their alpha-male instinct and take it upon themselves to show them how. Lucy, a biologist and author of Sexual Selection: What Humans Can Learn from Animals, and her best friend, Martha, an actress, believe that the Manhattan man has no idea how to woo a woman and peg this deficiency to the theory that urbanity has stripped him of his essential maleness. While Lucy grows frustrated with her devoted but insecure boyfriend, Adam, Martha starts a service called FirstDate that gives men a chance to have their dating skills critiqued. But the two decide that the hapless fools need far more than just one date to become gentlemen. So Lucy's manly-man friend (and Martha's ultimate love interest) Cooper offers the pair use of his dairy farm as a training grounds for Man Camp, where they'll offer lessons in everything from "confidence to carpentry to chivalry" in an effort to rehabilitate men for long-term relationships. There, in a neat conclusion to this cleanly written, brainy chick-lit tale, the women learn they can't necessarily apply sociobiology to human romance.”
— Publishers Weekly

News:

Man Camp selected for Barnes & Nobles Discover Great New Writers Series!