So… as much as we feel weird saying this– kudos to Lauren Conrad, whose first book, L.A. Candy, has hit the top of the NY Times top-seller list!  We knew Lauren was looking for a new “career” after leaving MTV’s The Hills, but we thought it was just a fluke when we heard she was planning to become an author.  Well, looks like we were wrong, because her debut novel is actually flying off the shelves!  It turns out that teenagers everywhere are scooping up her book about a 19 year-old intern in Los Angeles trying to make it big, who ends up being discovered by a reality show producer (sound familiar??) and rockets into stardom.  Lauren’s book has become so popular in the two weeks since it’s release, that its devoted fanbase has even resulted in comparisons to Stephanie Meyers’ Twilight series!  Even we have to admit, that’s HUGE!

Here’s a synopsis of the book, which isn’t supposed to be autobiographical, but somehow sounds strangely familiar!

Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can’t wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun.

When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a “reality version of Sex and the City,” they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please!

Soon Jane is TV’s hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara—free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres—and she’s lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane’s spotlight.

In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it’s not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be.

L.A. Candy is a deliciously entertaining novel about what it’s like to come of age in Hollywood while starring in a reality TV show, written by a girl who has experienced it all firsthand: Lauren Conrad.

Best of luck, Lauren!  This looks like the start of a new (legit) career for the former reality star!

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