We were as shocked to see a review of Bonnie Fuller's book in the New York Times as Alexandra Jacobs was when she heard Bon would be editing Glamour.

Apparently, our complete coverage of The Joys of Much Too Much. Go for the Big Life — the Great Career, the Perfect Guy, and Everything Else You've Ever Wanted (Even if You're Afraid You Don't Have What It Takes) wasn't enough to fill the hearts of aspiring tabloid editors everywhere.

So, what does the Times think?

But the new book by this widely reviled Manhattan media figure — so tough a boss that disgruntled former employees found solace in an "I Survived Bonnie" Yahoo Internet message group — makes a surprisingly potent statement for the sisterhood.

As it turns out, while Fuller, now editorial director at American Media, was raising the libido of Cosmo, Marie Claire and Us Weekly, a new and bloodless breed of women's magazines was coming into being, exemplified by the folksy yet upscale Time Inc. title Real Simple, which sells women products purporting to streamline their busy lives.

They figured they would sort of sidestep the tampons, thongs, razors, and purses, and go straight to the dirt: Bonnie Fuller uses her new book to trash the editors of Real Simple.

See, once the Times gets started, even the librarians can't escape the wrath of gossip mongering.

That (Other) Cosmo Girl [Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times]