Langston, Cynthia 1977-

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Langston, Cynthia 1977-

PERSONAL:

Born 1977, in Appleton, WI. Education: Earned bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, 1993. Religion: Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Writing, cooking, traveling, movies, music, learning French, re-learning piano, Pilates, biking, tennis, softball.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Los Angeles, CA. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Consumer Dig, founder and market researcher, Los Angeles, CA, 1999—. Has also worked as a freelance writer in New York, NY.

WRITINGS:

Bicoastal Babe (novel), New American Library (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to periodicals, including Playboy. Critic for Film Journal International.

SIDELIGHTS:

Cynthia Langston, the founder and owner of Consumer Dig, a market research company that serves clients across the United States, published her debut novel, Bicoastal Babe, in 2006. Asked to describe her inspiration for the work, Langston, a former film critic and freelance writer, told a contributor for the Chick Lit Review Web site: "I thought it would be fun to write a story about a girl who lives and works bi-coastally, juggling two lives and the dramatically different cultures and lifestyles of two exciting cities: New York and Los Angeles."

Bicoastal Babe concerns Lindsay Miller, a single, unemployed young woman who unexpectedly lands a job reporting on trends in fashion, entertainment, and cosmetics for a hip Chicago advertising agency. Lindsay soon finds herself jetting between Manhattan and Los Angeles, but her life grows increasingly complicated as she fends off challenges from a conniving coworker and juggles relationships with a pair of eligible bachelors: Wall Street broker Victor Ragsdale and surfer Danny Wynn. Romantic Times Online critic Stephanie Schneider stated that Bicoastal Babe "has a cute premise, and Lindsay is likeable, if a little indecisive." According to Aleksandra Kostovski, reviewing the novel in Booklist, Langston "has a knack for storytelling that will draw in and please readers."