New York Times columnist Philip Galanes has a new novel out, Emma's Table, and it features a character based on Martha Stewart, "fresh from a year-long stretch in prison and the public bloodletting that accompanied her fall," who ends up finding redemption with the help of an antique dining table. Considering he's…

"When [the protagonist] makes haste to a downtown sex club, it's no surprise that he spends an inordinate amount of time folding his clothes into neat piles and comparing the claustrophobic buddy booths to the fitting rooms at Bergdorf Goodman." [WWD] (Photo via PhilipGalanes.com)