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Thank God for girlfriends and shared visits to powder rooms.

That's always been the concept behind the website InThePowderRoom.com where they've been entertaining women with their humor and bold, brave honesty since 2009.

Now they're taking it to the next level with an anthology of original short stories from some of the wittiest women writers they know - stories they would only tell their closest friends, most likely from within the haven of a ladies' room.

You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth and Other Things You'll Only Hear from Your Friends In The Powder Room is edited by Leslie Marinelli, editor-in-chief of In The Powder Room, as well as the creative force behind the riotous blog The Bearded Iris: A Recalcitrant Wife and Mother Tells All. She was named a BlogHer Humor Voice of the Year in 2013 and 2012, and a Babble Top 100 Mom Blogger in 2011.

Besides Marinelli, the book features pieces by six other Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop alumnae (Dawn Weber, Wendi Aarons, Shari Simpson, Alexandra Rosas, Julie Stamper and Su "The Suniverse" ) as well as a recent Humor Writer of the Month, Abby Heugel.

"We are excited to have such a connection with the EBWW community," said Kim Bongiorno, social media manager for In The Powder Room. "The book was the #1 Amazon.com Hot New Release and held steady in the top 10 Best Sellers List in Humor Essays upon publication."

The anthology includes 39 (mostly) true tales by women, for women, about being women - bodily changes, relationships, careers, motherhood, aging, illness, and more - written with the humor and grit that proudly sets In The Powder Room apart. But be forewarned: these ladies are holding nothing back. They're revealing their deep dark secrets - because it's through our most vulnerable and honest moments that we forge the strongest connections and discover we aren't so alone after all.

They are your friends, sisters, mothers, and daughters. Regardless of what life has dished up for you, chances are, this collection of women has been there and can relate. They'll help you laugh it off, or hold your hand until you're ready to laugh again. And they promise: they'll always tell you when you have lipstick on your teeth.

"It takes a lot to make me laugh out loud when reading, but this book had me cackling," said Robin O'Bryant, author of Ketchup is a Vegetable and Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves.

You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth is available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle as well as other formats. Click here for all the ways to order the book.

For a full list of authors and their bios, click here. Most are photographed with - what else? - lipstick on their teeth.