Nothing That Meets the Eye: The Uncollected Stories by Patricia Highsmith (Bloomsbury, £9.99) You could be forgiven for approaching this collection with a suspicious eye.
Or: "You are amazing and I truly appreciate all you do to raise awareness of our rights as women!" One might be forgiven for wondering if a collection of generic template interviews constitutes genuine societal change or, instead, simply offers a reassuring simulacrum of change – even, as Malcolm Gladwell has suggested of online activism, a substitute for it.
YOU could be forgiven for thinking that the spring 2012 fashion collections were an open call for costumes for the Baz Luhrmann remake of "The Great Gatsby," in theaters late next year.
There has been such a bountiful crop of large-scale floral prints in the men's collections so far, you could be forgiven for thinking that designers had switched from Prosecco to Miracle Gro as their drink of choice.
M&S Perfect Pairs Heart Collection: £15, marksandspencer.com (in store only) You could be forgiven for snapping this box up on the basis that "perfect pairs" means this box is to be shared between the pair of you.
And if the collection felt a bit repetitive, the designer could be forgiven, because — as anyone who has felt the effect will say — once you are under the spell of a rock star, it is very hard to break free.
The kidney business is wrapped up in a bloody climax, and the second story line starts cold, so the reader could be forgiven for assuming that "Raylan" is less a novel than a collection of novellas in disguise.
Given Spain's economic trials, Lladró may be forgiven for making cosmetic adjustments to existing pieces rather than hiring designers to produce a new collection and investing in new molds.
After reading "MFA vs NYC," the provocative essay collection edited by Chad Harbach and published by the literary magazine n+1, one might be forgiven for thinking that we don't fit anywhere at all.
"You are a member of the press so you're forgiven, but it's black tie," said JOHN PAUL RANGEL, one of the graduating seniors who showed their collections that night to designers like NARCISO RODRIGUEZ and PRABAL GURUNG.
