Talk of the Town Tonight: Elizabeth Noble

Find out if this book, Elizabeth Noble's THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW, is worth reading tonight!

Talk of the Town with Parker Sunshine
I'll be on ~7:20PM EDT (4:20 PDT, 1:20 Anna Time)
WEBR for D.C./Virginia/ Maryland locals (available through your TV)
Everyone else: Tune in here!

FYI, the last time I was on the radio was when I called in to Milwaukee's New Rock Alternative 102.1 in the '90s and found myself on the receiving end of a DJ's riff about tambourines. In two hours, I hope to say something more substantial than "Uh... what?"

ETA 7:45PM Hooray! Despite a few first-timer issues (I was using Skype on my PC, which didn't want to play nice) I think we all had a good time doing that. If you're surfing by here courtesy of Parker's site, welcome! Stick around, we're fun.

Talk of the Town page is live!

Hey, so remember when I told you I was going to be on the radio? The week has finally arrived! My radio voice is not ready, but show host Parker Sunshine has thrown up a neat page for my feature on the show, officially called "Parker Sunshine's Bookworm." So if you don't already know my last name or what I look like, check it out.

And cancel all your plans for Wednesday when I'll be LIVE on air with Parker to talk about Elizabeth Noble's THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW. Will I always be this annoying about reminding you to tune in? Perhaps!

Reading on the Road: Washington D.C.

I'm off to our nation's capital to see my brother compete in a high school tournament, and I couldn't be prouder. Good luck, Max! (He thinks blogs are silly, but that's okay.)

By the time you read this I will already be on the train and probably deep into a chapter. This is where the Goodreads system of having a rankable to-do list breaks down a bit, because I don't want to lug any library books or hardcovers, and maybe a 96-pager is not the best use of my book-space. But here's what I'm bringing:

Candace Bushnell, 4 BLONDES -- for the forthcoming Candace Bushnell week.
Elizabeth Noble, THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW -- One of my book party finds (in advance review copy form). I have two sisters and I'm meeting my mom in D.C., so it may be a bittersweet read.
Jonathan Coe, THE RAIN BEFORE IT FALLS (also an ARC) -- Marjorie lent this to me! Hey, Marjorie! I haven't forgotten.
Review book for EDGE New York: Lewis DeSimone's CHEMISTRY.

I'm also bringing my mom's belated Mother's Day gift of two books, so I'm just 2 volumes away from being a Tom Stoppard. And I'll only be gone Saturday and Sunday... sheesh.