The Book Babes tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1251100 2009-07-13T06:25:58-07:00 Ellen Heltzel and Margo Hammond: Two veteran book critics who believe books are better than Botox. TypePad TheBookBabeshttp://feedburner.google.com YOUNG ADULT FICTION SPOTLIGHT tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0115710825ea970c 2009-07-13T06:25:58-07:00 2009-07-13T06:25:58-07:00 The Book Babes' July radio program celebrates young adult fiction, offering interviews with two celebrated authors of the genre. One lives in Portland, Oregon, and the other in Tampa Bay, Florida. Just like the Book Babes. You can check the... Ellen Heltzel SUMMER'S HIDDEN GEMS tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef011571cc5b5d970b 2009-07-06T14:06:37-07:00 2009-07-06T14:06:37-07:00 No need for trash reading this summer! Pick some good books, like these five -- all winners in Ellen's book (the one that lists the titles that are worth your time). 1. “Brooklyn,” by Colm Toibin. This critically acclaimed Irish... Ellen Heltzel HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? ...BOOK BY BOOK tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef011571696b0b970b 2009-06-26T16:38:45-07:00 2009-06-26T16:38:45-07:00 For the next installment of the Book Babes´more.com column, Margo Hammond writes about her current obsession: plants and flowers and books about flowers and plants. Check it out at http://www.more.com/2053/5641-how-does-your-garden-grow- Then send us your own favorite garden book. Ellen Heltzel Alice Munro, Free Books, Wicked Video and Family Secrets tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68279433 2009-06-19T06:23:34-07:00 2009-06-19T06:23:34-07:00 Missed this month’s Book Babes’ radio program? No worries. It’s archived at wmnf.org. Just hit On Demand and then Book Babes on the calendar (Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.). It's the June 17 program. Here are some of the highlights: Ellen... Ellen Heltzel Found: A 90-year-old "Blog" on Health Care Reform tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68089199 2009-06-14T07:12:34-07:00 2009-06-14T07:11:58-07:00 From Book Babe Margo Hammond: Check out my latest posting "LIfe, Liberty and the Right to Be Sick" on Huffington Post It's about an interesting "blog" on health care reform that I came across while reading Democracy in Print: The... Ellen Heltzel FATHERS BY THE BOOK, 2009-STYLE tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67923919 2009-06-09T22:03:54-07:00 2009-06-09T22:03:54-07:00 FROM ELLEN: As Father's Day barrels down on us, here are a few of the latest books that hold up a mirror to our view of what it means to be a dad in 2009. We've come a long way,... Ellen Heltzel MORE BOOK BABES ON MORE tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67603895 2009-06-03T14:31:49-07:00 2009-06-03T14:47:04-07:00 The Book Babes have started a weekly blog on MORE magazine's website. You can find us under Passions/Books. Margo weighed in first with a nod to one of her favorite novel niches. (Hint: Think blood and snow). We have a... Ellen Heltzel RADIO TALK: FROM PBS's SWEDISH CRIME ADAPTATION to FOX-TV's LIS WIEHL'S MYSTERY COLLABORATION tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66790433 2009-05-17T02:00:00-07:00 2009-05-17T02:00:00-07:00 It would be a crime to miss this week's Book Babes Radio Show, which airs at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, on WMNF-FM 88.5 in Tampa and streams at the same time on the Internet at wmnf.org.(You can also hear... Ellen Heltzel LEARNING CURVE tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66765215 2009-05-14T07:21:34-07:00 2009-05-14T07:21:34-07:00 ELLEN'S PLAY DATES: Maybe it's obvious that a newly minted author has to get out there and promote her book, but to be honest, I didn't see the whole thing coming. I supposed that Margo and I would do our... Ellen Heltzel MOMMY NOT SO DEAREST tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66473879 2009-05-06T15:16:48-07:00 2009-05-06T15:16:48-07:00 FROM ELLEN: It's old news that fathers get trashed with impunity in contemporary American culture. But what about the moms? On the eve of yet another Hallmark-inspired holiday, that annual observance of mothers as the most cherished people in our... Ellen Heltzel