The Book Babes tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1251100 2010-11-17T16:04:39-08:00 Ellen Heltzel and Margo Hammond: Two veteran book critics who believe books are better than Botox. TypePad TheBookBabeshttp://feedburner.google.com HEATHER SELLERS ON FACE BLINDNESS AND BOOKS FOR HOLIDAY GIVING tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133f601995e970b 2010-11-17T16:04:39-08:00 2010-11-17T16:04:39-08:00 Missed today's live Book Babes program? You can find it archived at wmnf.org. The show included an interview with Heather Sellers, author of "You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know: A True Story of Family, Face Bindness, and Forgiveness (Riverhead... Ellen Heltzel BOOK GIVEAWAY, JONATHAN FRANZEN (SIGH) AND FALL TITLES tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133f469af3e970b 2010-09-22T16:03:46-07:00 2010-09-22T16:03:06-07:00 Our September program included a book giveaway -- congratulations to LaDonna of Gulfport -- a discussion of all the attention (laudatory and otherwise) surrounding Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom," and fall picks. Here are the titles mentioned on the show (now archived... Ellen Heltzel BOOK BABES RADIO GOES LIVE! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133f35f6140970b 2010-08-27T22:22:21-07:00 2010-08-27T22:22:10-07:00 The Book Babes radio show on WMNF-FM 88.5 in Tampa went live for the first time this month, with Margo in the Tampa studio and Ellen via telephone from Portland, Ore. Now archived at wmnf.org, the show included a taped... Ellen Heltzel <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://thebookbabes.typepad.com/the_book_babes/2010/08/heres-the-best-critical-take-on-eat-pray-love-and-its-offshoots-httpwwwthedailyshowcomwatchwed-august-18-2010back-.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://thebookbabes.typepad.com/the_book_babes/2010/08/heres-the-best-critical-take-on-eat-pray-love-and-its-offshoots-httpwwwthedailyshowcomwatchwed-august-18-2010back-.html" thr:count="1" thr:updated="2011-12-13T09:06:02-08:00" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133f32fef55970b</id> <published>2010-08-19T23:02:12-07:00</published> <updated>2010-08-19T23:02:12-07:00</updated> <summary>Here's the best critical take on "Eat, Pray, Love" and its offshoots. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-18-2010/back-in-black---eat--pray--love</summary> <author> <name>Ellen Heltzel</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title>Do You Know Jack (Kerouac, that is)? Who is the Kenosha Kid? Answers to these questions can win you two books. Happy Birthday, Penguin tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef013485d97e7d970c 2010-07-29T19:14:42-07:00 2010-07-29T19:14:04-07:00 To celebrate Penguin's 70th anniversary today, the company sent out paperback books to give away on book websites. The two books I picked are:Jack Kerouac's "On the Road: The Original Scroll" Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" I have an odd personal... Ellen Heltzel HARD TIMES CALL FOR "HARDSCRABBLE" LIVES tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef013485a1d9df970c 2010-07-22T23:00:43-07:00 2010-07-22T23:02:57-07:00 SECOND IN MY SERIES ON GEMS THAT ARE EASY TO MISS: One of the most aggravating aspects of book publishing these days is that it has fallen into the same celebrity trap as every other medium, letting a handful of... Ellen Heltzel ELLEN'S SUMMER HOTTIES: BEYOND THE BEACH READ tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133f1f98ddf970b 2010-06-30T14:46:04-07:00 2010-06-30T14:46:04-07:00 I've never understood the concept of "beach reads," which suggests that readers put their brains on hold for the summer and prefer books with obvious plots and stock characters. Not me. And this summer has so many imaginative picks that... Ellen Heltzel MOM (AYELET WALDMAN) & DAD (MICHAEL CHABON) MEET DRACULA (OH NO, MORE VAMPIRES!) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133f146f405970b 2010-06-16T08:11:29-07:00 2010-06-16T08:13:50-07:00 The Book Babes June radio show aired Thursday, June 16, at 11:30 a.m. on WMNF-FM 88.5. Missed it? You can find it archived at wmnf.org. Here are the highlights: INTERVIEW WITH MOM AND DAD Book Babe Margo Hammond interviews Pulitzer... Ellen Heltzel SUMMER SLEEPERS: GOOD BOOKS YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE MISS tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133f001707d970b 2010-06-04T10:06:39-07:00 2010-06-04T10:09:17-07:00 It's an odd time for New Year's resolutions, but who's counting? I thought I would kickstart my summer (the one that Oregon hasn't had yet because of all the rain) by naming names when I come across a worthwhile book... Ellen Heltzel Down the Rabbit Hole: A Memoir Workshop & Tea Party June 10 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0133edef1604970b 2010-05-19T05:12:21-07:00 2010-05-19T05:59:10-07:00 YOU ARE INVITED To WRITE DOWN YOUR Memories at Angel’s Tea Room 7301 First Avenue S, St. PetersBurg WITH AUTHOR & EDITOR Margo Hammond THURSDAY, June 10 10:30 a.m.-1 p. m. $45, INCLUDES · HANDS-0N WRITING session · PERSONAL CRITIQUE... Ellen Heltzel