The Book Babestag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12511002009-12-21T05:43:02-08:00Ellen Heltzel and Margo Hammond: Two veteran book critics who believe books are better than Botox.TypePadTheBookBabeshttp://feedburner.google.comOVER-THE-TOP CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS IN TEXAS AND LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY GIFT TIPS tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef012876707383970c2009-12-21T05:43:02-08:002009-12-21T05:43:02-08:00Need last-minute gift suggestions for the holidays? Tune into the Book Babes radio show on Wednesday, December 23 at 11:30 a.m. on WMNF-FM 88.5 in Tampa to get some book titles for everyone on your list. The show streams live...Ellen Heltzeltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef012876668251970c2009-12-18T07:50:37-08:002009-12-18T07:50:37-08:00These contemporary classics (some of them quietly neglected) illuminate the myriad dimensions of the modern woman’s life. Books are listed in no particular order. Six fiction, four non. 1. “Housekeeping,” by Marilynne Robinson – It’s hard to believe this novel...Ellen Heltzel BOOK CLUB 2010: A READING PROPOSAL tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef01287666811f970c2009-12-18T07:49:11-08:002009-12-18T07:49:11-08:00Book clubs are the best invention since the portable hair dryer. But it's so easy to get stuck in the "what shall we read next?" rut. The Babes have a few ideas of how to get out of that rut...Ellen HeltzelHOW TO MAKE A READER HAPPYtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef012875fd9c08970c2009-12-01T21:09:04-08:002009-12-01T21:29:15-08:00Books make the best gifts. They are small and wrap easily. They are easy to store. They leave a lasting impression. Here are a few ideas to inspire you with your holiday shopping. The children's books are suggested with thanks...Ellen HeltzelTUNE IN OR LOG ON WEDNESDAY AT 11:30 FOR BOOK BABES RADIOtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef012875ac8986970c2009-11-17T05:24:30-08:002009-11-17T05:24:30-08:00Check out the Book Babes November radio show (details below) Wednesday, November 18, at 11:30 a.m. on WMNF-FM 88.5 in Tampa or streaming live on the Internet at wmnf.org. Missed it? All shows are arched at wmnf.org. Just click on...Ellen HeltzelRead Any All-Female Book Lists Lately? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0120a69783d1970b2009-11-13T13:58:40-08:002009-11-13T13:58:41-08:00The Book Babes November Radio Show highlights: Book News The Book Babes discuss Publisher's Weekly's controversial all-male 10 best books of 2009 and invite listeners to join them in compiling their own all-female list of great 2009 books. (Feel free...Ellen HeltzelHERE WE GO AGAIN, LADIEStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0120a69252f3970b2009-11-12T18:09:17-08:002009-11-12T18:09:17-08:00The blogosphere is rife with indignation over Publisher's Weekly's 2009 best book picks. Why? Because the authors of its top ten, apparently picked by staffers who prefer to remain anonymous, are male -- right down to the last man. Women...Ellen HeltzelWHOSE LIGHT IN YONDER WINDOW?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0120a6b1ab2b970c2009-11-06T08:23:22-08:002009-11-06T08:28:20-08:00Mary Karr is one hell of a writer. As a person, however, she's looking heavenward. This fact is nowhere in evidence in today's review of her latest memoir, "Lit," by ace reviewer Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times. It...Ellen HeltzelHAIL, THE LONELY OLD MANtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0120a622a31c970b2009-10-26T20:09:00-07:002009-10-26T20:09:00-07:00The Book Babes have spent a lot of time thinking and writing about women's lives. One of the premises behind our book, "Between the Covers," is that we women have similar needs and ambitions as men but a different life...Ellen HeltzelRadio Interviews: Katz on Dogs, Branch on Clintontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d015253ef0120a66208da970c2009-10-20T19:15:27-07:002009-10-20T19:15:27-07:00The October Book Babes radio programs airs Wednesday, October 21 at 11:30 a.m. on WMNF-FM 88.5 in the Tampa Bay area. You can also catch the program at the same time steaming on the Internet at wmnf.org. Here are the...Ellen Heltzel