Dateline Washington DC — XM Radio takes crazy chance on unknown chorus girl!
Starting Wednesday, July 9th at 7am, it's a whole hour of Fiction Nation on Take Five, XM 155. A new time and a whole hour to talk to more authors about new and interesting books. There'll be a fresh conversation every week, plus we'll also go to the Back of the Stacks to revisit some amazing books and writers you may have missed the first time around. Right before Good Morning America, one hour of Fiction Nation starting 7am July 9th!
Coming up on Fiction Nation...
 |
The DIsorder of Longing by Natasha Bauman. Oh, those wacky Victorians. Here we have Ada, a perfectly normal woman just trying to figure out how to be a good wife in late 1800's Boston. As she quickly learns, 'a good wife' to her desperately social climbing husband means mouth shut, eyes down, and quit rolling around in bed like a crazy woman. Ada is magnetically drawn not only to the orchids Edward collects, but (not surprisingly) to the rugged orchid hunters themselves. Ada has to decide whether having the perfect place setting at dinner is more important than living the life she dreams of, one with freedom (and orgasms). Natasha Bauman draws some interesting parallels between the androgynously gorgeous flowers Edward pants over, and the sacrifices Ada makes on her voyage of self discovery.
Click here to read the complete review
That's this week on Fiction Nation, on Take Five, XM 155 on Friday July 4th at 11:30pm, on Saturday July 5th at 6pm, on Sunday July 6th at 10:00am and 8:00pm, and on Monday, July 7th at 12:00 midnight and 3:00am. You can also hear Fiction Nation on Sonic Theater, XM 163, on Thursday, July 10th at 3:00pm. All times EDT.
**A Little Something We Didn't Have Room for on XM**
Face Value #8 — The post-wedding wrap up: Well, the wedding was a success, and I finally have a minute to catch my breath and think about the past few months... Read the rest here.
Remember when but not what? All reviews are now listed by airdate.
And remember, if you have comments about the show, you can email me at fiction@xmradio.com.
Fiction Nation is where you'll find book reviews, essays, gift recommendations, and the secrets to instant weight loss and younger looking skin! Fiction Nation can be heard daily on Take Five, XM 155, and every weekend on both Take Five (XM 155) and Sonic Theater (XM 163).
Fiction Nation started its life as an idea for a book review show at XM Satellite Radio. Originally, it was going to focus on science fiction and fantasy, since I felt the nerd population was badly underserved. After about a year of pitching everyone in the building ("Lady, I'm just delivering pizza! And I hate your ideas!") I tried it out on Amy Reyer, who runs Take Five, Women's Talk on XM 155. She decided to put my show on the air, for which I am very grateful. Fiction Nation first aired in September of 2005.
Fiction Nation is primarily a book review show, but you'll also hear essays about bookstores and writing, among other things. You won't hear reviews of political rants, screeds or tracts. No diet books. No biographies. Nothing but fiction, mostly by authors that you may not yet know. (I figure John Grisham and Stephen King don't need my help at this point.) I've branched out from my original concept and talk about all kinds of fiction, although I do like my vampire books.
Everything you hear on XM can be found here, plus there'll be some web exclusives.
So feel free to poke around. If you're looking for a book I talked about on XM, it'll be in Reviews. Essays used to be called 'rambling diatribes' but we decided that was too long. With the holidays approaching (this will be correct once a year, kind of like a stopped watch) I offer the Gift List. The Back of the Stacks is a web-exclusive look at some of my personal favorites, and if you'd like to suggest a book for review or simply want to shower me with praise, it's Contact and Links. The XM link is where you can become a subscriber — in fact, go do that first.