It's Top Ten Tuesday! Which Author Comes in at #5 on the Book Club Girl on Air Countdown?
I'm counting down our Top 10 Book Club Girl on Air shows every Tuesday this summer. These are the shows that have gotten the most live listens and subsequent downloads since they first aired!
Listen in to the show now and leave a comment about what you've learned or liked from it to be entered to win (US and Canada residents only) (I'll pick one random winner from all comments posted by midnight, Friday August 5th), and be sure to check out Jessica Anya Blau's website. Jessica is also one of the authors in attendance at the Club Read weekend getaway for book clubs this October in Virginia - check out that site and perhaps you can meet her, and many others, there!
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Loved the interview ! This sounds like a wonderful story love that it is humerous and glad you cleared up peoples concerns about chuld abuse.This is going on my wish list !
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I enjoyed this interesting interview. Jessica gave her point of view about her crazy childhood which was fun. It was based on truth although the book was the fictionalized version.
This sounds like a great story. I liked the part of the conversation where both of you questioned "what kind of household did you grow up in? Mine felt normal." Society's views towards things like smoking and drinking parents have evolved into being taboo. I look forward to reading this book and laughing. The evolving of the family structure as the kids grow and move away but then come back sounds like a good read.
an intriguing interview which introduced me to this author and her experience within her family. her honesty and sense of humor were refreshing. This would be a pleasure to read.
I've read both of Jessica Anya Blau's books and would recommend them. Her writing style reminds me of Anne Lamott as she has a scathingly honest and open approach to story-telling as fictionalized autobiography. Alternatingly jaw dropping and hilarious while examining family relationships and rites of passage.
I loved the topic of this chat, now I'm very inspired to read this book. Family dynamics are very complicated, I think she chatted about her life in a very open-minded way.
Deon Jenkins was the mastermind, Saybolt said. He was the leader of the crew. Saybolt conceded that the government can't prove how Jenkins put the murder together -- but his comment just after the shooting -- that "bitch-ass niggas gonna stop playin' with" him -- shows that he viewed this as his beef. And, Saybolt noted, Jenkins as much as admitted his role in the murder in 2009, when he told other T Street crew members they needed to kill Boo's counsin just like they killed Boo.
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Loved the interview ! This sounds like a wonderful story love that it is humerous and glad you cleared up peoples concerns about chuld abuse.This is going on my wish list !
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Posted by: Lori Barnes | August 02, 2011 at 10:24 AM
I enjoyed this interesting interview. Jessica gave her point of view about her crazy childhood which was fun. It was based on truth although the book was the fictionalized version.
Posted by: pearl | August 02, 2011 at 10:51 AM
This sounds like a great story. I liked the part of the conversation where both of you questioned "what kind of household did you grow up in? Mine felt normal." Society's views towards things like smoking and drinking parents have evolved into being taboo. I look forward to reading this book and laughing. The evolving of the family structure as the kids grow and move away but then come back sounds like a good read.
Posted by: Jodi Lupp | August 02, 2011 at 10:58 AM
an intriguing interview which introduced me to this author and her experience within her family. her honesty and sense of humor were refreshing. This would be a pleasure to read.
Posted by: diane | August 02, 2011 at 02:57 PM
I've read both of Jessica Anya Blau's books and would recommend them. Her writing style reminds me of Anne Lamott as she has a scathingly honest and open approach to story-telling as fictionalized autobiography. Alternatingly jaw dropping and hilarious while examining family relationships and rites of passage.
Posted by: Charlynn B. | August 03, 2011 at 12:12 AM
I loved the topic of this chat, now I'm very inspired to read this book. Family dynamics are very complicated, I think she chatted about her life in a very open-minded way.
Posted by: Janet Oberfoell | August 04, 2011 at 08:24 AM
The reality of families! I really enjoyed the discussion about smoking during pregnancy. Can't wait to read the book.
Posted by: YvonneJ | August 05, 2011 at 10:18 PM
Deon Jenkins was the mastermind, Saybolt said. He was the leader of the crew. Saybolt conceded that the government can't prove how Jenkins put the murder together -- but his comment just after the shooting -- that "bitch-ass niggas gonna stop playin' with" him -- shows that he viewed this as his beef. And, Saybolt noted, Jenkins as much as admitted his role in the murder in 2009, when he told other T Street crew members they needed to kill Boo's counsin just like they killed Boo.
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