THE BOOK BABES RADIO SHOW

The Book Babes Radio Show will be streaming live today, August 15, at 11:30 at www.wmnf.org and after that will be archived on the site. To find it in the archives, go to news stories, click on more and then when you see a search prompt, type in Babes and hit search and our programs (two so far!) will show up.

Here are the highlights of our August 15 show:

* The Book Babes Pick of the Month: Ellen recommends "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman; Margo gives the nod to "The Tenderness of Wolves" by Stef Penney.

* An interview with Maureen Adams, author of "Shaggy Muses: The Dogs Who Inspired Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edith Wharton, and Emily Bronte.

* Books in the News: The Book Babes discuss the avalanche of books by and about the current (and possibly future) Presidential candidates.