From Victoria, queen of Britannia, to Mildred, queen of the ring, from a master in fashion to a master in flour, the Book Babes feature four books about women on top in their September radio show.
The show airs Wednesday, September 16, at 11:30 a.m. on WMNF-FM in Tampa, streaming at the same time on the Internet at wmnf.org.
Ellen interviews Karen Karbo, author of "The Gospel According to Coco Chanel" in Portland. Margo interviewes Jeff Leen, author of "The Queen of the Ring," by telephone in his Washington Post office.
Ellen's Book Recommendation:
Margo's Book Recommendation:
"Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman's Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to contented Country Baker, by Gesine Bullock-Prado (Broadway)
A sugar-obsessed child, Gesine turned her passion into profit, giving up a glamorous Hollywood position as head of her sister Sandra's production team, to run a bakery in Vermont. And here's the best part: Her husband followed her. That certainly gives hope to anyone contemplating a mid-stream life change. Of course, it is possible she made the switch just so she could write a book with the punniest title on record.
INTERVIEWS
Margo interviews Jeff Leen
"The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend," by Jeff Leen is the story of Mildred Burke, a five-foot-2-inch single mom who during the Depression brought glamour and grit to the ring, inspiring hundreds of future women wrestlers (not to mention Gorgeous George).
Ellen interviews Karen Karbo
"The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons From the World's Most Elegant Woman," by Karen Karbo (Skirt) is a combo bio/memoir/self-help -- Karen says they'll come up with an acronym for this genre anytime now -- that looks at how Chanel came from desperate circumstances to rule the world of fashion.
The show airs Wednesday, September 16, at 11:30 a.m. on WMNF-FM in Tampa, streaming at the same time on the Internet at wmnf.org.
Ellen interviews Karen Karbo, author of "The Gospel According to Coco Chanel" in Portland. Margo interviewes Jeff Leen, author of "The Queen of the Ring," by telephone in his Washington Post office.
Ellen's Book Recommendation:
"We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals," by Gillian Gill (Ballantine Books)
A
thoroughly modern look at the royal couple that epitomized the
Victorian ideal, except for the fact that Victoria ruled Britannia and
wasn't about to subservient to her German-born husband. A little
push-pull enlivens a marriage, doesn't it?
Margo's Book Recommendation:
"Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman's Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to contented Country Baker, by Gesine Bullock-Prado (Broadway)
A sugar-obsessed child, Gesine turned her passion into profit, giving up a glamorous Hollywood position as head of her sister Sandra's production team, to run a bakery in Vermont. And here's the best part: Her husband followed her. That certainly gives hope to anyone contemplating a mid-stream life change. Of course, it is possible she made the switch just so she could write a book with the punniest title on record.
INTERVIEWS
Margo interviews Jeff Leen
"The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend," by Jeff Leen is the story of Mildred Burke, a five-foot-2-inch single mom who during the Depression brought glamour and grit to the ring, inspiring hundreds of future women wrestlers (not to mention Gorgeous George).
Ellen interviews Karen Karbo
"The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons From the World's Most Elegant Woman," by Karen Karbo (Skirt) is a combo bio/memoir/self-help -- Karen says they'll come up with an acronym for this genre anytime now -- that looks at how Chanel came from desperate circumstances to rule the world of fashion.
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