Radio Shelf Pleasure

Last week via an email I became aware of an awesome new program for book lovers, Shelf Pleasure.  I could rattle on about what a neat concept this idea is but I typically become incoherent so instead, below is the information provided to me.

Shelf Pleasure Radio is a weekly show for women who love to read. The show presents unique show segments (high-profile author interviews, the latest publishing news & trends, fun reading features etc.) that will engage women bibliophiles. Kristen (book editor/Shelf Pleasure co founder) and Liz (book publicist with Liz D Publicity & Promotions/Book’d in Burbank lit event organizer/veteran book club leader) are deeply involved in the book community. Their collective experiences, expertise, and industry contacts create a show that’s not just informative, but also a bookish good time.

More on your hosts:

Kristen Weber works as a freelance book editor in Los Angeles after more than a decade working as an editor at various book publishers in New York. From Judy Blume favorites Just as Long as We’re Together and Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself to every Nancy Drew mystery she could find, Kristen always had her nose in a book. She’ll try any author once but loves mysteries and thrillers most of all. You can learn more about Kristen on her personal website.

Liz Donatelli is a book publicist with Liz D Publicity & Promotions, the leader of The Guilty Ladies Book Club, and the director of Shirley You Jest! Book Awards and Book’d in Burbank literary event. She’s a fervent Janeite with a penchant for gothic suspense, erotic romance, and sci-fi fantasy. A native New Yorker, Liz now lives in Los Angeles with her husband. Learn more about Liz on her website or by following her on Twitter @pubLIZityLA.

The show streams live via LA Talk Radio on Wednesdays at 4:00 P.M. Pacific / 7:00 P.M. Eastern; archived shows are available for download on iTunes.

Shelf Pleasure Radio’s theme music was created by Michael Costantini. Find him on Twitter@mikecostantini.

The inaugural guest lineup includes Book Lust TV literary critic and famed librarian Nancy Pearl and internationally bestselling novelistBarbara Taylor Bradford. Bradford is the author of 29 published “family saga” books that have sold more than 88 million copies in over 40 languages. Her 1979 novel, A Woman of Substance, ranks among the all-time top ten bestselling fiction books.

Let’s talk New Adult! First we’ll interview fashion designer turned novelist Katie Delahanty about her fun Los Angeles rock star debut In Bloom. Then Katie’s editor at Entangled Publishing, Karen Grove, will join us all for a discussion about the in & outs of New Adult, the genre readers can’t get enough of even if they don’t know exactly what it is. Karen has been an editor for 28 years, working with authors at Harcourt and then Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, concentrating on young adult fiction.

To learn more about advertising on Shelf Pleasure Radio, click here. 

Follow Shelf Pleasure on Twitter for all show updates, as well as other reading fun.