There are approximately 502 million radios in America. For this savvy, far-reaching diary, celebrated journalist and author Sarah Vowell turned hers on and listened--closely, critically, creatively--for an entire year.
As a series of impressions and reflections regarding contemporary American culture, and as an extended meditation on both our media and our society, this keenly focused book is as insightful as it is refreshing.
ThroughoutRadio On, Vowell's touch is about as delicate as Teddy Kennedy's after a pitcher of martinis (Richard Roeper,Chicago Sun-Times).
Called a national treasure by David Sedaris,
Sarah Vowellhas been a contributing editor to public radio's
This American Lifesince 1996. She is also the author of the bestsellers
Take the Cannoliand
The Partly Cloudy Patriot.
A cranky stylist with talent to burn. Newsweek
A sparky, ferociously intelligent examination of a medium that people forget about from one of the most promising young journalists I've come across recently. Nick Hornby
The magic really begins when you sense Vowell isabsorbingradio as much as listening to it. The Toronto Star
She's very aware of how radio can divide and conquer Charles Taylor, the Boston Phoenix
Her diary is more the coming-of-age story of a young critic, soundtrack included. Chicago Tribune
Radio Onescapes its own insularity through its insistence on the language of desire: the wish for a country where every citizen isn't bent on seceding into his or her own Private Idaho, where it is still possible to speak and be heard. Howard Hampton, the Village Voice
Her comments on what she heard are illuminating and smart. Gina Arnold, East Bay Express
Vowell's touch is about as delicate as Teddy Kennedy's after a pitcher of martinis. Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
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