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I can speak about the history of television, TV comedy, Seinfeld, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, women in comedy, women on television, women in media, feminism on television, the evolution of child stars, the difficulties of child stardom, and The Mickey Mouse Club.
SEINFELDIA
New York Times review: ‘Seinfeldia,’ on Why We Still Can’t Escape ‘Hello, Jerry’
Slate’s Lexicon Valley, “What’s the Deal With Translating Seinfeld?”
Press release here
MARY AND LOU AND RHODA AND TED
Press release here
AP calls it “the quintessential book on one of the greatest sitcoms to hit the airwaves”
The Atlantic: The Real Feminist Impact of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Was Behind the Scenes
AV Club gives it an A-
Bill’s Books, NBC4 New York
BookKvetch.com: “an absorbing behind-the-scenes history”
Boston Globe: “warm and funny and rife with juicy details”
Bust: “Compelling and highly readable, this book is as informative as it is charming…As enjoyable as reruns of the classic show.”
CBS Local: Mary Richards’ Best of Minneapolis
Christian Science Monitor slideshow: 8 Stories from the Making of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
CNN Profiles: Seduced by Mary
5 Great Dating Tips from TV’s Mary & Rhoda
The Detroit Free-Press calls it “the must-read of the summer”
From the Bookshelf interview
The Hairpin: “So, I”m watching the entire run of The Mary Tyler Moore Show …”
The first article about the book comes from my hometown paper, The Homer Horizon
MTM writer Susan Silver on The Huffington Post: Mary Richards and I Made It After All!
Lucire calls it “the definitive work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show”
Marketplace Radio interview with Kai Ryssdal
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “Author Reveals Mary Tyler Moore Show Was a Sister Act”
Q&A with the Minneapolis Star Tribune
New Books in Biography podcast
New York Daily News: “New book shows how The Mary Tyler Moore Show gently pushed feminist issues”
New York Times: “energetic … fascinating … shrewd … thoughtful”
NPR: The Women Who Inspired Other Women with Mary Tyler Moore
NPR Books: “Indie Booksellers Pick Summer’s Best Reads”
Publishers Weekly calls it “fast-paced and charming”
Richmond Times-Dispatch calls it a “smart and charming history”
Shelf Awareness calls it “a superb, highly entertaining history of one of television’s most beloved sitcoms… A terrific pop culture history–well-written, lovingly researched and chock full of great stories from the Mary Tyler Moore Show set.”
Simon & Schuster video of me talking about the book
Wall Street Journal review: How They Made It, After All
Women in Hollywood excerpt
OTHER PRESS
Interview with Author Magazine on Why? Because We Still Like You
On CNN’s Showbiz Tonight (transcript here), discussing American Idol
On CNN’s Showbiz Tonight (transcript here), discussing Glee‘s GQ photo controversy
On Good Day Sacramento discussing Sexy Feminism
Gotham Writers’ Workshop Profile
On NBC’s Today show, discussing Oprah’s final show
Backstage with the original Mickey Mouse Club on NPR’s Talk of the Nation
On Sundance Channel’s Love Lust: Bad Girls, on Lady Gaga
