LATE NIGHT TALKING
Leslie Schnur
Washington Square Press
ISBN-10: 0-7432-8825-4
May 2008
Chick Lit

Jeannie Sterling knows her life isn't perfect, but she does have her own late-night talk show on the privately owned WBUZ.radio station. Her show, "Sterling Behavior," highlights rude public behavior. By exposing its offenders, Jeannie hopes to make the world a better place, even if that place is New York City.

One night on the way to work, she has an encounter with a driver of a Hummer who decides to talk on his cell phone while navigating the streets of New York. Jeannie can't help herself; she uses this as fodder for her show that night. Unfortunately, the driver listens to the show and doesn't quite like what he hears.

Revenge is sweet. The driver of the Hummer turns out to be Nicholas Moss, a wealthy investor. He decides he needs a challenge and he purchases WBUZ. When Jeannie realizes the association between the new owner and the Hummer driver, she realizes the man she called "a turkey" was now her new boss. Jeannie wonders if she will be to tolerate her new job situation.

This is the first book I've read by Ms. Schnur, but it won't be the last. This author delivers a novel packed full of all the essentials: friendship, love, a dysfunctional family component and job conflict. Don't miss it!

Reviewed By Charlene McConnell
Rating: 4