Radio On

The New York Times–bestselling author of Take the Cannoli chronicles a year of listening all day and everyday to American AM & FM radio, and its effect on her.

“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

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, Radio On is a keenly focused book that is as insightful as it is refreshing.