Interviews and Reviews
"The energetic pace of each broadcast illustrates the physical and mental skills DJs possessed at that time to orchestrate each show before automation became widespread. Saturn's Favorite Music is a walk back in time to the era of radio when DJs shaped the music scene. The small town of Saturn and its radio station, WRTV, is the setting of this heartwarming relationship fiction."-Novels Alive
Reviews
"This novel efficiently balances its plot development and character development, both of which are equally important in telling its story...This story’s strongest feature is its dialogue... The conversations are full of information, humor, and poignancy as we learn along with Clara... It’s a fresh take on a currently nostalgic time period that applies to anyone who has experienced the learning curve that comes with taking on their first real job, navigating relationships with a diverse group of people, and learning to change with the times. It’s easily one of the best books I have read this year and one of the best indie books I have read and reviewed on this blog."-Laura's Books and Blogs
"This is a coming of age story with an underlying slow burning love story at its heart. The story telling is accomplished, the language straight forward."-Frank Parker, Medium
"Love the atmosphere [Clara] discovers when she first arrives and how [the station] comes to be her second home... All types of relationships in this read. Great entertaining read."-J Barrett Book Spotlight
"...it is refreshing to have that reminder of a time when the Internet was still fairly limited and smart phones were still just a dream."-Martin's View Book Review
People Are Saying...
(Reader Reviews from Amazon, Goodreads etc.)
"Saturn's Favorite Music is the perfect note of a time capsule novel: nostalgic without being sentimental, funny without losing emotional weight, and refreshingly grounded."
"This book was so fun! ...[E]ntertaining and really unlike anything I’ve read before. If you’re into music and nostalgia, I recommend! Would love to see more of Clara Jane’s story!"
"A nostalgic, slow-burn look at 90s radio life with a quietly compelling coming-of-age arc. More vibe than plot, but Clara’s evolution sticks with you."
"This book is perfect for music and radio lovers, especially those who are interested in knowing how radio works behind the scenes. Clara was also such a relatable character. Great read!"
"I really liked this book!... I believe because it was a little slower and quieter of a book, I really wanted to take my time with reading so I could focus on everything going on around."
"I kept turning pages to see what happened next, the story really drew me in. I enjoyed reading about the realistic experiences of the very relatable characters."
Interviews
"A lot of the things that happen in the fictional station are drawn from real experiences. It’s not really my favorite moments that turn up in the book, though. It’s the horrifying moments that ended up in the book because they are much more funny."-Laura's Books and Blogs
"Generally, I assume that different people will have different reactions to things. The more books you write, and the more reviews you get, the less any individual one seems to define you."-Fiction Hideaway
"Saturn’s Favorite Music is more light and humorous [than Angel]. I don’t want to make it sound heavy by talking about the deeper themes, but I was also exploring our human flaws and frailties and what we lose when we try to eliminate them with things like computer automation."-Winn Publications
"My grandmother was a professional radio actress, encouraged me in that direction. I studied acting in college, but I was frustrated that I didn't get cast in much. I started doing college radio and that combined my love of music, and my desire to perform in a way that didn't tax my introversion too much."-Book Goodies Interview
"If you plopped me into that station today, I think I could go back and run it like I did then because it was so burned into my memory."- The 80s and 90s Uncensored Podcast.
"Some of the industry professionals who considered publishing this said they liked the description, the music references and characters that 'popped off the page' but that it was a bit 'too literary' for their marketing. I decided that 'literary' isn’t really a problem, it’s just a matter of finding the reader who is looking for something full of music and 90s nostalgia, dry humor, eccentric characters and also realism, and observations about change, impermanence and the foibles that make us human. In the end, you can only be the kind of writer you are."-Chapter Break Book Blog
"There were a lot of situations that occurred in live broadcasting that were inherently comical. You get records skipping on the air. DJs play the wrong tracks. People get hiccoughs. People’s phone calls accidentally get potted up and go out over the air. It doesn’t matter what period you’re writing about though. People’s attempts at being cool tend to make us a bit ridiculous."- Laura Lee discusses Saturn's Favorite music with ChatGpt.