Jen Trynin: Everything She's Cracked Up To Be

Jen Trynin's Everything I'm Cracked Up To Be: A Rock n Roll Fairy Tale should required reading for bands on the road and music fans of all genres. In a totally straightforward style, Trynin takes readers backstage, through the songwriting process, a bidding war, and the drama that comes with being on a major label. Takes you back to "All the other girls are still at war/The best and worst of 1994," as Shawn Colvin put it in "New Thing Now." Trynin's website has several MP3s you can listen to as well as info about the book.

BOSTON -- FEB 3 (Friday, 7:30pm)

at The Attic Bar (upstairs from the Union Street Restaurant)
107 R Union St, Newton Centre, MA 617-964-6684
Newtonville Books at The Attic Series — Joining Jen will be authors/readers Tom Perrotta (Little Children, Election) and Laura Zigman (Animal Husbandry, Dating Big Bird) with special musical guests The Gravel Pit
http://www.unionst.com
http://www.newtonvillebooks.com

NEW YORK CITY -- FEB 6 (Monday, 7pm)

at Barnes & Noble at Astor Place
4 Astor Place, NYC 212-420-1322

AUSTIN -- FEB 8 (Wednesday, 7pm)

at Book People
603 North Lamar Blvd. (6th and Lamar), Austin, TX 512.472.5050

LOS ANGELES -- FEB 9 (Thursday, 7pm)

at Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood, CA 310-659-3110
(Free parking behind the store via Nellas St.)