Attention, Los Angeles Friends And Family

Do you like books? Do you like to hear people read books out loud? Do you like to hear people read books out loud at cuter-than-cute bookstores like Book Soup? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, you totes have to come out Tuesday, April 21 and hear me read from my newest book Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes—From Punk To Indie And Everything In Between. I’ll probably take the stage around... Read More

Your Daily Emo

Just had the bestest interview with the talented Don Edwards from Your Daily Emo. Little did I know thatI was appearing on the last episode of the show. What an honor! Fear not, emo fans. Don’s starting a new podcast called Diamond Boy’s Automatic Soundtrack, which should appear on iTunes in the next couple weeks. More deets can be found on Don’s blog. PS… You can also download the interview on iTunes, just in case you want... Read More

Talk Radio Talk

Tune in tonight to hear me babble on the following awesome podcasts: At 7 PM EST, 4 PM PST, you can find me on Your Daily Emo with Don Edwards. He’s one of the most bril peeps on the planet!! Then, at 12 AM EST, 9 PM PST, you can find me on EIY Talk Radio with Sarah Saturday and The Infamous Mr. Dean. I’m such a podcast slut. I totes get around. I’ll prolly be live Twittering from each of these shows so, if you’re not already... Read More

The Only Thing Missing From My Coffee Table Is Coffee

Coffee table? Where art thou? Great news for my L.A. peeps. I’m doing a reading of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes—From Punk To Indie And Everything In Between at Book Soup on Tuesday, April 21. It starts at 7 PM and will go until one of two things happen: 1.) my throat gets so dry I can’t croak out another word 2.) I get tired of picturing everyone in their underwear and need to put on my shades Get... Read More

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More about Leslie Simon

Leslie is the author of Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World, out now through It Books. She is also the author of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes and co-author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.